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Chapter 96: Ji Ying's Death

After passing through the city wall and exiting Ding'an City, Lin Yan carried a medicine bag with a solemn expression, not knowing if he should return to the Ji Village.

He decided to walk out slowly first. There was an empty farmland outside Ding'an City. If the two of them really followed him, at least this large piece of dilapidated farmland outside Ding'an City could not conceal them.

The moonlight was just right, shining on the dilapidated fields and covering them with a layer of silver gauze.

On the entire ridge, other than an abandoned farm cart without wooden wheels, there was almost no place to hide.

He could not help but heave a sigh of relief.

Just as he walked to the middle of the empty farmland, a loud bang suddenly came from Ding'an City behind him.

BANG!

…..

The east gate of Ding'an City suddenly exploded, and a figure covered in blood flew out from the gate. He knocked open the tall city gate and fell into the farmland, plowing a ravine more than 100 feet long.

Lin Yan's pupils constricted. That person was covered in blood, but Lin Yan recognized him from afar because of the man s obviously unfit clothes. It was Ji Ying, who claimed to be from the Demon Suppression Division!

Who could injure him so badly!

Lin Yan was alarmed. He quickly looked around and saw that the abandoned cart was not far from the right rear field ridge.

He immediately used the fastest speed in his life and flashed in an instant. He bent down and hid behind the board of the farm cart. He shrank his entire body and held his breath.

The moonlight was quiet. Through the gaps in the carriage, Lin Yan saw that Ji Ying was severely injured. All the tendons and bones in his body seemed to have broken. He was lying on the ground like a worm, squirming with difficulty.

About a breath later, a thin young man in green walked out of Ding'an City behind him as if he was taking a walk.

This young man's aura was extremely special. With just one look, Lin Yan felt that he was incompatible with the entire Ding'an City.

Especially that pair of golden-framed round glasses. They were very exquisite and did not look like they could be made by a craftsman of this era.

This feeling was the same as when he saw the snow-white gilded Thunder Token paper back then. It was as if it did not belong to this era. It appeared in this era and was very incongruous.

The young man walked step by step to Ji Ying's side. He bent down and grabbed Ji Ying's hair, as if he was whispering something.

The more Ji Ying listened, the more shocked he became. Under the moonlight, there was an extreme horror.

In the end, the young man took out a dagger from his pocket and stabbed it into Ji Ying's back. Blood gushed out of Ji Ying's mouth and nose, twitching.

The young man stood up again and rubbed his fingers. He waved his hand behind him and walked into Ding'an City.

Two leather-armored soldiers quickly ran out of the city gate behind him.

Lin Yan heaved a sigh of relief. He was in the other party's blind spot and was hiding behind the car panel before the other party left the city. It was impossible for the other party to discover him.

However, when Lin Yan's gaze swept across Ji Ying, who was on his last breath, his muscles suddenly tensed up.

Ji Ying's neck was tilted, and the side of his face was stuck to the mud. His almost gray eyes were staring in his direction!

Lin Yan's heart seemed to be clenched tightly. When Ji Ying was sent flying just now, not only did Lin Yan see him, but he also saw Lin Yan!

Ji Ying's hand weakly pointed at the ground under him at a subtle frequency.

He opened and closed his mouth in Lin Yan's direction. From the shape of his mouth, he seemed to be saying, "In the ground, in the ground…"

Did this mean that he had buried something in the ground?

It was not until Ji Ying's body was completely soft and his fingers and mouth were completely motionless that Lin Yan's tensed muscles relaxed bit by bit. His back was cold and he was already drenched.

It was obvious that Ji Ying knew that he couldn't live, so he took the opportunity to bury something in the ground, hoping that Lin Yan would get it.

The soldiers dragged Ji Ying back, and the city gate closed again.

The moon rose to the sky and Lin Yan waited for another half an hour.

Lin Yan stood up carefully and ran towards the Guangchuan Mountains.

As for what Ji Ying buried in the ground… what did it have to do with him?

Not to mention that in such an emergency, Ji Ying must have hoped that he could help send a message or contact someone. The things left behind were most likely troublesome.

Even if he left something good behind, Lin Yan could not take it. Who knew if he would get into trouble?

It was already a blessing in disguise that he could escape safely after encountering such a matter. If he interfered again, would he be trying to get killed?

With Ji Ying dead, there was no need to worry about being followed. Lin Yan let go of his feet and killed a few blind wolves along the way. Soon, he approached the Ji Village.

As he ran, the ground suddenly trembled slightly. The bushes on the ground swayed left and right, and the surrounding trees swayed slightly. The branches and leaves rubbed against each other, making rustling sounds.

Lin Yan's expression changed slightly. Another earthquake!

The source of the earthquake was still very far from here, so the tremors transmitted were very light.

Lin Yan quickened his pace again and immediately rushed back to the Ji Village.

He entered the door.

"Miss Xie, you guys?"

Xie Lingyan and Pang Feiyan stood in front of Xiaozhi's bed.

"Master, Miss suddenly broke out in sweat. Her face was so pale that it was scary. I-I was afraid, so I invited Miss Xie to take a look."

Xie Lingyan nodded. "Feiyan knows a little about medicine, so I brought her here to take a look."

Lin Yan immediately sat in front of the bed. The sweat on Xiaozhi's forehead had already been wiped dry, but her brows were tightly furrowed, as if she was experiencing immense pain. Her body was tense.

It was the same symptoms as last time…

Lin Yan suppressed his anxiety. "Miss Pang, can you tell what's wrong with Xiaozhi?"

Pang Feiyan scratched her head and said, "Her pulse is very calm and there's nothing abnormal. It's exactly the same as when a normal person sleeps. I… 1 can't tell what the problem is. Why don't you get some calming herbs to feed her first?"

Lin Yan sighed slightly. The doctor had said the same thing when he went to the medical center.

He immediately took out the calming soup he had bought and handed it to Xiao Lu to boil.

Xie Lingyan asked, "Xiaozhi had such symptoms before?"

Lin Yan nodded. "She had the symptoms before. This time… it's more serious than last time."

Last time, she was just sleepy, but if Lin Yan kept calling her, Xiaozhi would still wake up for a while. However, this time, Xiaozhi actually did not wake up.

Pang Feiyan squatted in front of Xiaozhi, her round face close to Xiaozhi's side. "Don't tell me you're frightened? But the tremor here is very light. However, this symptom is a little like…"

Her body suddenly trembled and she took two steps back. Her face turned pale. "It's a little like the ghost pressing the bed in the story?"

Lin Yan:"…"

After sending Pang Feiyan and Xie Lingyan off, Lin Yan frowned and sat by Xiaozhi's bed. He picked up the venison porridge that Xiao Lu had sent over and fed it to Xiaozhi.

Ordinary people would be restricted in their ability to swallow when they were unconscious or asleep. If they were forcefully fed, they would choke or even suffocate.

However, Xiaozhi's coma was very strange. She could swallow normally.

It was as if she had only shut down her consciousness, but all the other functions of his body could work normally.

"Xiaozhi's illness is definitely related to the earthquake…"

After feeding her the porridge, Lin Yan stood up and walked to the closed wooden window. He pushed it open and looked into the distance, as if he could see the mountaintop filled with poisonous fog through the mountain range.

"What secrets are hidden there?"

The next morning, Xiaozhi took her medicine and porridge, but she still did not wake up.

Lin Yan instructed Xiao Lu to take good care of her before heading straight for the mountain that was filled with poisonous creatures.

Xiaozhi's illness had something to do with the earthquake. Even if it was dangerous, Lin Yan had to find out.

According to the map he had recorded, he ran along the winding mountain path and quickly approached the mountaintop he had gone to yesterday.

"Huh?"

Lin Yan made a mistake and stepped on a crack, stopping his body.

Aii arrow flew over and nailed to the mud in front of his feet. It splattered mud and dust and buzzed.

If he had not stopped quickly, this arrow would have hit his heart.

He turned around and saw a burly man in black leather armor holding a bow and arrow in the dense forest beside him. His face was filled with shock, as if he couldn't believe that Lin Yan could dodge the arrow.

Seeing Lin Yan's gaze, he hurriedly drew his bow and nocked an arrow again. He locked onto Lin Yan's vital points from afar and shouted coldly, "Friend, my Wang family has occupied this place. If you want to find an opportunity, please take a detour."

However, when he saw the crack under Lin Yan's feet, his face subconsciously turned pale.

"Wang Family? Which Wang Family?"

…..

"Of course it's the Wang family of Chengping District!"

A glint flashed across Lin Yan's eyes. He had heard Chen Yuan mention that this was Wang Qingtong and Wang Qinggang's family.

The man in black leather armor could tell that his gaze was not right. He subconsciously took a step back and shouted in a trembling voice, "Don't tell me you dare to go against the Wang family!"

Lin Yan's gaze swept behind him. He tensed his bow and his body was like lightning, instantly enlarging in front of the man in black leather armor.

The man in leather armor was shocked. "Don't come over!"

His fingers loosened, and the bowstring trembled. He pushed the end of the arrow and was about to shoot out.

However, a large hand suddenly appeared and grabbed the intersection between the bow and the arrow on the back of the bow. It forcefully pressed the arrow on the back of the bow and interrupted the process of the bowstring ejection.

BANG!

A kick that was like a steel whip struck the waist of the leather-armored man. It directly kicked him into the air and sent him flying, breaking an ancient tree.

Lin Yan raised the bow in his hand and loosened it slightly. The bowstring was pulled taut, and the arrow shot out, drilling into the mud dozens of feet away. The bow also flew up and rolled twice before landing on the ground.

Then, he walked to the heavily injured man in leather armor.. "Tell me, how many of you have entered the mountain?"

Chapter 97: Face

Fifteen minutes later.

Lin Yan clenched his fists, broke the leather-armored man's neck, and casually threw him into a thick bush.

He picked up the bow on the ground. The villagers of the Ji Village might be able to use it.

1 didn't expect that this mountain wasn't the only place with poisonous fog. The same poisonous fog had appeared in the previous earthquake.11

According to the man in leather armor, during the earthquake a few months ago, many parts of the Guangchuan Mountains had cracked and the ground had collapsed. Among them, several mountains, valleys, and sinkholes had spewed out a large amount of poisonous fog, enveloping a small area.

The poisonous fog was extremely powerful, and no one dared to enter.

However, after the poisonous fog dissipated, someone entered and discovered many ancient ruins in the cracked mountain!

…..

Many lucky people found gold, silver, and ancient treasures. It was even said that someone had found a martial arts secret manual.

This time, the moment the Wang family sensed the earthquake, they immediately sent more than ten teams to try their luck in rhe direction of the earthquake. They did not expect the leather-armored man's team to be lucky and really find the place where the poisonous fog erupted.

"There are a total of five of them, and they're all at the Strength Realm. They found this place four to six hours ago and left four people to guard this place. One of them went back to report. Calculating the rime, the experts of the Wang family will probably arrive soon.1'

Lin Yan sped up and went straight up the mountain.

Wang Qinggang betraying the Dragon Gate Pavilion meant that the Wang family was in cahoots with the City Lord Manor and had long colluded.

Since Lin Yan had encountered them, there was naturally no reason to let them go.

After about fifteen minutes, Lin Yan rubbed the back of his hand and exhaled. He piled the three longbows he had gathered on a tree trunk and climbed up the mountain path.

It only took an instant to kill the remaining three people of the Wang family. They were scattered in three directions and he had to spend some effort to find them.

At this moment, he looked up at the mountain and saw a dense green poisonous miasma spreading halfway up the mountaintop, enveloping a large mountain slope.

The poisonous fog was green and the visibility was extremely low. One could only see clusters of shrunken dead trees in the periphery.

He approached the poisonous fog.

The herbs here were withered and life was extinct. There was an obvious intersection of green and black ash on the slope. A large number of overturned and stiff corpses of insects and snakes were scattered on the mud covered in poisonous fog.

However, Lin Yan took a light breath and felt a heat flow through his entire body. He felt indescribably carefree and at ease.

In the future, he would not have to worry about finding poison. He would just stay in the poisonous fog.

Yesterday, the situation was urgent and he did not have time to feel it. However, now that he had inhaled the poisonous fog, the heat in his stomach gave him a rather familiar feeling.

"It's… the poison of that Poison Pearl!"

The hear of this poisonous fog was exactly the same as the Poison Pearl he had obtained from the underground Ghost Market.

"So, the Hong family obtained the poisonous stone or pearl from these poisonous fogs? They asked Gan Yang to detoxify the poison so that they could enter the poisonous fog?"

Lin Yan's mind raced as he stepped into the poisonous fog.

A dense green fog assaulted his face. He could sense a sweet smell. Coupled with the surging blood energy and heat in his body, Lin Yan felt that he was not walking through a poisonous miasma, but a fog of life essence. After all, it was green.

However, he did not let down his guard. The bronze scythe shadow that he had glimpsed yesterday was like a fish bone in his throat, making him cautious.

As he walked deeper and deeper, the visibility of the surroundings was extremely low. They could only see about ten feet away.

The remains of animals were everywhere.

In just a day, under the corrosion of the poisonous miasma, the bones of animals had already shown a high degree of decay.

Lin Yan saw the corpses of several gray wolves. Their flesh had completely decayed, and pus flowed like melted wax. Their white ribs were exposed, and their shriveled and withered internal organs were faintly visible.

Not to mention plants, all the tall trees had already turned into gray withered branches and strange woods.

Lin Yan pricked up his ears and focused all his attention along the way. He roughly walked around the hill covered in poisonous miasma and heaved a sigh of relief.

He did not find any strange creatures. It was as if the strange scythe he saw yesterday was an illusion.

There was nothing special about the surroundings. The only thing he discovered was that the concentration of the poisonous miasma was uneven. Some parts were thick, and some parts were thin.

Of course, one couldn't tell the concentration with the naked eye. Lin Yan relied on the heat produced by the Poison Transformation to determine it.

For the time being, he didn't find any strange creatures, so Lin Yan became a little bolder. He followed the distribution of the poisonous miasma and slowly walked towards a place where the poisonous miasma was thicker.

After searching three or four times in a row, the densest poisonous miasma was the cracks on the mountain. It was obvious that the poisonous miasma was spewing out from the mountain.

However, these cracks were very thin and narrow. The widest was only half the height of a person. People could not enter at all.

He continued to walk around.

"Huh?"

On a sunken mountain wall, Lin Yan discovered another area with dense poisonous miasma.

He leaned closer to the mountain wall.

Around his waist, there was a long crack that was as tall as an arm and half the width of an arm. It was pitch-black, and there seemed to be a faint wind whistle that surged out with poisonous fog.

A trace of gloominess flashed across Lin Yan's eyes. Thick dark red bloodstains dripped down from the hole, forming a pool of dried blood on the ground.

The walls of the cave were covered in red blood marks caused by dragging and friction.

There were also four or five long marks that looked like they had been carved by a blade. They were scattered around the crack in a mess. They were smooth and sharp, as if they had been drawn by some sharp blade.

Lin Yan reached out and plucked a tuft of grayish-white fur from the edge of the hole.

That's right, it was definitely the gray wolf that was killed yesterday!

So, the owner of the scythe that appeared with a cold light finally crawled into this hole?

Not only did it enter, but it also dragged the gray wolf that was like a calf in?

The gray wolf was squeezed through the narrow hole, and the blood in its body was squeezed out, causing it to bleed so much.

"That's not right…"

Lin Yan frowned slightly. This hole was very narrow. With rhe gray wolf's huge size, even if it could squeeze in through the hole, it would definitely be severely squeezed. Wouldn't it be stuck inside because of friction?

Unless…

Lin Yan reached out and knocked on the cave wall.

Knock knock knock!

"As expected, the back of this cave wall is hollow."

Lin Yan's eyes darkened slightly as a solemn expression appeared on his face. He retracted his fist and punched out with his blood energy surging!

The mountain wall immediately cracked layer by layer, and the patterns spread like a spider web.

After three consecutive punches, Lin Yan retreated.

Rumble!

A large mountain wall about the height of two people collapsed with a bang. After the smoke and dust dissipated, a deep and black mountain crack was revealed.

There were more bloodstains and hairs on the walls of the cave, but the space was already much wider, enough for a person to pass through.

Lin Yan's expression was solemn. It was very likely that there was a strange and terrifying creature hidden in the crack of the mountain, but Xiaozhi's condition was getting more and more serious.

He could not let go of this opportunity to explore. He could only brace himself.

After checking the brass knuckles on his hand, he lookout a candle and lit it. Lin Yan carefully squeezed into the crack.

The mountain wall was rugged and rough, and it was very damp. The surroundings were filled with a rotten and fishy smell. It was probably emitted by the residue of the gray wolf after decaying for a day.

Lin Yan pricked up his ears. As he walked, he carefully checked the surrounding mountains, guarding against any caves, especially above his head.

He was actually confident in facing that strange creature head-on. What he was most afraid of was that it would suddenly appear and attack him from behind.

Fortunately, there were no forks along the way, and the ventilation was very good. Other than a few places that needed to be squeezed through, most places were relatively spacious.

However, the fire was weak. Other than his breathing and footsteps, it was dead silent. Instinctively, Lin Yan felt a sinister chill run down his spine. He kept feeling that something was staring at him in the darkness.

As he kept walking like this, it was obvious that the terrain was getting lower and lower. This huge crack actually led all the way to the underground of the mountain. It was unknown how deep it was.

After walking for an unknown period of time, the exit of the spatial rift ahead suddenly opened.

The range of the candle was limited. Lin Yan didn't dare to easily walk out of the crack, afraid that the strange creature would ambush him at the entrance.

He tore off a section of his sleeve, rolled it into a ball, lit it with a candle, and threw it out of the crack.

The linen material on his sleeve made crackling sounds as it was licked by the flames, and a beautiful parabola flew out.

Following that, the flickering flames spread out like a layer of orange-red fog outside the crack.

…..

Just as the flames spread to the entrance of the cave and illuminated the space outside the crack, a pale face that looked like it had been smeared with white wax stared straight at Lin Yan. It flashed in the dancing flames at an unknown depth..

Chapter 98: Eight-Armed Vajra

The pale face disappeared in a flash.

Lin Yan's heart almost skipped a beat as he took three steps back.

The burning sleeve landed on the ground outside the crack. It was actually paved with stone bricks. The dim light vaguely illuminated a small artificial stone room that looked like a quiet room.

The pale face from before was already hidden in the shadow of the fire and could not be seen.

In its place, a tall and thin black shadow that was unknown if it was a human or a ghost stood by the burning hempen sleeve.

Lin Yan paused for a moment and stared fixedly at the black shadow. Even when the sleeve burned out, the black shadow remained motionless, as if it was dead.

He had already gone too far to give up…

…..

He tore the other sleeve and lit it up again. He threw it into the stone room and slowly walked forward.

Even when Lin Yan stepped into the stone room, the black shadow remained motionless. Lin Yan slowly raised the candle and swept it in front of the black shadow.

The light was dim, and a pale face filled with pity and despair suddenly appeared from the darkness.

His two eye sockets had been dug out. They were pitch-black and reflected a terrifying light under the light of the fire. It was as if he was staring at someone. It was the face Lin Yan had seen just now.

Lin Yan's breathing instantly quickened. He suppressed his instinctive fear and looked carefully under the candlelight before slowly relaxing.

The face and the black shadow were not living people at all. Instead, they were wooden carvings of a tall and thin bald old monk.

It was made of grayish-white dead wood. Its face was lifelike. Other than the parts of its eyeballs that seemed to have been dug out, the other facial features were bearded and wrinkled. It was lifelike. There were no traces of being cut by knives or axes.

Lin Yan leaned closer to the wooden statue and observed it carefully.

Its body was shriveled like a dead tree, but it was two meters tall and did not look human.

It was clearly a wooden statue, but like a human, it was wearing a tattered and rotten gray monk robe.

Its body was incomplete, and a large arc was missing from its waist. The edge was jagged, as if it had been bitten by teeth.

There were also three to four rusty bronze chains tied to its body. They were held in front of its chest by its two withered hands. Its body leaned forward, as if it was dragging something forward in the darkness.

Hence, Lin Yan raised the fire and swept his gaze behind the old monk's statue. His expression immediately turned cold.

A huge blood-colored stone coffin that was ten feet long was flipped to the side behind the old monk. The heavy coffin lid was slanted and half of it had been opened, revealing the black interior of the coffin.

Under the coffin were circles of bronze chains.

It was obvious that this stone coffin was originally carried on the old monk's back and bound tightly with bronze chains. Now, it fell to the ground because of the vibration or something. Even the coffin lid was opened.

Wasn't the coffin a container for the dead? He was already dead. Why did they tie him up with chains?

A chill ran down Lin Yan's spine.

He carefully squatted down and placed the candle in front of the coffin. The coffin was made of blood-colored ore. There were mysterious golden complicated patterns drawn on the four corners and both ends. A faint sandalwood smell emitted from the coffin.

"Empty?

There were some scattered things inside the stone coffin, but there were clearly no corpses.

Such an imposing and tightly bound stone coffin was actually empty?

Lin Yan stood up straight and scanned his surroundings.

Was the stone coffin empty to begin with, or…

He walked carefully and used the faint light of the candle to carefully search and observe the stone room.

This was clearly a man-made stone room, like a quiet room for chanting and worshipping.

To the right, there seemed to be a passageway, but it was all buried by huge rocks.

There were square stone bricks on the ground, engraved with an exquisite and ancient lotus pattern.

The left and right areas were not big. There was almost no place to hide.

Lin Yan had just heaved a sigh of relief when he suddenly realized that there was another direction…

He suddenly raised his head and his eyes narrowed. He almost retreated to the entrance.

On the top of the quiet room, there was actually a statue of the Eight-Armed Vajra that looked benevolent but was not benevolent. It looked angry but was not!

This Vajra statue was about two meters tall. Its entire body was black jade, and its chest was bare. It was impossible to tell if it was male or female.

The muscles on its exposed chest were clearly visible. The muscles and bones of its eight arms were lifelike. Its eight arms stretched out like a spider's and were embedded in the dome. It looked down from above.

Its appearance was also very strange. Not only did it have eight arms, but it also had four eyes on its head.

Other than the original eyes, there was also an eye on the left and right of the forehead. The statue even deliberately chiseled out round eyeballs for these two additional eyes to highlight their characteristics.

It was both strange and creepy.

Lin Yan stared at it for a long time. After confirming that it did not have any characteristics of a living creature, he lowered his head.

He had never heard of a similar belief in Ding'an City. It was obvious that this ancient ruin had been built a long time ago. The religious style was completely different from today's.

He continued to check and walked around.

"This is…"

Lin Yan's gaze focused slightly. In the corner of the wall on the left side of the quiet room, he found a pile of snow-white bone fragments.

His expression was solemn as he stretched out his leg and kicked. There were many gray fur mixed in. It was clearly the corpse of the gray wolf from yesterday.

The bone was snow-white and had been bitten cleanly. Other than a few large bite marks, there were also many dense, jagged, and tiny bite marks.

Two different bite marks.

It was as if…

"Feeding? The parent caught the prey to feed the children."

Lin Yan's heart sank. Could that thing be reproducing?

The flames swept past, and soon, he found a place in the corner. It was similar to the cave entrance he had seen on the mountain wall previously. It led to an unknown depth.

It was the same hole, the same narrow size, and the same sharp scratches around it.

Could it be that this mysterious creature was locked in the coffin?

He reached out and knocked. This time, it was solid. It was obvious that he could not get through.

Lin Yan looked at the hole and thought for a moment before walking back to the toppled coffin.

Then, he reached out and grabbed the bronze chain. Strength passed through his arm and pulled with force. A huge force passed through the chain, and the stone coffin immediately flipped and fell to the ground, emitting a muffled sound.

Then, he reached out and grabbed the coffin lid. He lifted it forcefully and dragged the heavy coffin lid out with one hand.

The entire coffin opened, and an even more refreshing sandalwood smell spread out.

Lin Yan dragged the heavy coffin lid with one hand and dragged it out, leaving an obvious scratch on the ground. When he arrived in front of the narrow hole, he stretched out his leg and kicked, blocking the coffin lid outside the hole.

In that case, even if the monster came out, it was impossible for it to be quiet.

After blocking the cave entrance, Lin Yan circled around again and didn't find anything. He returned to the open stone coffin.

The candle approached the coffin. Lin Yan searched briefly. The stone coffin was covered in a layer of half-withered spices, and the fragrance assaulted his nose.

There were also a few rotten prayer beads and two rusty incense burners.

Surprisingly, he found a few black and heavy finger-sized metal pieces. Lin Yan had read tomb raiding novels in his previous life and knew that they were formed by oxidation of gold. He kept them in his arms.

He reached out and stroked the spice.

"Hmm? This thing…"

He took it out and saw that it was a grayish-yellow beast skin the size of a belly. It was actually still intact.

On it was a language that he did not recognize at all. They were filled with small words.

He tugged at the beast skin and realized that it was quite tough. It had not rotted for so many years, so it must be a precious item.

Gold and beast skin could not be said to be useless, but it was useless for Xiaozhi's illness.

Lin Yan was indignant. He looked around again, but there was nothing.

Helpless, he could only prepare to leave.

Before leaving, he unintentionally glanced at the statue on the dome. It was still looking down, as if it was staring at Lin Yan.

"Huh? That's not right!"

…..

Lin Yan's pupils constricted.

Just now, he was standing in another position, and the statue was looking down at him.

Now that he had changed his position, why was the statue still looking down at him?!

A chill suddenly surged to his scalp.

He immediately retreated to the entrance of the crack and held the rock wall with one hand. He raised his head and stared at the Eight-Armed Vajra.

In the silent underground world, only his uneasy heartbeat was left. Lin Yan couldn't take his eyes off it.

After about half an hour, he suddenly clenched his fists and forcefully dug out a stone from the rock wall.

The Eight-Armed Vajra really moved!

This time, not only its head, but even its eight arms shrank inward, causing its entire statue's body to sink a little. Although the movement was small, it did move!

What the hell was that!

Lin Yan leaned against the crack and felt confident. The cold light in his eyes increased as he shouted, "Stop pretending!"

He suddenly swung his arm, and the large rock he had just dug out immediately shot towards the statue's head from the bottom like a cannonball.

However, the scene of the statue tilting its head to dodge that he expected did not appear.

The stone smashed into the statue's head. The huge force directly tilted its head, and a layer of fine cracks slowly expanded.

The next moment, the statue began to shake left and right. The eight arms that were clinging to the top seemed to have independent joints. They loosened one by one and fell. Then, the entire statue seemed to have lost the support of the ceiling and fell down.

BOOM!

The heavy sculpture fell straight down and smashed into the blood-red sarcophagus below. The sarcophagus was firm, and the stone sculpture actually shattered into pieces. Other than a few scattered arms, the rest of it actually landed into the sarcophagus.

Lin Yan's breathing tightened. Could it be that this stone coffin was originally filled with this statue?!

He raised his head and looked at the top. Eight medium-sized holes were scattered around the top. They corresponded to the palms of the eight arms of the Eight-Armed Vajra!

A terrifying guess appeared. Could it be that this eight-armed Vajra had jumped out of the stone coffin and embedded itself on the top with its eight arms?

It wasn't dead, but alive?

However, that was not right. If it was not dead, why did it not dodge and fall to the ground, shattering into pieces?

Was it possible that this statue was an inanimate object? The reason why its head moved just now was because it could not hang on the top and sank bit by bit, causing the head to deviate.

Lin Yan hesitated for a moment and walked forward step by step.

In the stone coffin, the Eight-Armed Vajra's entire body had already completely shattered. Its head fell from its body and rolled in the corner of the stone coffin.

The crack on its body was also made of a black jade-like material. There were also golden veins on the cross section, as if they were the patterns of stone itself.

No matter how he looked at it, it did not look like a living creature.

Did the Eight-Armed Vajra jump out of the stone coffin and climb to the top?

Or was it originally an inanimate object that was embedded at the top and fell down bit by bit because of the earthquake?

Lin Yan couldn't judge.

When he walked past the side of the stone coffin and the head of the statue…

Suddenly.

In his mind, the Golden Bodhi Scripture trembled slightly, reminding him that there was an external spiritual substance nearby!

Chapter 99: Cheating

After scanning for a moment, Lin Yan noticed the Eight-Armed Four-Eyed Vajra's head in front of him.

He extended his hand into a claw and grabbed at the head. His five fingers easily dug into the black rock head. It was not harder than ordinary rocks.

He raised his head to his eyes.

This Vajra's head was larger than an ordinary person's head. His head was wrapped in a bun, and his expression was lifelike.

The only uncoordinated thing was that the two protruding eyeballs on his forehead were sparkling and translucent. They were extremely abrupt, as if they had been forcefully installed later.

Lin Yan reached out and touched it. The Golden Bodhi Scripture in his mind trembled even more violently.

"That's right. The external spiritual matter refers to these two additional eyes."

…..

These two eyeballs were different from Spirit Marrow. They did not have golden patterns like leaves, and their colors were different.

Lin Yan didn't hesitate to activate the Golden Bodhi Scripture.

An extremely dense invisible substance was extracted and absorbed by the Golden Bodhi Scripture and injected into Lin Yan's body endlessly!

Lin Yan was very surprised. There were actually so many external spiritual substances gathered in these two small stone eyes?!

He opened the Golden Bodhi Scripture.

On the Nine Wisdom Bodhi, the remaining six apertures that were originally gray began to light up at a visible speed.

One aperture, two apertures, three apertures…

In a short moment, he had directly filled the nine apertures and obtained a Nine Wisdom Bodhi!

Lin Yan was dumbfounded. He had already been prepared in his mind that he might not gain anything from this exploration.

For some reason, these two stone eyeballs actually gave him such a huge surprise!

"What exactly is this? A sarira? It actually contains so much external spiritual essence?

"In other words, other than the Spirit Marrow, there are other things that can provide external spiritual essence?"

Even when the Nine Wisdom Bodhi was completely filled, the external spiritual matter had yet to dry up and was still slowly injecting.

However, the Nine Wisdom Bodhi was already full. There was nowhere to go with this external spiritual substance. Lin Yan frowned slightly. Could it only be a waste?

At this moment, in his mind, the Golden Bodhi Scripture suddenly emitted a gentle golden light.

On the ancient book, in the row of special effects, words suddenly appeared. A line of words slowly appeared.

Special Effects:

Black Jade Bodhi—Extreme Sublimation

Nine Wisdom Bodhi—Nine Revolutions Nine Wisdom

Nine Wisdom Bodhi—Truth Comprehension (Hidden): Even you're confused for a long time, it only takes one moment to comprehend. The moment you comprehend it, the Nine Wisdom Bodhi will be filled. It can transform into a spiritual light of enlightenment and give you an opportunity to comprehend.

The notification of the Golden Bodhi Scripture made Lin Yan quickly understand what it meant.

His eyes lit up. The Nine Wisdom Bodhi actually had a hidden special effect?!

Truth Comprehension. This special effect could only be unlocked after the Nine Wisdom Bodhi was filled.

It could transform a Nine Wisdom Bodhi into an opportunity for enlightenment and he could throw it into a skill to comprehend!

Lin Yan's face was flushed red, and he was pleasantly surprised.

Enlightenment was a Buddhist term that could increase one's realm in an instant.

For example, in his previous life, Lin Yan knew that Wang Yangming had an epiphany and became a Sage.

If it was placed on him, an epiphany could greatly increase the proficiency of a skill!

The proficiency of the enlightenment seed increased the proficiency, the Nine Wisdom Bodhi lowered the sublimation standard, and the Black Jade Bodhi sublimation offered special effect…

Didn't this mean that as long as he had enough spiritual matter, he could completely quickly increase his skill realm and sublimate the special effects?

Just the Poison Transformation and Rejuvenation alone had already far surpassed martial artists of the same realm. If he had a hundred special effects…

Wouldn't he be invincible?

Lin Yan took a few deep breaths. This was completely a figment of his imagination. After all, he was still confused about where the external spiritual matter came from.

The most important thing now was to quickly transform the Nine Wisdom Bodhi to prevent it from wasting the remaining spiritual essence.

He immediately communicated with the Golden Bodhi Scripture and transformed the Nine Wisdom Bodhi into a spiritual light of enlightenment.

Under the ancient page, the Nine Wisdom Bodhi immediately circulated with a gentle light. It was dazzling and slowly condensed, turning into a crystal-clear spiritual light. It was like a firefly, but if one looked carefully, it seemed to contain an endless universe.

The Enlightenment Spiritual Light could be stored.

Lin Yan was underground now and it was not safe around, so he was naturally not in a hurry to use it.

As the Nine Wisdom Bodhi emptied itself, the spiritual essence slowly injected again. The new Nine Wisdom Bodhi accumulated spiritual essence again.

Lin Yan sighed with emotion. This was really a pleasant surprise, a huge surprise.

However, on second thought, if he did not accumulate all the Nine Wisdom Bodhi in his life, or if he used it every time he did not reach the Nine Wisdom realm, wouldn't he be unable to unlock this new special effect in his life?

Or perhaps from another perspective, could the Black Jade Bodhi also have a hidden special effect, but he had not found the conditions to unlock it?

With such thoughts running wild, the new Nine Wisdom Bodhi quickly lit up two more apertures. The infusion of spiritual matter slowly dried up.

The two eyeballs also dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Its size shrank and turned into two ordinary grayish-white stones. At a glance, it could be seen that they had indeed been installed later.

However, the moment the external spiritual essence dried up, Lin Yan's mind suddenly trembled, and the Golden Bodhi Scripture shone with golden light.

In the golden light, Lin Yan seemed to see layers of fragment illusions.

In the magnificent and majestic holy temple, a kind-looking gray-robed old monk with a sympathetic expression was chanting Buddhist scriptures…

A delicate-looking young man knelt respectfully to the old monk. The old monk reached out and caressed him…

The old monk's eyes were empty. He held the bronze chain and tied up a huge blood-colored stone coffin layer by layer, carrying it on his back…

Another old monk pressed his palms together in a solemn manner. However, demonic sounds circled his ears and endless "Master, Master" sounded. It was actually a language that Lin Yan could understand…

Finally, the old monk was withered and thin. He carried the stone coffin on his back and staggered forward, walking towards an endless abyss. Behind him, there was an emperor whose face could not be seen clearly. His entire body was dazzling as he stood at the peak, high and mighty…

The Golden Bodhi Scripture shook again, and all the illusions shattered and disappeared.

Lin Yan was sweating profusely, as if he had seen a movie that couldn't be connected.

He lowered his head and looked at the Buddha Head in his hand. A hint of shock flashed across his eyes.

Due to the illusion just now, this originally ferocious Vajra statue actually had an additional sense of refinement.

On the Vajra statue, the two eyeballs shrank, clearly leaving the entire head. Lin Yan reached out and plucked off two grayish-white beads.

The Vajra statue that had lost its two round eyes was even more obvious. Under its dignified and terrifying face, one could vaguely see the appearance of the young man.

Lin Yan's eyes flickered as he turned to look at the old monk's wooden carving. His appearance was clearly identical to the old monk in the illusion.

In the end, did someone carve a wooden statue to commemorate the old monk, or was this wooden statue the old monk…

It was as if there was suddenly a ghost-like gloominess around him.

Crackle.

Lin Yan subconsciously exerted strength, and the head in his hand was instantly crushed into seventeen or eighteen pieces. This made him relax a little.

"Can someone from countless years ago really live until now…"

His expression darkened. Regardless of whether the illusion was real or fake, it was something that happened thousands of years ago and had nothing to do with him now.

After throwing away the fragments, Lin Yan weighed the two round stone beads in his hand and walked to the old monk's side. He looked at the two stone beads in his hand and then at the two empty eye sockets on the old monk's face.

The sizes of the two were coincidentally about the same.

"So, this spiritual quality came from the old monk?"

He picked up two stone pearls and inserted them into the old man's eyes one after another. They were completely seamless.

The old man with the stone bead eyes instantly became extremely lively. His face was filled with pity and despair, as if it was about to jump out of his face. It almost stunned Lin Yan for a moment, as if he had seen the old monk in the illusion again.

"Why did they dig out the old monk's eyeballs and embed them on the Eight-Armed Vajra's head?"

Lin Yan reached out, wanting to dig out the eyeballs again.

…..

However, something strange happened.

It was clearly just a stone bead that he had casually stuffed in, but he could not even dig it out.

It was as if the eyeballs had grown back together with the wooden statue and become a part of it!

A cold glint flashed across Lin Yan's eyes. He reached out, grabbed the old monk's wooden head, and squeezed!

BANG!

With a soft crisp sound, wood shavings scattered in all directions. The upper half of the old monk's wooden head was crushed by him.

Originally, he felt that if he flattened it like this, the stone beads would definitely be pinched out.

Unexpectedly, the stone beads shattered along with the wooden head and were mixed in the wood carving fragments.

Lin Yan released his palm. The old monk's wooden statue seemed to have lost its support and flipped back. It accidentally flipped into the stone coffin and lay with the remains of the Vajra statue.

Lin Yan went forward to take a look, and his eyes narrowed slightly. After the old monk fell backward, he was forced to turn around. His hands landed on the remains of the Vajra statue that Lin Yan had crushed.

Coupled with the old monk's pitiful face, it was as if he was praying for the shattered Vajra.

Lin Yan was silent. He subconsciously recalled the scene of the old monk reaching out and gently caressing the young man in the illusion.

"Are they dead or alive? This world is far stranger than 1 thought…"

Shaking his head, he dispelled the distracting thoughts.

It had been quite a while. The Wang family's Tough Realm cultivators might have already arrived.

Lin Yan didn't stay any longer. He turned around and retreated along the way, leaving the old monk and the handsome youth-like sculptures buried deep in the underground stone coffin..

Chapter 100: Whipping Kick

As he returned through the gap, Lin Yan soon saw the light of day again.

The same poisonous fog that covered the mountain slope and the same withered bushes, but compared to the dark and sealed underground world, it was undoubtedly much more intimate.

He gently sniffed. This poisonous fog was already a little thinner than when he entered just now. It would probably dissipate in a few days.

He carefully walked out of the poisonous fog.

"Huh?"

Lin Yan slowed down. Outside the poisonous fog, noisy voices kept sounding, as if someone was arguing. There were many people.

He looked at his sleeves, which had been torn off. He took an empty bag from his waist and tore it into a simple leather cloth, tying it on his face as a mask.

…..

Then, he found another direction where there was no sound and carefully walked out of the poisonous fog.

"Someone's here?"

Unexpectedly, there were actually two people guarding here, just like the Wang family's clothes from before.

However, they were all facing the foot of the mountain. They did not expect someone to walk out of the poisonous fog behind them.

Lin Yan's body was as light as lightning. He silently approached behind the two of them and reached out with his hands.

Crackle.

Their throats broke and they fell to the ground. On their deathbeds, they looked at Lin Yan as if they had seen a ghost. They couldn't believe how he had appeared.

Lin Yan was not in a hurry to leave.

He recalled that the leather-armored man had said that the Wang family had sent more than ten teams to explore the place where the poisonous fog erupted.

Could it be that there was more than one place where the poisonous fog erupted?

Xiaozhi's condition was obviously related to the ruins. This ruin had no clues, and other ruins might have one.

Thinking of this, Lin Yan carefully hid his figure and walked along the dense forest towards the direction where he had heard the argument.

Outside the poisonous fog, in a safe area in an empty space between the forests, more than ten people from two sides were confronting each other.

Grey and green leaves flew down and landed between the two sides. The mountain was filled with killing intent.

Although they were confronting each other, their expressions were different.

On the left, there were about seven to eight people wearing black leather armor and holding bows. They were dressed like the Wang family that Lin Yan had seen just now.

Everyone looked indignant and united against a common enemy.

The leader of the Wang family was a man in his late twenties. He had one eye and short hair. He crossed his arms in front of his chest. His palms were clearly much larger than ordinary people and were dark.

His eyes were filled with coldness and anger. His eyes were disdainful, as if he was looking down from above.

The group of people opposite him clearly looked aggrieved and terrified.

They were all burly men wearing the same style of gray clothes. Each of them held a thick round spear, and their faces were tense.

The leader was a handsome middle-aged man with long arms and legs. His expression was uncertain as he stared at the one-eyed man opposite him.

His name was Lin Liangce, and he was the leader of the Iron Spear Association.

The group behind him were his core brothers.

Although the Iron Spear Association wasn't a top-notch faction in Ding'an City, with a Tough Realm expert like him presiding over it, it had always been doing well in Ding'an City.

Ever since the abnormality in the Guangchuan Mountains, he often brought a few brothers to travel through the Guangchuan Mountains, hoping to find some opportunities.

Especially after hearing that there was a drastic change in Ding'an City and that many forces had disappeared overnight, he did not even go back. He brought a group of brothers to stay in the mountains.

Today, he happened to be nearby with a group of brothers. From afar, he was pleasantly surprised to discover the mountaintop shrouded in poisonous fog.

He had been in the Guangchuan Mountains for a few days, so he naturally knew what this meant.

Hence, he immediately brought his brothers here.

Before he could catch his breath, the Wang family opposite him had also arrived. They even insisted that they had found this ruin first.

Lin Liangce naturally knew about the Wang family, one of the aristocratic families in the inner city that had always been domineering.

This was especially true for the famous Wang Wufa in front of him. Like his name, he was lawless.

Not only was he the youngest genius of the Wang family at the Tough Realm, but he was also ruthless and unrestrained.

They were both at the Tough Realm, so Lin Liangce was naturally not afraid of him. However, the Wang family was powerful, so it was fine to give in.

However, this Wang Wufa framed him the moment he arrived that he killed four members of the Wang family and even gave him ten breaths of time. The man insisted that he choose four brothers to die!

Did the man really think he was made of clay? He was crazy!

Wang Wufa slowly tapped his fingers. The corners of his mouth split open, and his ferocious expression gradually became stronger. "Ten breaths are up." "This is too much!"

Lin Liangce shouted, "Do you really think the Wang family can do whatever you want?!"

Wang Wufa's single eye was like lightning. "In that case, you rejected it?" "Come on, I'm right here. If you have the ability, come and try!"

Wang Wufa smiled sinisterly. "Very good! It's been a long time since I've met someone as bold as you who dares to openly go against my Wang family! Do you really not know that the difference in strength between the Tough Realms is like heaven and earth?"

He actually realized that this person was so timid that he definitely wouldn't dare to kill the Wang family.

But so what?

It was just the Iron Spear Association. It was just a worthless gang. It was fine if they were destroyed!

He immediately waved his hand. "Release!"

Six or seven bows were instantly pulled taut. Arrows tore through the air and shot out.

Wang Wufa also rushed out like lightning and shouted, "Die!" "How arrogant! Brothers, kill, don't leave anyone alive!"

Lin Liangce also shouted and waved his hand to split the two arrows. He rushed forward and collided with Wang Wufa.

BANG!

With a loud bang, the two of them exchanged moves.

Lin Liangce's face changed slightly. Wang Wufa was only 25 or 26 years old, but his strength was shocking. He was much stronger than Lin Liangce!

The two of them exchanged blows and attacked each other's vital points, causing the air to rustle. However, Lin Liangce's expression became uglier and uglier. He was no match for the brat!

Every time their fists collided, there was a force that was more than a thousand pounds. It pierced through his defense and made his arm hurt.

Originally, they could still exchange attacks and defenses, but after a few rounds, he actually fell into a state of exhaustion and defense, unable to counterattack at all!

However, he was clearly much older than Wang Wufa and had practiced martial arts for much longer!

Wang Wufa's single eye was ferocious, and his face was filled with killing intent. "Trash! You dare to kill my Wang family with this little ability? Die!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he punched Lin Liangce's arms with both fists. Lin Liangce's arms were pushed away, and his chest was wide open. He shouted, "Thousand Pound Break!"

There seemed to be endless wind gathering on his fist. His arm was like a twisted gear that carried a huge force as it struck Lin Liangce's chest.

Lin Liangce's arm was sore and numb, and he could not defend himself at that moment.

His soul almost left his body. Wang Wufa's fist was about to land on his chest.

Suddenly, there was a loud explosion, and a towering tree suddenly broke and flew from a high place.

A black shadow seemed to have suddenly appeared above Wang Wufa's head.

Then, he kicked. As the black shadow spun, it kicked out from the side like an antelope, directly hitting the side of Wang Wufa's ear.

Lin Liangce could even see that Wang Wufa's ferocious expression was instantly deformed by the kick. His molars and incisors broke out, and his fist technique was interrupted. His entire body was carried sideways by his head before he flew out and broke a towering tree, rolling on the ground.

Lin Liangce was dumbfounded, and the shock on his face had yet to fade. He watched in a daze as the black shadow fluttered to the ground. It was a mysterious person wearing a mask.

"You…"

The mysterious man did not say a word. He stepped aside and appeared beside Wang Wufa at a speed that shocked Lin Liangce.

Wang Wufa was obviously still alive. He struggled to stand up.

However, to Lin Liangce's horror, the mysterious man's figure suddenly flashed. His fists were like phantoms as he threw dozens of powerful punches in an instant!

Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang!

A series of dull bangs, along with miserable screams, resounded through the forest, startling countless birds. It also stopped the Wang family and the Iron Spear Gang, who were originally fighting.

Four huge pits filled with dust appeared where Wang Wufa's limbs used to be. His hands and feet had already broken into sharp corners and hung limply on his body.

…..

"AHHHHHH!"

The mysterious man stretched out his hand and pulled the howling Wang Wufa into his hand. He glanced behind him and disappeared into the dense forest in a flash.

Behind him, Lin Liangce, the Wang Family, and the Iron Spear Association looked at each other. Everything happened too quickly!

In the blink of an eye, the strongest person present, Wang Wufa, was not only crippled, but also captured?!

Who was that mysterious person?!

Lin Liangce suppressed his shock and charged into the battlefield. "Kill them all! Leave no one alive!"

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, and miserable cries sounded endlessly.

With Lin Liangce's participation, it did not take long for all the Wang family members present to lie down.

Lin Liangce threw down the corpse in his hand, but his eyes were still filled with lingering fear.

He swallowed his saliva and looked around. He looked at a towering ancient tree on his right. It had already been broken into two. The upper half flew far away and was stuck between another two towering trees. It did not fall.

The cross section completely exploded, shattering into a large pile of wood fragments.

Obviously, that mysterious person had stepped on the towering tree and suddenly jumped above Wang Wufa's head at an extraordinary speed, heavily injuring him with a kick…

That speed was so fast that it was terrifying. If it kicked his head, even if he was prepared, he would not be able to react in time!

The more he thought about it, the more afraid he became.

It could only be said that evil people deserved retribution.. Wang Wufa deserved to die!