area51novel Chapter 160: Mountains of Bones
Chapter 160: Mountains of Bones
As for Yang Qing, during the two days from Baoqing Prefecture to Wuxi Prefecture, Yang Qing obtained nearly two hundred evil beads. Together with the previous ones, he has accumulated about five hundred beads.
At the rate they were collecting the Filthy Trace Beads, it would only take a day or two to gather enough Filthy Trace Beads to summon the Star Constellation Di Tu He.
By then, as long as this Di Tu He is interested in Chen Weiwei and is willing to accept her as his "slave", then it will be time for the two to separate.
As for the situation of other people, through the visits in the past few days, Chen Dangdang has completed the investigation of Louxing Mansion. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and various ancient buildings are well preserved. Nothing unusual was found.
However, the news at Xing Hu's first stop, Baisha Prefecture, was not ideal.
Among the thousand-year-old buildings in Baisha Prefecture, Yuexing Academy, a famous institution of higher learning located on Yuexing Mountain, has been demolished on the grounds of relocation and reconstruction.
The leader of this relocation and reconstruction was the Liu family of Baisha Prefecture.
Because the Liu family of Baisha Prefecture took a fancy to the location of Yuexing Academy, they spent a huge amount of money to buy the entire Yuexing Mountain. After demolishing it, they rebuilt a academy in a slightly remote place.
In Baisha Prefecture, the Liu family is the most powerful family, with great wealth and arrogance. Even though the Yuexing Academy has existed for thousands of years, it was soon demolished due to the efforts of the Liu family.
It is said that on the day the academy was demolished, several supervisors from the Liu family died inexplicably.
Similarly, the Tianxing Pavilion, the most famous altar for observing astrology in Baisha Prefecture, was also demolished.
The Tianxing Pavilion is an important place used by the Baisha Prefecture government to worship the stars. It has always been chosen by the government for worship, but no one would have thought that such a building could be demolished.
From this, it can be seen that the entire Baisha Prefecture has been thoroughly infiltrated by Akita forces, otherwise it would not be possible to have such great power.
Moreover, the interrogation that Xing Hu encountered when he entered Baisha Mansion was particularly strict, and it seemed that they had already begun searching Yang Qing and his group.
If Xing Hu was not alone and had all the necessary "documents", he would have been in a lot of trouble at that time.
As for the Jianning Mansion that Xia Wan went to, there has been no news about the ancient buildings being demolished.
But since Jianning Prefecture is very close to Baisha Prefecture, Xia Wan heard that the Liu family from Baisha Prefecture seemed to be active in Jianning Prefecture very frequently recently.
According to Xia Wan's investigation, the target seems to be the Luyuanbi Mausoleum located outside Jianning Prefecture.
After all, several great human beings were buried there, and they were worshipped and admired by the people all year round.
However, since everyone's strength was too weak and they were all fighting alone, Xia Wan and the others were very low-key, and the information they could obtain was very limited.
After asking Ji Shuibao to tell everyone that safety is the top priority, Yang Qing took Chen Weiwei and left Wuxi Prefecture.
After leaving Wuxi Prefecture and heading west, you will begin to go deep into the Miao area. There will be no more cities along the way, but instead ancient Miao villages.
The Miao people are also an ancient ethnic group on the Chinese mainland. Their people are intelligent and have their own social order.
For thousands of years, the Chu people and the Miao people had been in constant conflict, with both sides winning and losing. However, due to their different living habits, both sides tacitly accepted each other's boundaries.
Among the people, although their racial consciousness and beliefs are different, there are many private interactions. The trade routes between the two sides are busy, and many caravans travel through Miao territory.
"We can't go any further. If we go any further, we'll reach Miao territory. Let's camp here tonight."
The two walked to a barren slope, and Yang Qing said.
“Don’t go into Miaojiang. I heard there are hundreds of thousands of mountains here, with complex terrain. It’s easy to get lost, and there are even ferocious beasts running rampant. Even evil spirits are a weak group.
After we kill enough evil spirits and collect enough remaining filth beads to summon the Di Tu Raccoon, we will separate here.
You will go find your sister then, and I will continue to travel through the Miao Territory to Jinguan City."
"Don't you want me to go to Miao Territory with you?" Chen Weiwei's expression darkened a little when he heard that.
"Why, you don't want to leave?"
"Haha, you think too much. I just can't bear to part with Mo Guang. Why don't you give Mo Guang to me? If you give him to me, I will leave right away."
Chen Weiwei rolled her eyes at Yang Qing, but a rare tenderness appeared on her face.
"That won't work. Mo Guang doesn't match your attributes. It's useless for you to take it away."
It was still early at this time, so Yang Qing used wooden sticks to prop up the tarpaulin he had bought and made a simple tent.
"Tell me about the origins of your many soul weapons. Previously, you only said that the soft sword Chudu was obtained by capturing a demon star."
Chen Weiwei asked for the sake of conversation.
"Because my soul weapon is actually this bracelet. Except for the soft sword and the young poison, every weapon I use was given to me by someone else."
Then Yang Qing began to talk about the origin of his soul soldier.
After spending these few days together, the two of them had a harmonious relationship. In addition, they were comrades in the same trench, so Yang Qing did not hide anything.
Starting from the two soul weapons given to him by Old Man Nie, to the story of Old Man Nie guessed by Yang Qing, to Long Congyun's selfless rescue, even the story of Chu Du being subdued was told.
"So, except for the soft sword, all of your soul soldiers were entrusted to you by your deceased comrades."
“Yes, the Miao Dao and the dual-wielding short swords were left to him by my master’s comrade-in-arms, and he later gave them to me.
The spear was left behind by Long Congyun before his death."
"Then it will be enough as long as the other party breaks away from the connection with the soul soldier before dying?"
"No, we also need to know the name of the soul soldier, but this is a secret. Most cultivators will not tell others the real name of their soul soldiers casually."
"As long as you know the names of the soul soldiers, it will be enough? Then you can collect many more soul soldiers, right?"
“In theory, yes, but my master has said before that human energy is limited after all. It is a blessing to be able to cultivate one’s own soul weapon, not to mention that there are so many of them.
Moreover, this soul soldier can be subdued only during the short period of time when it is in a free state, so apart from being gifted by close people, there are very few other ways. After all, there are not so many free souls to subdue.
I hope I will never add any more soul soldiers. After all, adding one more soul soldier may mean that I have lost another comrade."
Speaking of this, a trace of sadness flashed in Yang Qing's eyes, and the shadows of Old Man Nie and Long Congyun passed through his mind.
"I don't think so. If I am doomed to die, then entrusting the soul soldiers to you is also another way of living. I don't care about that.
Well, since you have told me the secret of your soul soldier, I will tell you mine too. Listen carefully, the name of my soul soldier is: Stepping Rock Fairy.
If one day I must die, then this soul weapon will be considered a gift from me to you, so that you can carry it and live well for me."
Seeing that Yang Qing seemed a little depressed during the conversation, Chen Weiwei said something jokingly, and her eyes were watery as she spoke.
"Bah! Don't say something so unlucky." Yang Qing said with a frown.
"Haha, I'm just kidding. After tonight, I will take another divine beast and fly away. By then, even if you want it, you won't have anywhere to find me."
Yang Qing paused when he heard this. Indeed, the time of separation was just around the corner.
Afterwards, the two continued to chat in a random manner, but there seemed to be a kind of throbbing that neither of them mentioned.
However, Mo Guang, the Jishui leopard, was very observant. When he saw that the situation was not right, he ran away to play alone.
As evening approached, Yang Qing and the other man had almost recovered their strength. They just had to kill the evil spirits tonight and collect the required Filthy Trace Beads.
At this time, a figure wearing a gray robe and a wide-brimmed hat appeared in their sight.
On the man's hat, a small insect like a cricket began to chirp rapidly, as if informing the gray-robed man of some information.
“Haha, I finally found you, but there are only two of you, it seems like they walked separately.
But it doesn't matter, as long as the most important person is still there."
The gray-robed man muttered to himself, then walked quickly towards Yang Qing.
When Yang Qing saw that there were still people walking outside in this remote area so late at night, he became alert.
Then the magical power of seeing through the wall was used. In a second, the result that came into Yang Qing's eyes shocked him.
This was a figure with extremely powerful energy and blood, surpassing any cultivator Yang Qing had ever seen before. Behind this powerful energy and blood, a black shadow that was almost solid was rolling on its back.
Earth Soul Realm monk! Akita people!
It seems they have caught up after all.
"Haha, I finally found you. Let me introduce myself. I'm Zhuanggu Lianshan, and I'm here to take your lives."