Tomb Robber: I, Chen Yulou, am dedicated to cultivating immortality!

Chapter 123 Owl God Bone Incense Road Soul Killing Talisman

"Mandrill?"

hear the word.

Several people on the boat couldn't hide their astonishment.

His eyes quickly retracted from the animal teeth and jade, and instead fell on the bones.

I saw that among the three white bones, except for the one in the middle which was slightly taller, the two beside them were extremely short, less than half a person tall.

He looked like a child of only three or four years old.

When it was shaken out of the skin just now, it was because of this that they didn't think too much about it.

What I saw along the way.

There are countless evil people and corpse puppets.

I have a general understanding of King Xian's various evil methods.

But at this moment, with the help of the wind lantern in my hand, I looked at it again.

Several people quickly discovered something was wrong.

Although it is short in stature, its shape is extremely strange.

It has a big head, short legs, and especially long arms.

The key is.

The white bones are osteoporotic and rough, and they look like those of the elderly.

Especially one set of teeth, a cursory scan revealed a total of thirty-two, which were clearly all grown in.

Not only is it sharp, but it also has obvious signs of wear.

"Definitely not a toddler."

"And...not owned by anyone."

"Looking at the finger bones and teeth, it should be an ape."

"You can't be wrong. Although these three skeletons are close to humans, you can tell by looking at the tail vertebrae that they are most likely humanoid."

The group of people are all veterans of the martial arts world and have seen countless corpses.

This thing is just like the patina of a bright weapon. It's hard to explain. It may seem like a subtle difference, but you can tell the general idea at a glance.

Just a few moments.

The bones have been analyzed clearly.

only……

They still don't quite understand.

Why did Chen Yulou dare to make such a conclusion?

Maybe it's a monkey.

Gibbons are very consistent with its characteristics.

Although no one spoke, how could Chen Yulou not understand their thoughts.

He exhaled.

Explain it simply.

The mandrill, also known as the mountain mandrill, is a mountain monster that only exists in legends.

It first appeared in Shan Hai Jing.

There is a Gan giant in the south, with a human face and long arms, a black body and hairy body, with lips covering its face, and it smiles when everyone smiles.

It is also recorded in the Shenyi Sutra: Mandrills are long and black, and are extremely powerful. They can tear apart tigers and leopards with their bare hands and are the overlords of the mountains.

In Baobuzi, the description of the mandrill is more detailed.

"The mountain spirit is shaped like a child, with one leg facing backward. It likes to convict people at night, so it is called a mountain mandrill."

These rumors seem to be no different from folklore.

But the reason why he concluded so.

But it was because of the vague and strange aura on the white bones.

But even he can only capture it with the help of his spiritual consciousness.

That aura was somewhere between a demon and a god.

But there is an indescribable feeling of familiarity.

Chen Yulou thought for a long time.

Just remembered.

It is somewhat similar to the aura of the big ghost that I noticed that day in Long Moye's land deep in the back mountains of Maluzhai.

"Yuan Hong!"

Seeing the expressions of several people becoming more and more puzzled, Chen Yulou couldn't help but frown.

The aura was extremely weak.

He didn't dare to mess around, fearing that once he used his spiritual energy, it would dissipate into nothingness.

While hesitating, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure from the corner of his eye.

At this moment, it was squatting on the stone bridge, scratching its head and ears, its face full of anxiety.

"Owner……"

Hear him say hello.

Yuan Hong was already impatient.

Still unable to hold back, he immediately reached out to grab a few hanging branches and swung them forward with all his strength.

It drew a half-arc in mid-air.

The next moment it landed firmly on the bamboo raft.

As soon as it hits the ground.

Yuan Hong stared intently at the bones in the copper box. In his amber eyes, there was not only fear and fear, but also a touch of greed and desire that could not be concealed.

Fear comes from bloodline suppression.

But the desire is driven by the wild nature in one's heart.

It can clearly detect that there is a smell hidden in the white bones that makes its soul tremble.

Just devour it.

You can become stronger by yourself.

"Gudong..."

At this moment, it seemed that there were only white bones in its eyes, and it couldn't help but swallowed hard.

Noticed its strangeness.

Partridge Whistle and the others couldn't help but look strange.

Along the way, they all saw the changes in Yuan Hong.

Compared with the old ape who stole corpse-eating energy from Pingshan, it can be said that the sky and the earth have completely changed.

Literate and decipher words, speak and practice.

If it were another person, he would never have imagined that it turned out to be a wild animal in the mountains.

Now, it was the first time since the end of Pingshan that they felt the wildness and instinct of beasts in it again.

"Yuan Hong!"

"exist……"

"Do you know him?"

It wasn't until Chen Yulou's voice rang in its ears that Yuan Hong woke up from a dream.

However, the corner of his eye was still staring at the bones, reluctant to move away.

"Reply to the master, I know you."

"Among the genus of apes in the world, the mandrill is the longest."

"These three bodies are all the remains of mandrills."

Yuan Hong nodded heavily and said in a deep voice.

really!

Hear the words it.

A group of talents were finally confirmed.

Just as the dragon is the leader of scale insects, the tiger is the master of mountains and forests, the birds are respected by the phoenix, and the same is true for apes and monkeys.

However, mandrills are naturally psychic, and it is difficult to find traces of them when traveling through mountains and rivers.

Even though Yuan Hong lived in Pingshan for decades.

Never seen it either.

But some things are engraved in blood memory.

Although I have never seen a mandrill, it can be confirmed from the breath and soul level suppression.

"and many more!"

Yuan Hong finished his words.

Partridge Whistle's expression suddenly changed, as if he had caught something.

"Brother Chen, you said before that mandrills are monsters in the mountains and are naturally psychic?"

"good."

Seeing his confirmation, Partridge Whistle finally understood, the confusion in his eyes disappeared, and he just kept mumbling.

"That's right..."

"It seems that Brother Dao has also figured it out."

Chen Yulou smiled.

With Partridge Whistle's knowledge and ability, it would be strange to not expect it.

"Senior brother, what are you and Brother Chen talking about?"

Just, listening to the riddle-like conversation between the two.

Hua Ling became more and more puzzled and couldn't help but ask.

Not only her, but Kunlun, the old foreigner and the red girl on the side obviously didn't understand either.

In the eyes of a few people.

Even mandrills are rare at best.

Along the way, I have never seen any kind of monsters, such as the old turtle in the river, the giant python in the lake, the giant ghost in the Wa village, and the monsters in the cave.

I really want to talk about it.

To them, the shock brought by the three white bones was far less than the insect corpse floating in the water next to them.

"It's very simple."

Chen Yulou raised his eyebrows and smiled lightly.

"Actually, the Zhongshan mandrill is the real mountain god of Zhelong Mountain. Thousands of years ago, the Yi people who have lived here for generations discovered them and regarded the mandrill as a mountain god."

"That's why the mountain god enshrined in the temple that I saw when I came here has a black face."

"As for the two green-faced and fanged brats next to me..."

He stretched out his hand and pointed at the two white skeletons next to him that were obviously much shorter.

"The gourd and the toad are the magic weapons of the mountain god?"

Hua Ling said with bright eyes.

"clever."

Chen Yulou glanced at her with a smile and nodded appreciatively.

"The toad is what's in the lake."

"As for the gourd, haven't you noticed that this underground cave is wide on the outside and narrow on the inside, resembling a gourd?"

After hearing this, the group of people, including Partridge Whistle, fell into memories. "It seems to be true."

Although the entire lake is always shrouded in fog, making it difficult to see its entirety.

But not before the moment when more than twenty sky lanterns flew into the sky.

Light dispels darkness.

You can still vaguely see some outlines.

"That's not right, shopkeeper, if they are the mountain gods, what happened to that insect?"

The red girl frowned slightly.

He pointed at the insect corpse floating on the lake.

There was still a bit of confusion in his eyes.

"The mandrills were killed, and the barbarians became prisoners of war and slaves who built tombs."

"In order to guard this place and occupy the mountain god's ancestral cave, King Xian locked the mandrill's bones into a copper box and let the undead insect swallow it inside."

Chen Yulou explained calmly.

Just reading between the lines is chilling.

Although it happened thousands of years ago, it has already disappeared in the long river of history.

But from all the details.

We can still get a glimpse of the truth at that time.

In order to verify what he thought, Chen Yulou picked up the skin bag that was thrown aside.

By the flickering firelight.

Suddenly, strange patterns appeared one by one in the skin.

Like a bunch of tadpoles floating.

"It's the runes on the copper box."

Red Girl recognized it immediately.

These patterns are almost identical to those engraved on the copper box.

"good……"

Chen Yulou exhaled.

His eyes became serious.

"I didn't dare to confirm it before, but now it seems that it should be the soul-killing talisman used to suppress souls."

Soul-killing talisman? !

Three simple words, but it made everyone on the boat feel like they had fallen into an ice cave.

Just listen to the name.

You can also guess some of the functions of this rune.

"It should be similar to the victory-weary method I saw in Pingshan before, right?"

"If you are tired of sealing your soul, you will forever suppress the luck of the barbarians."

Partridge Whistle's pupils shuddered slightly, and a gloomy look lingered.

"What Brother Dao said is exactly what I think."

Chen Yulou nodded.

At this point, like the fog on the lake, the fog that has always shrouded everyone's minds has actually become completely clear.

"The undead insects?"

Seeing several people deep in thought, Kunlun, who had been silent, mentioned something.

but……

Hear this.

Chen Yulou couldn't hide his admiration in his eyes.

This question is the key to all the weirdness here.

Calabash Cave, a large lake, a toad as big as a carriage, an ancient tree shaped like a rock, and an immortal mantis.

It seems like these monsters should not exist in the world.

In other words, species that have long since become extinct.

But alive here.

It is precisely because this place is actually what was left after the volcanic eruption in ancient times.

Those towering ancient trees were dissolved into fossils in an instant.

Only one undead insect escaped the catastrophe.

Countless years later, the place was discovered by those mandrills, who used the cave as their residence.

However, the undead insects spend most of their time sleeping.

There is no competition with it.

Unlike the old ape, the mountain scorpion, and the six-winged centipede, they are like well water and do not interfere with the river water.

The ancestors of the Yi people who came to Zhelong Mountain discovered mandrills and thought they were mountain gods. They built temples, shaped statues, and offered sacrifices to mountain gods. The incense continued.

And the aura that Chen Yulou noticed from the bones before.

in fact……

It's the smell of incense.

Since ancient times, in order to seek the secret of immortality, people have robbed the tombs of gods, fished for pearls, Holy Infant Pills, skeletal figurines, elixirs, mermaid meat, incense to become gods, and seven stars to extend life.

Hereticism, evil practices, and unscrupulous tactics.

The method of incense becoming a god is not unreasonable.

The old raccoon head of the ancient raccoon stele used the magic of round light to transform into the old lady Bai. She lived majestically in the temple, received incense from the common people's foolish women, and devoured human blood.

If not.

With its weak roots.

Wanting to become a demon, evade heaven's secrets, and live for hundreds of years is simply a daydream.

"Maybe it's some kind of alien species."

Shake his head.

Chen Yulou dispersed his thoughts and explained vaguely.

A volcanic eruption cannot be described as ancient.

At least it is measured in ten thousand years.

He could speak clearly, but they might not be able to understand.

"Master, master..."

Seeing that the group finally ended their conversation, Yuan Hong licked his lips and pointed at the mandrill bones carefully.

Expect two words.

It's just a matter of writing it clearly.

How could Chen Yulou not understand its little thoughts?

For this mandrill relic, only Yuan Hong is the most suitable.

One is a genus of apes.

If you devour it, you might have a chance to awaken your ancestral blood like the Angry Chicken.

The other one is the scent of incense hidden in it.

For those of them who are either practicing Taoism or cultivating immortality, it is not only useless, it can even be said to be arsenic poison.

"Okay, my mouth is almost watering."

"Take it away."

Chen Yulou shook his head and cursed with a smile.

"Yes...thank you master for the reward!"

Yuan Hong, who was still worried at first, felt like two lights were lit in his eyes when he heard these words.

His expression was full of excitement, and he almost bowed down again.

"Use that piece of skin to collect it."

See it and get started.

After hesitating for a moment, Chen Yulou reminded him.

I won’t say whether King Xian’s methods are evil or not, but they are effective.

Especially that undead insect.

Although he had been killed, it was still hard for him to imagine.

More than two thousand years ago, how could a group of people who drank blood like hair and blood control it?

Golden mask and dragon scale demon armor.

It is obviously a means to contain it.

More than two thousand years later, the moment they see the undead insect today, some employees can't help but have the urge to worship.

Not to mention the barbarian era.

Since ancient times, people have always given them titles such as gods, spirits, monsters, and ghosts when it comes to unknown and transcendent existences.

This is something engraved in your bones.

Easily indelible.

But King Xian just did it.

They even trapped the undead insects in the cave for two thousand years and did not dare to cross the thunder pond.

If I hadn't fished it out with a toad before, I'm afraid it wouldn't have left easily.

"Oh yes."

Yuan Hong did not dare to hesitate at all.

He immediately grabbed the skin bag engraved with the soul-killing talisman and carefully put away the three remains.

There are also animal teeth and jade.

According to the owner, they are all magic weapons of the mountain god.

Feel the heaviness.

Only then did its hanging heart fall back into its stomach.

With these mandrill bones, it is at least 60 to 70% sure that it can reach heights that it could not even imagine before.

Not to mention that in the past few days, it has also been making progress in the practice of Xuan Dao foundation building skills.

"Yuan Hong, sooner or later I will be able to live up to the high expectations of my master!"

Because of this name, Yuan Hong flipped through the book and vaguely noticed something.

"Brother Chen, there is a hidden grid here."

Hua Ling and Miss Hong didn't know when they had reached the other side of the ancient bronze box.

Chen Yulou was shocked.

For the first time, a touch of uncontrollable excitement appeared in those calm and calm eyes.

The hand holding the wind lantern was so hard that all the meridians on the back of the hand were clearly visible.

"coming……"

Without any delay, he quickly approached.

The wind lantern stretched forward.

Under firelight.

A bright jade-like light was immediately refracted.

"Well, why does it feel like a jade fetus?"

(End of this chapter)