Returning from the abyss

Chapter 1364 Rekindled

It lay on an iron bed that had been burned into a frame, looking up at the sky through the roof that had a big hole in it. The sky was still red today, and it was very boring.

"whats the matter?"

A teapot walked into the shabby house, its newly grown thin arms and legs swaying unsteadily. It found the teapot funny, and rolled over to sit up, with its four spiky toes touching the ground to support its body.

"Someone is coming - puff -" the teapot blew out a puff of hot air from the spout and gestured outside with its thin arms, "More powerful than us!"

"Nonsense, you are a bunch of new monsters."

The metal toes tapped the bluestone slabs, and with a crisp sound, it walked out of the house.

It is very difficult for people to survive in the toxic air. Even people with great martial arts skills will have adverse reactions within a day at most. The toxin that exploded here was a top-notch magic weapon carefully refined by Qiu Weishuang. The pollution caused by this thing will not dissipate even after another hundred years.

But on the other hand, for those who don’t eat this poison, there is no better living environment than here.

It saw the person coming, and the person coming also saw it.

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Lu Ning saw a body that could be considered tall.

This is something that doesn't fit the scene at all in terms of style. Abandoned iron bars, various weapons and furniture fragments are pieced together in a neat and orderly manner, and some unknown force keeps them from falling apart. A furnace with two big holes in it seems to be its head, and two purple flames are burning in the furnace, like eyes. There are many sharp limbs protruding from its body, and now four of them are supporting the ground, holding up its body, and the others are hanging around the body.

This scrap metal "robot" is nearly three meters tall, and looks quite oppressive, but Lu Ning would not be frightened by its appearance.

She was just surprised at the complexity of the demon's aura. Although there was only one kind of metal aura, the strength of the aura in each part of it was different, as if this iron frame was not a body.

"Tell me your name, human," it spoke.

"You can't just say names casually, demon." Lu Ning stared at the other party's movements. The demons they found on the road were not very strong, but they were numerous. But logically speaking, even if there was no demon king, there should at least be a leading demon general in such a large group of demons. But these demons were weak and seemed to be free-range in the mountains.

They didn't ambush her at all, but directly welcomed her here and she saw the demon in front of her.

"Then tell me your code name. Not many people can climb here, so it's worth communicating with us." It loosened its four legs a little and lay down a bit. Although it was still much taller than her, at least they could look at each other normally.

"You can call me the messenger." Lu Ning said, "What about you?"

"My friends gave me a nickname, 'No Taboos'." The demon used an iron limb to take out a plaque from its own cavity. These words were engraved crookedly on it. After showing it to Lu Ning, it put it away.

"Okay, I'll call you that. Since you can communicate and sit down and talk with me like this, I'll ask you this question directly - do you know what's going on with the spread of Yamashita's toxins?"

"The toxin spreads? How far has it spread? Has the toxicity increased?" The demon was a little surprised. "I have been here for 20 to 30 years and have never been out. I don't know when the toxin you mentioned started to spread."

"Not far, but it has indeed passed the area where the boundary stone was set up before, and the spread is not fast. I came up the mountain just to see what is going on."

"Then you may be disappointed. There is nothing happening on the mountain."

"...Don't you think the worst situation is that you, a group of gold-type demons, are on the mountain?" Lu Ning asked back.

Bai Wu Jin Ji nodded: "Demons and humans are indeed incompatible, but there are no other monsters in this mountain that can be fought except me, so we can't fight."

Lu Ning had seen a lot of demons, and the ones with no taboos were somewhat similar to the demon kings in Wen Rong's mirror, but she didn't dare to make a judgment casually. The character of demons was something that humans had studied for a long time but still couldn't understand, just like demons also found it difficult to understand some human behaviors.

"Someone will be here to check on the situation soon."

"The mountains are full of poison. It's impossible for ordinary people to come up unless you are special." Bai Wu Jin Ji didn't care at all. "I chose to live here because this place is unique. I don't need to worry about conflicts with humans. Dealing with relationships with people is too troublesome. It's too troublesome to transform into a human form. I like a simple life. Of course, the little ones need some advice, that's all."

"Ha... I appreciate your optimism, but I'm afraid the people who come here won't be so easy to get rid of. Since you're relatively friendly, I don't want to force you. Can you let me check here? I want to find out the specific reason why the toxin spreads."

"Please do as you please, just don't bother me." Bai Wu Jin Ji pointed to the dilapidated house behind, "From here up is the main altar built by the Demon Cult, but it has been burned down a long time ago. Now there are no complete houses left, and there is nothing left inside. Oh, if you feel unwell, leave quickly. I don't know how you adapted to the poison here, but people definitely can't live here for a long time."

Then it stood up on all four legs.

"Of course, if you're not feeling unwell, we can talk about what happened down the mountain when you come back. I don't know what happened, but I have a bad feeling... If something big really happens, I have to find a safe place to hide with the little ones..."

A demon who is so salty.

The demon kings in Wen Rong's mirror were at least curious, but this one just wanted to find a place to hide. It was really hard to judge. Especially with its messy demonic aura, Lu Ning couldn't judge the strength of this guy at all.

With some caution, she walked into the shabby house.

As Bai Wu Jin Ji said, the Demon Cult's headquarters had been burned down in the battle that year. After all, the Demon Cult's specialty is refining weapons. There are not many people in this world who refine weapons like Qiu Suying, but many of them are shady methods like what Lu Ning learned. Burning everything is a better response measure.

Lu Ning didn't even need to search - there was nothing to block the view in the room, and the few pieces of furniture were only metal shelves left, so she could see them all at a glance.

Walking out through the back door, one could see that the road had been covered by lush reddish-brown plants, leaving only some large stone slabs that vaguely revealed the original road. Lu Ning then walked up along the road.

Bai Wu Jin Ji returned to the house, glanced outside at Lu Ning's back as she walked up the mountain, then lay down on the iron bed again. He stretched out several limbs and began to touch each other like a person pinching his fingers to tell fortunes.

"If we really have to move, it will be troublesome..."

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When the Demon Cult was at its peak, it was indeed wealthy. At least it was able to build a villa from the middle of the mountain all the way to the top. Even the Zhenjian Villa, which was ranked among the eight major sects in the world, did not have such a luxury.

Lu Ning also knew a little about the history of the Demon Cult. When people didn't call it the Demon Cult, as a sect that was good at refining weapons, the fine weapons they produced were actually very popular in the martial arts world. Although magic weapons are difficult to produce, even if they are ruined, they are still considered magical weapons. Therefore, the Banquet Fire Cult was once considered a famous wealthy sect in the martial arts world. Later, it became a demon sect because some people in the martial arts world looked down on "blacksmiths" and tried to blackmail them. As a result, they were refined in one furnace by an irritable elder. When they were discovered, some of their activities were discovered. Of course, the Banquet Fire Cult also showed its extremely powerful strength at that time, which led to a tug-of-war between the two sides that lasted for more than ten years, and finally there was a joint elimination.

Lu Ning was already standing in front of the main altar temple which had turned into ruins.

The giant refining furnace used by the leader Qiu Weishuang had been split in half. Even though it had been eroded by time, one could still see that someone had split the huge refining furnace with a sword, laying the foundation for victory in a battle.

Lu Ning could even feel the sword intent that permeated the ruins of the hall. Even if she only saw this scene, she could almost tell by instinct that the one who swung the sword must be Gao Mengxi.

Just as she was sighing, she suddenly caught a glimpse of some bright spots inside the huge furnace.

The red sky provided a natural cover for the environment of Meteorite Moon Mountain. Some tiny flames were not particularly obvious in this environment, and Lu Ning did not notice them at first.

She walked to the side of the furnace and squatted down. There were still ashes at the bottom of the furnace. Of course, after so many years, the ashes had already hardened into a block. Even if she got close, she couldn't feel any warmth, as if the light just now was just an illusion.

Lu Ning carefully cut off a branch, scraped the ashes at the bottom of the stove, and even smashed the lumps of ash into pieces, but there was indeed nothing inside.

Wasn’t there something glowing among the ashes just now?

Lu Ning scraped the inside of the furnace and took a closer look, confirming that the flashes did not come from here. Even the demon eyes could not see anything wrong.

"Then..."

As Lu Ning's hands slowly exerted force, cold air began to spread from the branches pressing against the furnace. Even the branches themselves were frozen and cracked by the remaining moisture inside, and the furnace began to freeze rapidly.

The seventh level of the Senluo Nine Revolutions Heart Sutra is already considered one of the top-notch martial arts in the world. At this level, in a sense, it is no different from some magic techniques.

When this half of the stove was frozen into a layer of ice by the cold air, Lu Ning suddenly let go of her hand, and her body swayed, avoiding a hidden weapon that was suddenly shot at her from the flank.

"Finally couldn't bear to come out?"

Lu Ning looked at the person who came. The red demonic aura was in perfect harmony with the sky here. It might have been integrated into the environment just now. But now, the demon was finally forced out by her.

Unlike the monsters in the mountains which basically do not have human form, this monster is actually a human-like monster.

The flowing dead ashes formed the outer shell of its body, and mottled sparks occasionally lit up among the ashes. It had no facial features, and its face was bare, but there was a big hole in its chest. The most eye-catching thing was that the demon was holding a sword in his hand, a rusty and broken sword.

What it threw at Lu Ning just now was a dagger, which was probably something left over from the battle that year. It had been corroded a long time ago. It didn't hit Lu Ning and broke into several pieces when it fell to the ground.

It held the sword and suddenly struck a pose, pointing the sword at Lu Ning.

This posture... seems to be a sword move from a certain sect. Unfortunately, Lu Ning's experience in the martial arts world is still too limited, so she can't tell which move it is. However, she immediately drew her sword and prepared to counterattack.

The demon actually waited for her to get into position before slowly turning his wrist and stabbing the sword into the hole in his chest, then pulling the sword out again with a burst of sparks.

Lu Ning didn't wait for the opponent to get ready, and immediately attacked first, stabbing the opponent's chest with a sword. But the next second, the demon swung the sword back, and the move was faster than hers. There was a flash of fire, and the tip of the sword was already in front of her!

She turned her head away with her reaction speed, but her sword missed. But the demon's attack immediately turned into a wave of continuous sword moves, accompanied by fire and smoke. Lu Ning could see clearly, but she only had the opportunity to defend herself.

"How……"

It has to be said that Lu Ning really hasn't learned any good sword skills. Up to now, she has relied entirely on what she learned at the distribution center and some basic martial arts learned in this world. Apart from her strong internal strength, she is not outstanding in other aspects.

And now, the swordsmanship of this demon really made Lu Ning feel overwhelmed. Even though she had realized that the opponent's demonic energy was not strong at all, she still couldn't break the opponent's offensive by force.

But it was precisely because Lu Ning was stronger than the demon that she was able to hold on despite being at a disadvantage. She was just surprised that a demon that might have only been born not long ago could have such a sophisticated swordsmanship.

However, facing such an excellent opponent, Lu Ning quickly began to counter the opponent's moves. Although the demon had the advantage of physical fitness, it did not have unlimited strength, and the demon's condition was probably not very good.

The two sides attacked and defended for nearly an hour, and Lu Ning finally found that the opponent's moves had slowed down, and the fire attached to the sword also became dim, and its magic power was no longer sustainable.

"it is good……"

Lu Ning channeled her energy into her dantian and exerted strength in her hands. A sword move that was exactly the same as the demon's first sword technique instantly pierced out from her hand, and a cold light left a shallow mark on the demon's shoulder.

This guy's body movements were also very impressive. Lu Ning had originally been aiming for its neck, but still failed to hit it.

The cold air began to spread in the sword wound, and the demon obviously noticed it. It could no longer lift its arms and its movements became slow. Its faceless face turned to Lu Ning, as if with a hint of doubt.

Then, its legs bent, and its entire body turned into ashes and scattered on the ground. A large amount of sparks floated away and disappeared. In just a blink of an eye, it turned into a pool of embers.

Dead or alive? Lu Ning adjusted his breath, and without relaxing his vigilance, he walked towards the place where the demon came out.

It was an open area behind the main hall, but there was a crack on the ground, which was obviously caused by the corrosion of poisonous gas in the mountain over the years. The ground was originally empty, and the castings above were also damaged, so it began to collapse to the current level.

Such a thin barrier also meant that it could not escape Lu Ning's demonic eyes.

The red evil energy below was scattered in the vast space, as if it was burning underground.