Chapter 18: Monster Statue
Ziyun Cave is located in the deepest part of the Xiao family's mansion. There are strong family members sitting in the town all the year round, and outsiders will never want to enter.
Even the children of the Xiao family would not be able to approach them on weekdays.
When there was still some distance from Ziyun Cave, all the clansmen, even the elders and deacons, stopped, and only the disciples who obtained the cultivation quota could move on.
Ten people, including Xiao Yi, Xiao Ruohan, Xiao Zimu, and Xiao Zhuang, walked step by step under the hopeful and hopeful eyes of the clansmen.
They represent the most outstanding children of the younger generation of the Xiao family; they will be the warriors who will carry the beam of the Xiao family in the future.
All the clansmen secretly blessed them, hoping that they could gain something in Ziyun Cave.
Except for one person, the five elders.
Those malicious eyes, which were deeply concealed, were staring at Xiao Yi's back.
"Little bastard, so what if I make you proud! As long as my plan is not disrupted, when my son Ruohan comes out of Ziyun Cave, it will be the time when you will be completely wiped out from the Xiao family."
The five elders had a series of vicious plans.
On the other side, Xiao Ruohan, who was advancing with Xiao Yi and the other children, also squinted at Xiao Yi, and was secretly proud, "Hmph, what makes you a blockbuster today? At the eighth level of the realm, after cultivating for ten days in Ziyun Cave, there is a good chance to break through to the Houtian realm, and at that time, your death period will come."
Ziyun Cave is opened once every three years, and every time, the family members who enter to cultivate will greatly increase their cultivation, and it is not impossible to even jump a few times.
Xiao Yi keenly caught Xiao Ruohan's eyes, and even felt the piercing eyes behind him, but he didn't care, he smiled indifferently.
"This sinister father and son are thinking of some bad idea again." Xiao Yi secretly said.
If it was the previous Xiao Yi, they would definitely have been cleaned up by them long ago. But now Xiao Yi, only thinks they are clowns jumping on the beam.
"Huh?" Xiao Yi suddenly paused, his eyes fixed in the distance.
There, there is a huge statue, full of red, lifelike.
From the appearance alone, it seems to be an unknown monster, somewhat like a lion, but it is larger, with a terrifyingly sharp horn on its head and wings on its back.
In the entire Xiao family, no one knew the name of this monster statue. I only know that this was placed here by the ancestors of the Xiao family a hundred years ago.
It has existed since the Xiao family established their clan in Ziyun City.
Every disciple of the Xiao family will come here to observe it before awakening the martial spirit.
The martial spirit awakened by a warrior comes from everything in this world.
When a martial artist is young, he usually observes various things, his eyes are engraved in his heart, and his heart is conveyed to God. The more a martial artist feels about such an object, the deeper the impression, the more he can awaken this martial spirit.
For example, if you go to observe a piece of grass all year round, you will awaken the grass martial arts.
Watching a sword all the year round will awaken the spirit of swordsmanship.
Naturally, many big families, or sects, sects, etc., will prepare the same relatively powerful items for young children to observe all year round.
The same goes for the Xiao family. It is said that the most precious thing in the Xiao family is this statue.
However, the more powerful and advanced things are, the harder it is to awaken.
For example, a peerless divine sword, those with poor talent are likely to awaken only a relatively sharp sword; even worse, they will awaken the most common iron sword.
Of course, there will also be those with extremely high talents who will awaken a more powerful sword and martial spirit.
The Xiao family is also the same, no one has ever awakened the spirit of this monster statue.
And obviously, the monster in this statue is a fire-type monster.
Therefore, almost all the awakened martial spirits in the Xiao family are related to the fire attribute.
Xiao Ruohan's Fire Cloud Python, Xiao Shi's Fire Wolf, Xiao Xingyang's Wild Fire Bull, etc.
At that time, Xiao Yi's qualifications were extremely low.
The most rubbish fire-controlling beast was awakened.
Xiao Yi curled his lips and said secretly, "If I had traveled here a few years earlier, I might be able to awaken the spirit of the monster depicted in this statue. I really want to see what this monster is and how much it is. powerful."
Just when he had this idea, his body suddenly shook violently, and an unprecedented sense of crisis emerged spontaneously.
As if he was being stared at by a peerless beast, he was numb and unable to move.
He seemed to see that the bronze bell-like gaze of the monster statue was staring at him closely, intending to devour his mind.
He felt powerless and panicked; he found that under this feeling, nature was powerless to resist.
Suddenly, there was another burst of restlessness in his body, the Bing Luan sword martial soul suddenly radiated light, and a sharp and indestructible aura enveloped his body.
After the breath of Bing Luan Sword appeared, the sense of crisis subsided instantly, and the body returned to normal.
"What's the matter, is it an illusion?" Xiao Yi gritted his teeth. He found that the clothes on his back were already wet with sweat.
Xiao Yi didn't have time to think clearly about the problem, and was interrupted by a rough voice.
"Xiao Yi, why are you standing there, keep up."
"Uh, oh, alright." Xiao Yi was stunned for a while, and quickly followed.
It was Xiao Zhuang who called him just now.
"Xiao Yi, thank you for what happened a few days ago." Xiao Zhuang walked over to Xiao Yi and whispered.
"It's just a small matter, no need to thank you." Xiao Yi shrugged.
Xiao Yi only found out not long ago that the young boy who was bullied by Xiao Jie and Xiao Shi that day was actually Xiao Zhuang's younger brother.
Xiao Zhuang, as his name suggests, tall and burly, like a cow, shook his head and said, "It's not a trivial matter. If there is a chance in the future, I will definitely return your favor."
"As you like." Xiao Yi replied lightly.
A few minutes later, everyone finally came to the Ziyun Cave, and at this time, the second elder was already waiting for everyone here.
The so-called Ziyun Cave is actually just a place with a monster statue as the center, and then a place with a radius of several hundred meters.
Generally, young family children, even if they are watching, can only be thousands of meters away.
Only when the Ziyun Cave is opened once every three years, can the eligible disciples approach within a few hundred meters.
"All the children obey the order and take a step forward." The second elder said without any nonsense, and drank it majestically.
The ten disciples stepped forward at the same time.
When this step was taken, Xiao Yi immediately showed surprise.
Because the surrounding atmosphere has completely changed. It was obvious that the aura around him was so rich that it was terrifying.
The surrounding spiritual energy was more than ten times richer than the outside. You don't even need to take the initiative to absorb it yourself, the surrounding aura has automatically poured into the body.
"It really is an excellent place for cultivation." Xiao Yi exclaimed in surprise.
Moreover, this is the purest spiritual energy of heaven and earth, without any impurities, and there is no need to worry about it. It is much better than swallowing medicinal pills.
Xiao Yi turned around and looked behind, the second elder was standing one step behind them.
It's only a step away, but the surrounding environment has changed so much.
Xiao Yi guessed that there must be a powerful force here, blocking the rich spiritual energy within a few hundred meters, so that these spiritual energy will not leak out, even if it is impossible to leak one step.
At this time, the second elder, who was one step away, solemnly said, "Listen, the Xiao family statue has a very strong coercion. The closer you get, the greater the pressure. Within fifty steps, you will endure the most. Limit. Beyond fifty steps, even the Houtian realm is unbearable."
"Remember, no one can step out of fifty steps, otherwise, their lives will be in danger."
"Follow the instructions of the second elder." The ten disciples replied respectfully.
The second elder nodded, and after solemn instructions, he took a few steps back, sat down with his knees crossed, and began to practice.
As expected of a martial arts idiot, he won't waste any cultivation time.
The crowd began to move forward. The closer they got to the statue, the greater the pressure, but the greater the spiritual energy it contained. Naturally, they practiced faster.
Of course, as long as the distance is not more than fifty paces, there is no danger.
According to the regulations, Xiao Yi walked to the front and stopped at exactly fifty steps.
Five steps later, it was Xiao Ruohan.
After that, it is decided according to the ranking of the family competition.
Within the range of fifty steps, the ten people began to practice at five-step intervals.
The distance of five steps is precisely because each other's cultivation will not affect each other, nor will they steal the spiritual energy beside others and affect others' cultivation.
Xiao Ruohan looked at the back of Xiao Yi in front of him, gritted his teeth with hatred, Xiao Yi's position was the position with the strongest spiritual energy and the fastest cultivation, and he was naturally jealous.
Xiao Yi naturally felt his gaze, but he was too lazy to ignore him. The most important thing now is to hurry up to cultivate and enhance your cultivation.
Under the absorption of the dual martial spirits in the body, the surrounding spiritual energy poured out overwhelmingly. Especially the terrifying absorption speed of the Bing Luan Sword, Xiao Yi immediately felt that his cultivation was improving at a terrifying speed.