Holy Bone

Chapter 431 The truth about the phoenix of Guchi Kingdom
The vicinity of the stone tower is full of high sand dunes, and there is no place suitable for overnight stay.

Finally, Jin An found a remote place to stay overnight.

It was a bunker where most of the buildings were buried by yellow sand and only a narrow space was exposed.

crackling.

The firewood picked up by Jin An danced with crimson flames.

The climate in Guchi Country is very extreme. Standing in the sun for a short time during the day can turn the skin of ordinary people red and burnt. The climate is dropping rapidly, which can freeze people to death in the cold wind, and even a bonfire cannot keep warm.

If you find a shady place during the day, you can survive.

No matter how you hide at night, you will definitely die.

Jin An took out Qi and blood pills and gave them to one sheep and three camels, so that they could withstand the extreme low temperature at night.

The camels themselves can keep out the cold, and after taking the Dingling Pill, they have made a lot of progress in the past few days. The internal organs are constantly giving birth to vitality, and then there are Qi and blood pills to replenish blood and strengthen Qi, so the three camels can freeze even the water To withstand the low temperature in the cold night.

As for Shayang, after following Jin'an for so long, he has been greedy for all kinds of tonics, even eating longevity peaches, and his life is very hard.

For the time being, this desert can't do anything to this greedy and stupid sheep.

Although the bonfire couldn't keep warm, it could provide hot water, hot goat's milk, hot naan and dried meat. After drinking and eating, Jin'an told old Sadik and the others not to run around and take a good rest, and let him watch the night.

"Since entering Guchi Kingdom, I don't know if you have noticed that all kinds of poisonous snakes, scorpions, and poisonous insects seem to have disappeared. You can't even see a scorpion after walking for a day. I suggest you stay here and don't run around. I'm afraid the country of Guchi is not clean either."

What Jin An said frightened old Sadik and the others, and they all promised that they would not run around anywhere.

Next, Jin An began to practice "Black Mountain Kung Fu" while watching the night.

Now that he has a lot of yin and virtue, it's time to raise the realm of other exercises.

Since he finished the seventh level of "Heavenly Demon Holy Art", he did not rush to seal the eighth level, but cycled every day to stabilize the new level, and spent the rest of the time practicing "The Secret of the Five Viscera" and "Black Mountain Kungfu". ", "Blood Knife Sutra".

Ever since "Black Mountain Kung Fu" was sealed into the level of secret books of martial arts, the "Black Mountain Kung Fu" requires as much as one thousand Yin virtues every time it is sealed.

However, compared to spiritual martial arts, a level of only one thousand yin virtues is not bad, so his main energy now is to stabilize the realm of spiritual martial arts while quickly upgrading "Black Mountain Kungfu" and "Blood Knife Sutra" come up.

And now Jin An's "Black Mountain Technique" has been cultivated to the tenth level.

The eighth layer of "Black Mountain Kungfu" came out of Heishan to destroy the city, and there was an additional martial art "moving the universe, turning the stars". After entering the desert, the ninth and tenth floors were sealed, but there were no new martial arts. It's just that the Black Mountain destroys the city again on the original basis. Jin'an temporarily calls it the one-pole Black Mountain destroys the city, the second-pole Black Mountain destroys the city, and the three-pole Black Mountain destroys the city.

The tenth level of exercises corresponds to the three extremes of Black Mountain destroying the city.

He is now at the tenth level of "Black Mountain Kung Fu".

On top of martial arts skills is peerless magic.

Sometimes he can't help but be curious, if there is one more unique skill in martial arts, then will there be another martial arts supernatural power at the level of unrivaled martial arts?
What is the difference between martial arts and Taoism?
Don't look at his practice speed has slowed down a lot since he entered the desert, in fact, his current entry speed is not slow anymore.After all, since he came to Xizhou Mansion, left Yangguan, and entered the desert, he had been traveling during the day and only had time to practice at night.

When one sheep and three camels huddled together to keep warm while gnawing hay, and Jin An guarded near the entrance of the cave while practicing and taking charge of the night, the night outside was getting darker.

Suddenly, there was a little movement in the cold night desert that could freeze people to death.

At first the sound was not clear, it was only faintly audible, but as time passed, the movement gradually approached.

"Mr. Cen, your surname is rare. I heard that you were a mountain guard before following the prince?"

"Speaking of the mountain guards, it reminds me that there was a lineage of well-known mountain guards in the imperial tombs of the previous dynasty. I heard that the number of guards in the imperial tombs of the former dynasty was very small at that time, but their ability in eliminating demons was comparable to that of the family. Compared with the Ma family in the whole northern region, they had a lot of prestige in the previous dynasty. However, after the Emperor Taizu of Kangding Kingdom conquered the country, established Kangding Kingdom, and put down rebellions in various places, the guardians of the imperial tombs of the former dynasty also disappeared. "

"They are all mountain guards, and they are considered to be in the same circle. I don't know if Mr. Cen's mountain guards have any relationship with the former royal mausoleum guards?"

In the cold wind, a man's voice came gradually and clearly.

At this time, another man's voice sounded in the cold wind: "I have heard of this, but the status of the guards of the imperial mausoleum in the previous dynasty was much higher than ours. It’s just ordinary people who look after the prince, they are not as famous as you monks among the people.”

At this time, there was a third person's voice, and this voice was full of unquestionable majesty, and said in a low voice: "Okay, no matter whether it is a mountain guard or a monk, since you follow the prince, they will all serve the prince. As long as we If you can really find the Kingdom of the Immortal God, get the water of longevity or the medicine of immortality and bring it back to the prince in the capital, that is a great achievement and you will enjoy endless glory and wealth."

The voices of these people got closer and closer, and they kept walking towards Jin'an's resting place, and finally stopped near the entrance of Jin'an's cave and stopped talking, only the sound of the cold wind blowing and rustling at night was left outside.

Suddenly, there was a shout outside the cave!
"Who is eavesdropping!"

"Who are you!"

After shouting, the outside of the cave returned to calm again. It was so quiet that Jin An, who was practicing with his legs crossed and his eyes closed, opened his eyes.

He looked up at the dark night sky beyond the cave.

The outside of the cave was so dark that even the stars and the moon could not be seen, only the crackling and beating flames inside the cave.

"There are people outside Jin'an Daochang Cave!"

Old Sadiq and the others who had woken up a long time ago found the backbone when they saw Jin An wake up, and said in a low voice nervously.

Jin An waved his hand, indicating that he already knew, and silenced several people.

Old Sadik, they shut up immediately.

Just when Jin An just put down his hand, suddenly, a stranger's face protruded in from the dark hole, the face was pressed down very low, like a person protruding in on the ground, the face was under the firelight With a ferocious and evil light, he took a quick look at the one person, one sheep and three camels inside the cave, and then immediately retreated out of the cave. This scene of being caught off guard scared the old Sadiq and the others so much that their hearts almost stopped.

Without hesitation, Jin An grabbed the Kunwu knife and chased it out.

As a result, he had just chased out, and there was no one outside the cave, only the night was thick and dark, and no human figure was seen running, and there were no human footprints on the sandy soil, everything was normal beyond normal.

"Did you see a ghost at night?"

Jin An's words were not joking, but serious thinking.

"That face just now, could it be those who are with the mountain guards?"

"It stands to reason that those people were standing outside the cave talking just now, and found me who was eavesdropping inside the cave. Now they should be squatting outside the cave waiting for me to go out. Why did I rush out without even a single person? See?"

Just as Jin An's eyes were sharply scanning his surroundings, he, who was carrying the Five Thunder Slaying Evil Talisman, sensed a pair of peeping eyes with malicious intentions beside him.

He immediately turned his head to look.

There are ruins of earthen houses that are badly weathered.

That's where the prying eyes just now came from.

But when Jin An looked over, it was empty and there was nothing there.

"Stay in the hole and don't come out!"

Jin An yelled at Old Sadiq and the others, and then jumped up, and he was already at the ruins.

Tonight is cloudy, dark clouds cover the moon, and you can't even see a single star above your head. The night in the desert is especially dark, and it feels darker than if you can't see your fingers.

Thanks to Jin An's sharp eyesight, he followed the direction of the prying eyes in his memory, searched in the dark, and finally found a small trace on a pile of sand.

"Ok?"

This trace was somewhat beyond Jin An's expectations, and even he couldn't help but let out a cry of surprise.

On the sand are not the prints of human shoes, but the footprints of three-toed birds.

The footprints are a bit strange, actually glowing with black air, Jin An's fingertips touched it lightly, and actually felt the dark air from it.

Yin bird?

Phoenix?
Jin An thought about it, although he still couldn't figure out why he heard the voices of several people and saw a stranger's face, but he didn't find anyone outside the cave but only the footprints of Yinniao... But this time, after having a general goal , he no longer only pays attention to the ground, but begins to pay attention to the sky or higher places.

The night was silent.

It was dead, quiet.

Jin An was like a statue in the dark night, standing motionless, silently searching for the lurker in the dark, and finally, he felt that prying gaze again.

But this time he no longer turned around with a big movement, but quietly looked sideways, his eyes narrowed slightly, and he saw a bird on a stone pillar.

The whole body of the bird was as black as ink, and the night was its best camouflage, and the yin energy all over its body was more conducive to it dormant in the dark. No wonder it escaped his search several times.

The bird was tilting its head and looking at him, a living person who broke into Guchi country.

Because of the distance between the two and the poor vision at night, Jin An couldn't fully see the appearance of the bird with the tilted head.

After Jin Anlue thought about it, he came up with a countermeasure.

He pretended not to notice the strange bird with a crooked head, turned around and left the place, and walked towards the entrance of the fire-lit cave.

Hearing the footsteps of Jin'an's return, the old Sadiq and the others who were hiding behind the campfire shouted nervously: "Yes, is Daoist Jin'an back?"

"Well, I'm the one who came back." Jin An stood at the entrance of the cave and responded.

Hearing Jin'an's voice, Old Sadik and the others breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked curiously, "Daoist Jin'an, did you catch anyone?"

"No."

"what?"

"It should have run far away, we don't care about it, we will leave the Guchi Kingdom ruins when we find traces of the ancient river tomorrow."

Although Jin An turned his back to the desert behind him and spoke into the cave, his keen five senses were always paying attention to the movement behind him.

The little animal behind him really believed his deceitful words, and there was a soft sound in the dark night, like the sound of flapping wings.

That bird is fierce.

As soon as he came, he killed Jin An.

Just as Jin An showed his "lax guard", the bird directly hit the back of Jin An's head at a very fast speed, almost in the blink of an eye, it was already within ten feet of him, and it was about to smash into the back of Jin An's skull. , Jin An turned around sharply, his speed of attack was faster than that of the little animal behind him, with his five fingers spread out, the tiger claws encircled the strange bird.

Then the figure flashed.

People have already dodged into the cave.

With the help of the firelight in the hole, he carefully looked at the bird in his hand.

"Ah! What kind of bird is this!"

Before Jin An could take a closer look, the three camels in the cave were already screaming in terror.

This bird is not an ordinary bird, it is actually a bird with a human face. The facial features are as vivid as a human, with a nose and eyes. This human face is the evil face that suddenly stuck its head into the hole just now.

No wonder they can scare old Sadik and the others.

The human-faced bird was thrashing and struggling in Jin An's hands, speaking human words.

"is there anybody."

"Help."

"Help me, I'm freezing to death."

……

Then the topic changed, and it turned into another person's majestic shout!

"Who is eavesdropping!"

"Who are you!"

When they heard this sound, the old Sadiq and the others were stunned again, and then they felt chills in their hearts, and they shouted in horror: "This, this sound... just now is this strange bird imitating human speech outside the cave... It, learned It's too human-like!"

"How many kinds of monsters are there in Guchi Country?"

The three of them felt their scalps explode at this moment, they just felt that the scene in front of them was too absurd and terrifying, the more they looked at the face that was no different from anyone, the more creepy they felt.

Looking at the human-faced bird in his hand, even Jin An was surprised: "I've seen many kinds of tongue birds, but even their voices can be learned so vividly that they can be faked. It's the first time I've seen it, and 'tongue chewing' is a perfect description for this bird."

This human-faced bird was very vicious, and it fell into Jin An's hands and kept struggling, wanting to bite Jin An with its mouth open. The bird's saliva contained a highly poisonous Yin Qi, and the black shirt mask on the surface of Jin An's palm was emitting green smoke.

After a long period of panic, old Sadik and the others finally accepted the human-faced bird, accepted it, but they still didn't dare to look directly at the lifelike human face.

Whenever I stare at that face, I always feel horrified.

"Fourth Uncle, this strange bird must be the phoenix, the guardian bird of the Guchi Kingdom?" Little Sahafu said in surprise.

Old Sadiq said in amazement with his brow muscles twitching wildly: "No wonder on the temple murals, it is said that the phoenix only appears at night. During the day it belongs to the living, and at night it belongs to the phoenix. Bite, who has the courage to go out at night! Even if the enemy country comes to attack Guchi country, they will be scared away, so how can they have the courage to attack Guchi country!"

Yilihamu's neck felt cold, and he couldn't help shrinking his neck and said with fear: "Master Jin'an, is this really a phoenix? Although the phoenix on the mural didn't draw the front face, but this phoenix seems to be the same as the phoenix." Daoist Jin'an, the Undead Phoenix and Suzaku you described are very different..."

Jin An observed the human-faced bird in his hand, his eyes pondered: "I understand somewhat why Guchi Kingdom called this bird a phoenix. I sensed the breath of the human soul in this human-faced bird. I'm afraid that Gu Chi Kingdom is using this method to make the soul last forever, in a disguised form to make itself resurrected, and become another immortal existence..."

"However, the human soul sealed in the human-faced bird is now incomplete, and its mind is completely insane. It has become a strange bird that eats people when it sees it. This is just a failure of immortality. The strength of the soul has not been cultivated. Being separated from the body for a long time is like a person who has fallen into the water. After struggling for a long time, he will eventually sink to the bottom of the lake with exhaustion, lose his mind, and become a lonely ghost abandoned by the world and unable to enter reincarnation."

It's not the first time Jin'an has encountered the matter of seizing a wild beast.

The ferryman from the underworld once took away a wild monkey.

Seizing the house is extremely detrimental to yin and virtue, and will be punished by the heavens. There is a saying in Buddhism that the animal way belongs to the five evils and ten evils.

There are also many Buddhist believers in the Western Regions. This Guchi country has heard some Buddhist and Taoist managers from somewhere, and then changed them into unrecognizable sorcery according to their own wishes, which completely makes sense.

"Jin... Daoist An, what is seizing a house?"

The three asked in surprise.

Just when Jin An was about to open his mouth to answer, suddenly, some movement came from outside the cave, and soon after, the movement became louder and louder.

"is there anybody!"

"Help!"

"Help me, I'm freezing to death!"

Jin An's complexion changed slightly, and he ran out of the cave to take a look. Under the dark night, one pair after another of his eyes stared numbly at the entrance of the cave where the flames danced without blinking.

A lot of phoenixes with human faces fell around!
They are besieged by a group of phoenixes!
At the same time, more phoenixes with human faces flew out of those stone pillars. It turned out that the riddled holes on the surface of those stone pillars were not weathered by the wind and sand, but were left on purpose by the Guchi people to give these people Face phoenix shelter.

There are a large number of phoenixes living under those temples.

Every night, it will fly out along the stone pillars to look for food and hunt.

(End of this chapter)