Vol 2 Chapter 223: Phantom

Chapter 223 Phantom
The wind from the mountains blows across the valley floor under the cliff, and ripples on the water surface of the stream. The stone walls are towering in the empty valley, and the woods on the back of the mountain are dense. You can still see the purple and black blood sucking. Soil is also distributed deep in the forest. ~
But no one.
The sound of footsteps seemed like an illusion, appearing out of thin air and disappearing silently. When He Xiaomei turned around, only the mountains and forests were faintly visible. The trees were swaying slightly in the mountain breeze, but no figures were visible.
He Xiaomei was taken aback, with a look on her face a bit wrong, then she frowned and thought about it carefully, wondering if it was her own auditory hallucination just now? It's just that the sound of footsteps just now sounds so clear, it doesn't seem like it was a mistake.
She pondered for a moment, looking at the dense forest that stretched out from the bottom of the valley to the entire mountain not far in front of her, walked two steps forward, and then raised her voice, but called out to the forest:
"Hey, is anyone in there?"
The echo of "?...?" echoed in this valley, hovering for a long time before dissipating, but the mountains and forests were silent, and there was no response.
He Xiaomei curled her mouth, but still sighed in relief, walked back to the stream and washed her hands, then randomly found a rock by the water and sat down. She touched the Ruyi bag around her waist lightly with her hand, her face was a little sad.
In the past few days after entering Black Crow Ridge, she has been alone in the mountains looking for spiritual grass to hunt monsters, relying on the usual practice foundation and the monsters encountered are basically low-level species, plus her The family background is indeed very good. As a Cangzhou tycoon, her father loved her very much, so after He Xiaomei ascended to the Jinhong Mountain to advance to the Ning Yuan realm, he gave her a lot of self-defense spiritual treasures, so he came all the way. , He Xiaomei was fairly relaxed, and did not encounter any particularly serious situation.
But what she worries about is that she has gained too little in the past few days.
Among the gains in the Ruyi Bag, the spiritual materials obtained from the defeated monster beasts are not counted, and because the monster beasts encountered are not of high rank, the value of these spiritual materials is not much higher. As for the other big-headed spirit grass, He Xiaomei grew up spoiled and spoiled since she was a child, and she didn’t say anything when she stretched out her hands for food. It was natural that someone had prepared some spirit grass early on, but it was impossible for her to study seriously. How to identify the many kinds of spiritual grass, and those who are destined to work hard to find medicine.
In this way, the gain in her wishful bag is only that little bit. Even if she doesn’t know how the other Lingxiaozong disciples are gaining, but looking at her own gains, He Xiaomei knows that she doesn’t need to compare and she knows that she can’t make it to the table. of.
She felt a little anxious, looking at the stream in front of her in a daze. This trial is about the number of elite disciples who are the most important in the Fourth Zheng Conference in half a year. If she cannot be selected this time, she can say that she is missing one for her future path of cultivation. Great opportunity. He Xiaomei is young, and when he has infinite hope for the future, how can he not be worried?
"Perhaps, should I find a companion?"
He Xiaomei frowned and said to herself in a low voice. It has been several days since entering the Black Crow Mountain Range. Because the disciples of Lingxiaozong who were originally scattered have gradually penetrated into the mountains for a long time, the situation of meeting or passing by each other has gradually increased. He Xiaomei has also met several times in the past few days. A disciple of the same discipline is just strangers who have never known each other, so at most, she has passed by. She even discovered that one or two people looked at her with a sense of caution and vigilance. .
He Xiaomei is not a fool. She knows the meaning behind that gaze, and also knows the reason. This time the trial is almost conducted in isolation in this mountain range. The predecessors of the teachers almost did not intervene at all. The result is so important, so competition between the same door and even direct fighting and even looting between each other are very likely to occur.
Perhaps it was just a few days before the trial began, and it was still too early to end. It was not the time when the bayonet saw the red and white heat.
In the same door he met, He Xiaomei saw at least two groups of teams with more than one person. Whether it is two or three people, it is obvious that there will be a greater advantage in this trial, not to mention the discovery. Spirit grass or something, just when encountering various fierce monsters, each responding to the confrontation team is obviously much better than alone.
Thinking of this, He Xiaomei's heart was bored for no reason. When preparing for this trial before, she actually wanted to go with others. As for the candidate, it was naturally Jiang who was always with her at the time. Hong Guang, but unexpectedly, a series of things happened later. The two finally turned their faces in the city of Lingxiao in the hundred mountains, which also caused He Xiaomei to enter Black Crow Ridge alone.
Thinking of this, He Xiaomei felt that she was a little itchy, and she felt a little bit more disgusted with Jiang Hongguang. It was strange to say that when he was young, Jiang Hongguang was beside her all day long, laughing and coaxing her. , He Xiaomei didn't think there was anything, and the feeling of this person was not bad, otherwise the friendship for so many years would not have been maintained. But now that I've been completely separated, He Xiaomei recalled the past, and every item felt that Jiang Hongguang was an abomination, and she didn't even understand how she had been with this person for so long before?
Thinking of the depression, He Xiaomei stomped her feet bitterly. Unexpectedly, at this moment, there was a roar from the forest. He Xiaomei was shocked, stood up, listened carefully for a moment, and suddenly saw him. bright.
Listening to the voice, it seemed like a ferocious monster beast. Maybe the rank was not low, and the harvest here was too little. If you don't take the risk of fighting a high-level monster beast, I'm afraid it will be hopeless. She patted the Wishful Bag on her waist. Although she couldn't feel the shape, she suddenly felt refreshed when she thought of the magic weapons that many daddy had given it. She thought that with these things, no matter how bad it is. , Self-insurance is no problem.
Thinking of this, he walked quickly towards the forest, and soon his figure disappeared in the forest.
Behind her, the valley regained its silence. In the depths of a certain tree shadow, after a while, a vague figure seemed to flash by in the woods. In the shadow, he glanced in the direction of He Xiaomei's travel, silently. Waited silently for a moment, seeming to be thinking about something, and then followed quietly and disappeared into the depths of the forest.
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After Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu had determined their goals, they quickly abandoned other distracting thoughts, leading Xiao Hei all the way forward, straight into the most dangerous mountain area in the depths of Hei Ya Ling.
On this road, they didn’t mean to stop. They neither stayed looking for spiritual grass nor hunted monsters. Sometimes when they encountered some monsters blocking the way, they could avoid or avoid them, mostly bypassing. , All the targets are placed in the secret cave in the depths of Hei Crow Ridge where there are the Celestial Vermillion Fruit and the Iron Wing Black Scorpion.
In this way, the speed of the two of them is of course much faster than the other disciples of the Lingxiaozong in this mountain range. If anyone can clearly see the Lingxiaozong scattered like ants in this huge mountain at high altitude. If you try the disciples, you will find that the two little ants, Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu, have already stood out from the big army, moving forward all the way, far away from the people behind.
If so, four days have passed.
Traveling all the way through mountains and rivers, walking day and night, the two of them finally set foot on the deepest part of this black crow ridge, crossed the invisible boundary five hundred miles from Lingxiao City, and entered the most dangerous trial in this trial. local.
After arriving here, Shen Shi quickly discovered that the surrounding environment seemed to have changed somewhat. The most obvious impression was that the blood-sucking soil that was originally ubiquitous was reduced a lot, of course there are still, but most of the distribution conditions are In some corners, and the area of ​​each blood-sucking soil is small, even the strange breath in the air can hardly be smelled.
In addition, the mountains and forests here are obviously older than those outside. Ancient trees and old vines are everywhere. The forest is also full of primitive atmosphere, and it gives people a feeling of hiding from the sky.
After arriving here, Zhong Qingzhu led Shen Shi to move on. Shen Shi was a little surprised why Zhong Qingzhu seemed to be so familiar with the terrain of this mountain range. If he only came here once, it seems that there should not be such a thing. Familiar, maybe... Has she been there many times?
This thought flashed through Shen Shi’s mind, but he didn’t think deeply about it, because he hadn’t asked Zhong Qingzhu in detail before, and if Zhong Qingzhu was familiar with the road, it would actually be more beneficial to them. .
Coming into the deep mountains of this region, on the way to walk, the number of monsters gradually increased, and the chance of the appearance of high-level monsters increased significantly. Tier 3 monsters that are rarely seen in ordinary days have become common in such places, and Shen Shi has also seen several of the rare Tier 4 monsters.
Inside and outside that invisible boundary, there really seems to be a feeling of two worlds.
However, it seems that Zhong Qingzhu seems to have a sense of the situation here. She took Shen Shi down a road with no road, winding all the way, but in this dangerous situation, she bypassed the big Part of the overbearing monsters occasionally encountered some obstacles that could not evade the way. Shen Shi, Zhong Qingzhu and Xiao Hei's shot together, and finally turned them into a part of the wishful bag.
During this process, the cooperation between Shen Shi and Zhong Qingzhu in the fighting method gradually became familiar. Perhaps it was for this reason that the two of them secretly gained a little more confidence in the upcoming visit to the cave. .
On the fifth day after departure, that is, after the two of them had walked in this dangerous area for a whole day, Zhong Qingzhu finally found the secret cave with the sinking stone.
A place is located in the shadow of the foot of a high mountain, boulders blocking the road and sheltered by towering old trees, and countless green ancient vines hanging down to cover the cave entrance.
The mountain forest was quiet. Seeing the cave, Zhong Qingzhu seemed to finally breathe a sigh of relief. He turned his head and smiled at Shen Shi, and said,
That’s it, except for the iron-winged black scorpion in the deepest part of the cave. In the land of hundreds of meters, there is no spiritual grass, and no monsters daring to approach. We can go in with confidence..."
Shen Shi nodded his head and just wanted to talk, his expression suddenly changed, but he was a little bit surprised. At the same time, Zhong Qingzhu was also suddenly startled, because at this moment, in front of them, in that In the direction of the mysterious and hidden cave, there was a deep and powerful, even a faintly thrilling low roar:
"Roar……"
The entire mountain forest seemed to tremble slightly at this moment.
(I have committed the same old problem again, forgot to click the release button... Sorry sorry!)