sword sentient beings

Chapter 112 Crow
The noon sun shone on the majestic city walls, and the crimson city bricks seemed to be on fire.

It was the first time for Tang Zhao to see such a high city wall. The huge red city wall was hundreds of feet high, towering over the sky and reaching the sky. From a distance, it looked like a cluster of flaming red lotuses in full bloom.

Looking beyond the city wall, one can see a black and red mountain peak, the peak is as flat as a knife, and there is billowing smoke constantly.

It was a volcano, and it was also the famous magic cave in Yunzhou——Nanming Lihuo Prison.

"This devil's lair has been around for a long time. It is said that it existed in the previous dynasty. You should know that there is a barrier between the devil's lair that has just arrived and the world. Only by closing the passage at this time can the devil's lair be cleared forever. If the time is missed, the demon's lair and the world will merge. It is like a piece of scabies, which will remain in the world forever. If there are demons in it, it will be a hellish prison. It must be sealed heavily and punished in time, otherwise the den will expand. If there are no demons in it, it will be a prison of death. It is relatively simple, as Enclose it like this, and keep people away from it.”

Although he was not allowed to approach, Tang Zhao could clearly see that there was an endless stream of pedestrians on the road leading to the Devil's Lair, most of them were dressed in strong clothes and looked imposing, like people in the martial arts world.

"The Devil's Cave doesn't grow crops, but it's not without profit. Because of the yin qi and the environment mutation, it produces a lot of magical materials. You can use their effects to cultivate, and you can also sell them to sword masters—the ordinary ones are sold as magic tools. The treasured ones can even be used to make swords, which can be said to be invaluable. There are also fierce beasts inside, the flesh and blood of which can be eaten, and the skin and bones can also be sold for money. Therefore, although there are no local people, there are many Jianghu people who want to find treasures."

"And the Sanren who practice Xuangong will also use the fire and yin qi of the devil's cave as a guide to refine the stellar qi, refine it into a 'Tiangang', and further become a martial lord. You see these people are ordinary, maybe they are hiding in the martial arts world. The ultimate master."

After a few more steps, stalls appeared on the side of the road, all of which were simple street stalls, shouting one after another:

"Cold leaves, cold leaves, high-grade cold leaves, one hundred and two pieces, bring it on your body to cool off the heat!"

"Manna beads, priceless manna beads, jumping into the magma without any injuries!"

"Take the meat of the fierce beast, and the price will be the same without deception!"

"Ice water, ice water, ten taels a barrel. You can't buy a hundred taels inside!"

What the hell...

It’s nothing more than selling baby products to cool down the heat, but ice water costs twelve taels a bucket. Isn’t this a money grab?

Not to mention, the business of selling ice water is very good. Those martial arts heroes threw a piece of silver, picked up the ice bucket and left, and some immediately poured water on their heads, causing water to splash everywhere.Looking at Tang Zhao, who was covered in sweat, he was shocked.

Ten taels of silver, just like that, it's gone.People in the martial arts really don't regard money as money.

Xing Ji casually asked, "Is there anything you want to buy?"

Tang Zhao shook his head, Xing Ji said: "Since we're here, we must buy some special products. These cooled things are all inferior products. When they come out, I'll show you the real good things."

The closer to the city wall, the more unbearable the heat. Tang Zhao couldn't help rolling up his sleeves to expose his arms, but he felt exposed to the sun and had to put them down again.

Xing Ji was not affected in the slightest, not even breaking a drop of sweat, and smiled instead: "Look, if you don't practice well, you can't go anywhere. You can't stand the mere water-shaped magic cave, and those earth-shaped and empty-shaped ones are even weirder." Unpredictable, you can’t even touch it without Gang Qi. Just walk around for a while. The real core will come later.”

Tang Zhao wiped his sweat, saw the gate of the city, and said, "Actually, I have wanted to ask for a long time. How do you classify the types of magic caves? How come the water in the sky is earth-type magic caves, but this place like the Flame Mountain is water-type?" Devil's lair?"

Xing Ji said: "The water type and the fire type do not refer to what is in the magic cave, otherwise the magic cave is unpredictable, and it is not enough to divide it into a hundred types. This refers to the degree of interference of the magic cave from outside the domain to our world."

"..."

"I don't understand, right? This thing was formulated by Qingtian Temple. It's hard to understand, and many old prosecutors will make mistakes. Simply put, it is the earth-shaped magic cave that descends directly from outside the territory. If you don’t come out, it’s the wind-shaped magic cave that can only affect people’s spirits.”

"???"

Xing Ji sighed, and said, "Simply put, look at that volcano. For example, the Devil's Cave is ultimately a volcano. How did it form?"

"If it is a wind-type demon cave, then there is no volcano here, but we are disturbed by Yin Qi, as if we saw a volcano. Everyone has seen the volcano, and the real demon will climb out of the volcano, but the volcano itself does not exist. of."

"If it was a fire-type demon cave, there would have been an ordinary flat-topped mountain here. Suddenly, Yin Qi descended, and the mountain erupted and turned into a volcano."

"If it's a water-type demon cave, it's a flat land. Suddenly, Yin Qi descends and the flat land bulges. In an instant, a high mountain rises from the ground, and then erupts, creating a volcano."

"If it's an earth-shaped magic cave, just like what you have experienced, a volcano will fall directly from the world."

"The empty magic cave is the most special. There will be a space gap here, and you will be drawn into it, and you will find that there is a different space outside the territory, and there is a volcano in the space."

"Well, do you understand?"

"..." Tang Zhao struggled to understand, "So this is a progressive process from spirit to matter, from false to real? How many stages are space dislocation, phantom, qualitative change, deformation and creation?"

Xing Ji was silent for a while, and said: "Wait a minute, say these words again, I think you said it very well and accurately, I will remember it."

"..."

Barely understanding the concept of the classification of magic caves, Tang Zhao followed Xing Ji and lined up to enter the volcanic magic caves created out of thin air by the earth.

There was a long line of people at the gate of the city, and they entered the gate one by one after inspection.There are two long lists hanging at the door, with "Yunzhou Loyalty List" on the left and "Lihuo Heroes List" on the right.There are two stone sculptures in the shape of one-legged cranes standing at the gate, but no one is guarding them.

The one-legged crane... is it Bi Fang?
Xing Ji said: "The Devil's Cave is a good place to make meritorious deeds. Just kill a few wandering beasts, and you will be a righteous man when you come out. The Yunzhou Loyalty List is a sub-list of the Kyushu Loyalty List. If you earn meritorious service, you can directly go to the local heroes to redeem the list. The Lihuo Hero List is set up by Lihuo Hell, and it changes every year, and those who rank at the top will get some preferential rewards, but not many, it is mainly an honor."

Tang Zhao became interested and asked, "Can I be a righteous man too?"

Xing Ji said: "We are the official family, and we eat the emperor's food. Eliminating demons is part of our business, and it is not considered a meritorious service."

Tang Zhao was very disappointed, he still wanted the righteous man card.

The line got shorter and shorter, and Tang Zhao finally realized that the person at the front of the line would put a piece of silver in Bi Fang's mouth, but Bi Fang was able to swallow the stone and then shut up, waiting for the next person to come and open his mouth again.

Is this stone carving a magic weapon?
Eating money... What kind of guy is this, Bi Fang, is this Pixiu?

The people in charge of the Moku don't check their identities, but just collect money. This is really "open".

dumb——

There was a noisy sound, and a large group of crows flew overhead, and the sky was dark and covered the sun.People in the underground arena are most particular about auspicious lips, and they can't help frowning when they hear crows.

A group of crows flew by, and some of them broke away from the large group and stopped on the city wall, holding on to the city bricks with their feet, keeping their bodies perpendicular to the city wall, and their posture was extremely strange.Scanning the queue with scarlet eyes.Tang Zhao only felt that those pairs of eyes were staring at him, and couldn't help but feel hairy.

Finally it was Xing Ji's turn. He handed over two ingots of silver, pushed open the stone gate with one hand, and said, "The stone gate weighs a thousand catties, and those who can't be pushed can't enter. This is also a screening, to prevent fools who are overconfident from entering."

Tang Zhao himself tried to push. With the use of internal force and yilijin, Shimen could barely push without rebounding, but it was difficult to push forward. It seemed that his own thrust was about a thousand catties. Fan Shimen is as heavy as the stone that Mr. Guan asked him to practice.

That's not much, any chivalrous man in the Jianghu can do it, even the strong men who haven't practiced internal skills are far better than him.

Tang Zhao has only been practicing martial arts for a month. Although it consumes a lot of resources, the time is tight after all, and it is not unusual for him to compare with others' years of kung fu.But Tang Zhao was the swordsman who raised the sun and turned the dragon into ashes. At that time, with the sword in his hand, he thought he was omnipotent.

Sure enough, after experiencing the power of calling the wind and calling the rain, and then returning to the reality of being a mortal body, there will be a big gap.

Entering the city gate, the entrance is dark red.

There are red stones all over the place, dark red with gray, no other colors, let alone vitality.The rocks seemed to have been plowed, overturned and broken, the big rocks were cut open, and the ground was full of potholes.

Xing Ji said: "The surrounding area has been dug for hundreds of years, which can be said to be three feet of ground. Not to mention the materials, the grass roots have been dug up. No one is going to find anything valuable."

The two walked along the periphery, and Xing Ji casually pointed him to some scenery of the devil's cave. After walking for a long time, they really didn't find any materials.

Xing Ji's original intention was not here, but to teach Tang Zhao how to explore this kind of magic cave.The two wandered for half a day and found a flat place where Xing Ji asked Tang Zhao to practice sword moves.

This devil's cave is the most lively, it is very suitable for chasing stars with continuous fire, especially to find the artistic conception that the heart is burning and the sword is burning like fire.Tang Zhao practiced for half a day, but he was sweating profusely. He wished he could also pour a bucket of ice water on his head.

Xing Ji gave him a cup of salted tea, Tang Zhao drank it, and heard crows flying over his head.

Seeing the group of crows again, Tang Zhao's heart moved, and some memories emerged.

Xing Ji smiled and said: "Does it look familiar? There were no crows in this magic cave, but with that guy, there will be—" Turning around suddenly, he grabbed a crow that was attacking from behind, and said:
"Death and shadow, noisy and dejected—"

"Jie Crow."

The last two words came from the crow's mouth.

Tang Zhao was stunned, Xing Ji seemed to be fine, and continued: "Under the command of Bi Fangjian, the head of the Lihuo Prison, the four major prison envoys are the Jieya Suppressing Prison Envoy."

The crow croaked a few times, seeming to be laughing, but its voice was hoarse, which made people feel uncomfortable.

Its eyes turned to Xingji, and said: "Have you made progress?"

Xing Ji smiled and said, "Increase, inch."

The crow flapped its wings and said, "Fuck your mother, this is an inch of progress? If you make more progress, I'm afraid you won't be able to split your fork."

Its tone is very relaxed, if the voice is nicer, it really seems to be telling a joke.

Xing Ji laughed heartily.

Tang Zhao heaved a sigh of relief, realizing that the relationship between the two was actually good.

Crow turned to glance at Tang Zhao, and said, "Your son? You are so lucky to have such a big son."

Tang Zhaocai knew what it means to gather like things. When he mentioned himself, even though there was a crow across from him, he also saluted politely. Xing Ji said, "It's my nephew Tang Zhao, your name is uncle."

The crow said: "Go away——Your descendant of the district inspector?"

Tang Zhaofang knew that the prison envoy was not an official of the District Procuratorate.

Xing Ji didn't hide anything, and said: "Half of it, send it to Zhuoyu Villa for training, and when it comes out, it will be a swordsmith, and it will be your living ancestor in the future."

Crow sneered and said, "How can I have so many relatives and elders like you?" He said to Tang Zhao, "You can't learn well with Xing Ji, but it's not bad to go to Zhuoyu Villa. Come to me after you come out, and uncle will give you some good things." Something." Then he turned his head to Xing Ji and said, "You know how to find me." After saying that, he flew up and chased after the crows.

In the distance, a flock of crows could be seen hovering over a certain place, as if a layer of dark clouds were covering the sky.

Looking at the crows from a distance, Xing Ji said, "There are dead people in that place. Crows are birds that announce mourning."

Turning his head, he smiled and said, "But he's not bad, he's very loyal. You still remember when you were besieged by Wang Liang, I used his magic weapon to turn into a group of crows to save you. This kid's sword skills are very good It’s easy to use, it’s easy to go anywhere. It’s just too fussy, and I’m never willing to give away my own magic tools. I only got a few of them before, but now they’re all used up. I’ll ask for some more later.”

It would be better if he didn’t talk about the latter, Tang Zhao’s heart became more and more clouded, and he finally said: “Actually, that wasn’t the first time I saw those crows. The first time was with a human trafficker.”

Xing Ji blurted out, "That's impossible."

Tang Zhao said seriously: "Perhaps the sword skills are similar, but I really saw a large group of crows at the traffickers." He said that he saw Bao Renxing release a group of crows in a deserted village, and he escaped with the magic weapon presented by Xingji. Wu Shishi said it, and said again: "I can't tell if it's Jie Crow or not. But the magic weapon in the trafficker's hand that day was cracked, it's an elemental magic weapon."

Elemental Artifacts are not talisman artefacts, but artefacts that are split directly with swordsmanship. It is difficult to preserve them for a long time and will disappear soon.The Longevity Lock given to Tang Zhao on the day of Xingji was also an elemental weapon.

Elemental Artifacts must be made by the swordsman himself.

Xing Ji listened in a daze, and remained silent for a long time, put his hand on his forehead, and said, "You... go to practice swords."

The two had practiced swordsmanship in the magic cave for two days, and Tang Zhao felt that he had already mastered a set of sword moves, and this trip was not in vain.Xing Ji took him around a long circle and exited through another exit.

Beyond the exit, there is a bustling street with shops on both sides, from government camps to major shops, all kinds of materials and utensils are available.The two wandered around in the shop, and Xing Da threw a lot of money. Tang Zhao bought what he liked, and bought what he didn't.Anyway, Tang Zhao had a jar with him, so he could fit anything.Tang Zhao felt that it was too much, so he repeatedly declined, Xing Ji said: "Just this time. I won't subsidize you when you enter Zhuoyu Villa, and you don't have any backing. At most, you can get a casual employee's salary. What is three taels of silver a month enough for? Stay now and bring some dry food to prepare for the famine."

Tang Zhao was embarrassed to spend so much money at first, and wanted to say that it was a loan from him, but after thinking about it carefully, he already called him the criminal chief, why should he be so out of touch?Wouldn't it be ridiculous if I went shopping with Mr. Chen and said I borrowed it?When I become a swordsmith and open a large group company, I can give Xingji a lot of dividends.Then accept the gift.

After such a purchase, the two set off on the road again.

From the beginning to the end, Xing Ji never mentioned Jie Ya again.

Only when the road forked, Xing Ji turned his head, looked at the black smoke rising from the crater in the distance, sighed silently, whipped his horse, and headed east without looking back.

　Today's big chapter involves some concepts, that is, the world view of this article. Let's see if it is clear enough. If you don't understand it, I will explain it later

　　
　
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