Volume 1: Wind Rising From the Mountains and Marshes Chapter 199: Green Fruit, Round Beads, and Stone Pillars
"Lin... Lin Yi, is it... you?" Mu Qing'er recovered her breath and saw that it was Lin Yi who came to save her. She was surprised and deeply surprised. Why was this monster so afraid of him? Could it be that he also listened to him?
"Thank you, Junior Brother Lin, for saving my life!" Senior Sister Xu was delighted and thanked Lin Yi.
Lin Yi waved his hand and said, "It is not advisable to stay here for a long time. We must return as soon as possible!"
In his spiritual consciousness, Hong An was rushing here with a dozen men. Lin Yi took back his sword, walked to the place where the big snake left, and picked up Mu Qing'er's dagger. The dagger that he felt extraordinary at the beginning was far inferior to the wolf tooth sword. He played with it for a while and threw it behind him.
"Someone is coming to help, please wait!"
Lin Yi threw down a sentence, and his body floated up like a light smoke. In the blink of an eye, he disappeared in front of Mu Qing'er and Senior Sister Xu. Mu Qing'er seemed to have forgotten the life-and-death crisis just now, and was amazed at Lin Yi's skills.
"Qing'er, Junior Brother Lin has saved our lives many times, so don't be rude to him anymore!" Senior Sister Xu picked up the dagger and handed it to Mu Qing'er.
"Lin Yi is not even as old as me, how did he practice such martial arts? Elder Lian Jiang also treated him differently. He looked like a fool at the beginning, who could have known that he was hiding so deeply? I get angry when I think of this!"
Mu Qing'er sheathed the dagger, complaining in her mouth, but a smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.
"The real person does not show his face, Junior Brother Lin must have his own difficulties." Senior Sister Xu pulled Mu Qing'er back and met Hong An and his party.
Hong An heard that there was a big snake ahead and was eager to try, but when he heard Mu Qing'er talk about the fear of life and death, he stopped his curiosity. In addition, Hong Bao tried his best to dissuade him, so they returned together.
On the way back, Hong An kept asking about Lin Yi's skills!
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Lin Yi left Mu Qing'er and the others and chased deep into the dense forest.
In his spiritual sense, the big snake turned a circle in front and slipped towards the sea again. Curious, Lin Yi slowed down his pace and just followed far behind.
After a while, the big snake came to a cliff near the beach. Behind the cliff, which was hundreds of feet high, was a dense jungle, and facing the sea was a steep stone wall.
The big snake came to the bottom of the cliff, flashed into the trees, and disappeared.
Lin Yi stood on a treetop and looked around again, but there was still no trace of the big snake. He swooped down and headed straight for the cliff. After falling more than 20 feet, he stabilized his body.
In front of him was a deep pit. Looking around, the bottom of the pit was not big, about a few dozen feet, but it was full of tall trees. The treetops covered the pit mouth like covering the sky and the sun.
If it weren't for following the big snake here, no one would have thought that there was another world under here. Underfoot were long-rotten leaves, exuding a rotten smell, and there were traces of blood and dragging. But the big snake disappeared from sight, where did it go?
Following the blood trail, he came to the cliff. The smooth and upright rock was like a towering mountain. Is this road blocked? Lin Yi frowned.
Unable to see any clues, Lin Yi was about to leave this place, but turned back and looked at the stone wall in front of him again. After hesitating for a moment, he stretched out his palm and probed over.
In just a moment, Lin Yi exclaimed in surprise, and the retracted palm once again pressed against the stone wall.
The stone wall in front of him was like a calm water surface with ripples, and it twisted, and Lin Yi's palm, surprisingly, sank into it.
In astonishment, Lin Yi continued to stretch his palm inward, and in a blink of an eye, half of his arm was immersed in the stone wall. As if realizing something, he leaned forward. The eyes flashed, and in front of him appeared a cave entrance that was more than one meter high and more than one meter wide.
Looking back in surprise, Lin Yi saw that the stone wall had returned to its original state, as if there was no way to retreat. At this time, he was already in a stone cave.
Lin Yi hurriedly stepped back a few steps, and after the stone wall twisted for a while, he appeared outside the cave again.
So that's it, is this a formation?
This place is desolate, with snakes and insects everywhere, who would set up a formation here? However, this formation is just an illusion, and it seems to be set up to block the cave entrance.
Lin Yi walked back into the cave with a secret vigilance in his heart.
Standing in the dark cave, Lin Yi did not dare to be careless at all, and his spiritual consciousness was fully developed. After a while, he walked slowly forward along the cave.
After Lin Yi walked forty or fifty meters, the cave became steeper and steeper, extending underground. He turned a corner and walked down another thirty or forty meters, and the cave suddenly became spacious.
The strange scene in front of him made Lin Yi stop.
There was a huge cave in front of him, which was a hundred feet in size. In the center of the cave was a pool of water with a radius of more than ten feet. Water drops were dripping from the stalactites on it. A hissing sound came from the big snake, curled up by the pool, looking at Lin Yi restlessly.
But Lin Yi's eyes passed over the big snake and stared at the strange grass in the pool that looked like duckweed.
The strange grass was stacked up to the size of two square tables, floating on the water. On the stem about three feet high, there was a green fruit as big as a child's fist. The green fruit was full of spiritual energy and exuded a rich fragrance. It was refreshing to smell it from afar.
When Lin Yi looked at the green fruit, the big snake rolled up its thick body and gently fell into the pool, protecting the green fruit. It raised its huge head and looked at the intruder vigilantly. At the same time, it seemed to be intoxicated by the fragrance of the green fruit, with an appearance of enjoyment.
As the big snake seemed to be smelling the fragrance of the green fruit, the sword wound under its head was slowly healing. Lin Yi couldn't help but widen his eyes. Could it be because of the green fruit?
Lin Yi knew the function of natural treasures, and he was the one who benefited greatly from them. And in the pool of water, he could also feel the faint spiritual energy contained in it, and seeing the big snake acting like this, his eyes lit up.
Perhaps it was because of the fragrance of the green fruit that the big snake regained its ferocity. The approaching dangerous breath made it ignore Lin Yi and suddenly opened its mouth to swallow the green fruit.
Seeing that the big snake couldn't wait to swallow the green fruit, Lin Yi's long sword had been handed over to his left hand, and his right hand pointed forward. A silver light flew out suddenly, and in a flash, the wolf-fang flying sword cut through the big snake's head. At the same time, his figure flew away quickly, swept across the pool, and grabbed the green fruit with his palm.
The big snake's head just left its thick body and slammed into the pool. Lin Yi had already jumped more than ten feet away to avoid the splashing water.
After the wolf-tooth sword gained power, it circled in the cave for a circle, and Lin Yi stretched out his hand and put it into the Qiankun bag. He looked at the fruit in his hand with some joy.
The breath of this green fruit can heal the snake, which shows that this thing is extraordinary.
Lin Yi thought back and forth about the records in "Bai Cao Hui Zhuan", but did not find any records related to the green fruit, and felt a little regretful. And he was not the greedy child anymore. No matter how good the things were, he would not eat them rashly without knowing their origins.
After thinking about it, Lin Yi had an idea, took out a jade box, carefully put the green fruit away, and put it into the Qiankun bag. Last time, he took the jade box and jade materials discarded by the Tianlong Sect for himself, but he didn't expect it to come in handy here.
Xuanyuan Zhenren's jade slips explained that natural materials and treasures can only be placed in jade boxes to prevent the loss of spiritual energy.
Looking at the cave in front of him again, Lin Yi walked to the edge of the pond. The duckweed with green fruits withered, but the faint spiritual energy in the pond was still there.
How could there be spiritual energy on this deserted island?
Lin Yi probed his consciousness underwater. The pond was five feet deep, and the spiritual energy at the bottom of the water seemed to be more concentrated. He scratched his head. Although he was not used to swimming, if he could go into the water to explore, he might find something.
After hesitating for a moment, Lin Yi urged the spiritual energy to form an air shield around his body, and then jumped into the water.
Sure enough, the pond water could not get any closer than three inches away from his body. Lin Yi sank to the bottom of the water, but was blocked by the trunk of the big snake. He grabbed the body of the big snake and threw it out of the pond, then sank to the bottom of the water again to find the source of the spiritual energy.
The bottom of the pond was clean, and he could see everything at a glance. Lin Yi followed the spiritual energy in his consciousness and approached a depression at the bottom of the water. It turned out to be a small pit more than a foot deep. He stretched out his arm, fished out something, and then jumped out of the water, looking at the thing in his hand with interest.
In his hand was a round bead the size of a tea bowl, which felt cool and smooth to the touch; the round bead was covered with a golden light, and a small golden dragon was swimming in the hidden light. The golden dragon bared its teeth and claws, and its golden scales were shining all over its body, with a solemn look.
Lin Yi looked at the treasure in his hand in surprise. The majestic spiritual power contained in the round bead did not overflow, but was naturally emitted in a kind of momentum, which made people feel a strong momentum.
It can be imagined that the spiritual energy in this pool of water was obtained in this way. The natural treasures were not generated without reason. The green fruit must have been nurtured by the spiritual energy in the pool of water.
From this, it is not difficult to think of the origin of the two big snakes.
The big snake must have fallen into the deep pit by chance and did not intend to find this cave. After years of being cleansed by the aura of the green fruit and the spiritual energy of the lake, it has actually been reborn. The big snake killed by Lin Yi has also gradually become smarter.
If it weren't for Lin Yi, it would be hard to predict what would happen to these two big snakes in the future!
Lin Yi, who was playing with the round bead, was thinking about it, but his expression froze. I saw a golden light flashing between his eyebrows, and the long-ignored golden dragon sword rushed out of the purple mansion sea of consciousness, turned into a three-inch-long small sword, and hovered around the round bead.
Surprisingly, the golden dragon in the round bead suddenly became much happier. Suddenly, a faint dragon roar came into Lin Yi's ears, making his hands tremble, and he was restless and unable to control himself. The round bead actually slipped out of his hand and rolled to the ground.
The three-inch-long small golden dragon sword hummed and followed the round bead closely, circling non-stop.
Lin Yi took three steps back, shook his head, and looked at the strange situation in front of him with shock. The dragon roar was vague, but it was full of overwhelming power, which made people tremble and forced people to surrender. Even after throwing the round bead, he still felt his heart pounding, his breath surging, and his internal organs were about to burst out of his body.
If he hadn't woken up in his heart and let go in time, Lin Yi believed that he would have been killed in a moment.
The round bead rolled on the ground for a few circles and then stopped. Amid the sound of joy, the Golden Dragon Sword flew up and down around the round bead, trying to drill into the round bead again and again, but it couldn't get in every time.
After half an incense stick, the Golden Dragon Sword flew slowly and made a buzzing sound. At this time, a layer of golden light flew out from the round bead and merged into the Golden Dragon Sword.
The Golden Dragon Sword suddenly shone with a dazzling light, but in an instant, as if unwilling, it gradually became smaller and suddenly flew into Lin Yi's eyebrows.
After a long time, Lin Yi breathed a sigh of relief. In the sea of consciousness, the Golden Dragon Sword was still the size of a mosquito needle, but it was more lively than before.
Touching his forehead, Lin Yi hesitated and stepped forward to pick up the round bead. The light of the round bead was slightly dimmed, and the golden dragon inside was also much weaker. Even the bead itself was smaller.
It seems that the light absorbed by the Golden Dragon Sword should contain a lot of spiritual power and vitality of the round bead. What is the connection between the Golden Dragon Sword and the round bead? There is no way to know at the moment.
Lin Yi put away the beads and looked at the open space on the right side of the cave. After estimating the time and thinking about it in his mind, he walked over.
This open space is in a corner of the cave. What caught Lin Yi's attention were the six stone pillars protruding one foot from the ground. He walked to the stone pillars and squatted down to look at them carefully.
The stone pillars are all carved from jade with ancient patterns on them. There is a groove on the top of each stone pillar, on which there is a layer of dust and debris accumulated over the years. It is unknown how long this thing has existed.
Lin Yi stood up and looked at it again. The arrangement of the six stone pillars reminded him of the formation. However, when he entered it, there was no formation to activate. How could anyone come here on this remote deserted island?
The formation at the entrance of the cave and the stone pillars in front of him made Lin Yi sure that someone had been here a long time ago. After pondering for a while, he still couldn't figure out what was going on. Just as he was about to leave, he reluctantly reached out and grabbed a stone pillar. He exerted force with his arm, but he couldn't move it at all. The stone pillar seemed to be connected to the ground.
Lin Yi didn't want to destroy the stone pillar, so he simply summoned the wolf tooth sword. He dug three feet deep into the ground before digging out the stone pillar. It turned out that the stone pillar was buried under the stone for two feet, which should be related to the formation, so it was difficult to destroy.
Holding the stone pillar in his hand, he couldn't figure out what it was, so he decided to leave it for later. Lin Yi packed up his things and walked towards the cave entrance.
Near the cave entrance, Lin Yi was still curious about this illusion formation, and his spiritual sense carefully checked it again. He became suspicious, stretched his palm into the gap of the stone wall on the side, fumbled for a while, and actually took out a spiritual stone. But the spiritual stone was incomplete and the spiritual energy was exhausted.
After pondering for a while, Lin Yi's palm pressed against another stone wall, and his five fingers became claws, and the hard rock was crushed at will. The stone wall without the formation to maintain it was like rotten wood in his hands.
As expected, Lin Yi took out another broken spiritual stone from the stone wall.
After pondering for a while, Lin Yi put the spiritual stone back to its original place. This illusion formation should be based on the spiritual power of the spiritual stone, but it is too old and the spiritual energy of the spiritual stone can hardly support the consumption of the formation. It's not that he didn't think about taking out the spiritual stone from his body to replace it, but he didn't know if this formation had any other killer moves hidden. He knew nothing about the formation, so he shouldn't make things worse. Besides, this place is remote and few people come here, so it's better to keep it as it is.
After walking out of the cave, Lin Yi explored the island again. There was no trace of the big snake, so he left.
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