deceiver

Chapter 995 Hunting fire scorpions for longevity?
The holy water pool suddenly boiled, which immediately attracted Tong Yan's attention, but when he took a closer look, he was shocked on the spot.

This is really unbelievable, the entire holy water pool is like a cauldron of boiling water, not only steaming, but also gurgling inside.In addition, he saw a strange red creature in the scalding boiling water.

This thing is about half a meter long, bright red all over, and it swims extremely fast in the pool. Even though Tong Yan has good eyesight, he can only get a rough look.Judging from the appearance, this strange creature looks like a snake, but there are also animals like eels or dragons.Being able to swim freely in boiling water without any discomfort, this thing is definitely not an ordinary creature, maybe it is a spirit or a strange beast.

Tong Yan stared at it for a while, and decided to fish it out to see what happened.But just when he was about to use his ability of fetching things from space, he didn't expect that the boiling pool would calm down instantly, and the little thing disappeared inexplicably.

"Why did it suddenly disappear? Did it get into the spring?"

Thinking this way, he searched the holy water pool carefully again, until he was sure that the little red thing had really disappeared, and then he looked away from the pool.

As the saying goes, the world is so big that there are no surprises.Creatures that can live in boiling water must exist, but how can we really know all of them?

Instead of wasting energy on this holy water pool, it's better to go back to the Taoist temple and see if I can find any clues about the murder of ghost messengers.

Thinking of this, he decided to leave. As for the red liquid on the ground, maybe it was left by some kind of beast, and he really didn't have to be serious.

But at this moment, Blind Chen who was hiding in the talisman suddenly spoke.

"Brother Tong Yan, didn't you ask me what the red liquid on the ground is? I thought about it for a while, and now I finally figured it out!"

Hearing this, Tong Yan hurriedly asked, "What is it?"

"Blood of the firefly!"

"Huo 虺? Are you talking about the 虺 recorded in ancient books?"

Blind Chen replied: "That's right, it's the scorpion, and it's the scorpion! The one who was swimming in this pool just now was the scorpion, but it should be a young scorpion. But I don't understand why someone would hunt and kill it. What about the fire beetle? Could it be for some other purpose?"

Tong Yan frowned slightly and said, "Brother Chen, how can you be sure that someone hunted and killed you?"

Blind Chen replied: "Whether it is a fire beetle or a water beetle, the blood contained in the body is extremely rare. The blood of such a large pool of fire beetles on the ground is either from a giant fire beetle, or hundreds of them just now. That kind of juvenile fire beetle. No matter what kind, it will never be the fire beetle that jumps out and sheds, because as long as this kind of strange beast leaves the water, it is difficult to survive. Of course, the kind that is about to be cultivated Except for Jiaolong. And there is another point, there is only blood on the ground and no corpse of the fire scorpion. So I analyzed that someone hunted and killed the fire scorpion here, and then took the body of the fire scorpion away."

Tong Yan still knew a little about this strange beast.According to legend, the asparagus is a kind of dragon, but it is not considered a real dragon, at best it is a strange beast that is a little higher than a snake.There is a saying, "In 500 years, the jiao will turn into a jiao, in a thousand years, a jiao will turn into a dragon, in 500 years, a dragon will become a horned dragon, and in a thousand years, it will become a Yinglong."

The main reason why this kind of strange beasts are obviously superior to snakes is that they are easier to cultivate into dragons. To put it simply, they have a good foundation and good blood. They are extremely close to the existence of dragons, and they can also be called relatives of dragons. .

Another point is that it is also a flood dragon, and the strength of the flood dragon cultivated by 虺 will be much higher than that of ordinary flood dragons, and even have the strong strength to fight with real dragons.It is precisely because of the above reasons that the asparagus is treated as a strange beast.

But Tong Yan was still a little confused, if it was true that someone hunted and killed the fire gnats in the spring as Blind Chen said, what was the purpose of doing so?

"Brother Chen, you said that the person who hunted and killed the fire scorpion took the body of the fire scorpion away. What is so magical about this fire scorpion's body? Can it be used as medicine or as a weapon?"

Hearing this, Blind Chen answered patiently: "I also read some records about 虺 in an ancient book, which mentioned what the 虺's corpse can be used for, but I can't tell whether it is true or not, so why not Let me tell you. You should have heard the rumors about the corpse turning into a dragon, right? When a person is dying, put the body in the dragon's lair, inhale the dragon's breath before dying, and the corpse can slowly transform into a dead body by virtue of the dragon's breath. Jackie Chan body. Just wait for a coincidence, you can fly to become a dragon, and from then on, you can swim freely and happily like a fairy. There are also people who hold dragon scales or dragon horns before they die, so as to achieve the purpose of transforming dragons. But in fact , The possibility of turning a corpse into a dragon is very small. Throughout the ages, how many people have been able to turn a corpse into a dragon? Since it is too difficult to turn a corpse into a dragon, some heretics found another way and came up with the method of turning a corpse into a dragon. Although Jiao is not as powerful as a dragon, it is still close to the existence of a divine beast. Jiao is expected to become a real dragon through cultivation, and the most important thing is that it is much easier to transform a corpse into a dragon than a corpse, and the success rate is also higher. There are a lot of them. Therefore, the body transformation has gradually become a spiritual art that many dignitaries and heretics are chasing after."

Hearing this, Tong Yan immediately asked: "You mean, the corpse of the firefly can be used to perform the technique of turning the corpse into a dragon? But there is still a big difference between the corpse of the firefly and the corpse of the dragon, right?" ?”

Blind Chen said with a chuckle: "Brother Tong Yan, you only know one thing and not the other. Although the scorpion is not as good as the jiao, the corpse of the scorpion is not weaker than that of the dragon, and it is even better than the dragon's energy in absorbing the energy of the dragon's veins." Flood dragon. So as long as the corpse is connected with the corpse of a human, it is not difficult to turn the corpse into a dragon."

Listening to Chen Xiazi's explanation, I'm afraid this is the truth.

Tong Yan thought for a while, then had a flash of inspiration, and immediately asked: "Brother Chen, who do you think is the one who hunted the fire scorpion? No matter how bad the fire scorpion is, it is also a strange beast, right? It can easily kill the fire scorpion. I'm afraid it's not an ordinary person. Have you ever thought about whether the person who killed the ghost messenger is the same person who hunted and killed the fire scorpion?"

Blind Chen smiled wryly and said, "How can there be such a coincidence in the world, brother Tong Yan, don't comfort me."

Tong Yan dragged his chin to think for a while, and then said: "Brother Chen, this is not a coincidence, but a reasonable suspicion. Think about it, there are fire beetles in this holy water pool, I'm afraid not many people know about them? Hunt and kill them." How did the fire scorpion know? He must have found it here by accident, maybe he came here a long time ago, and then he did it last night. Another point, the corpse transforms into a dragon or corpse into a dragon Jiao, they all belong to the category of corpse refining, right? And anyone who is proficient in corpse refining will often turn himself into an existence that is neither human nor ghost. In this way, he must also be proficient in gathering souls, Even the art of refining the soul. The life is over, and the soul enters the netherworld. In order to live forever, if you don't enter the netherworld, you are an enemy of the underworld. Think again, if such a villain who is an enemy of the underworld bumps into a ghost, Do you think ghosts will turn a blind eye? If you do it, who will have a better chance of winning?"

When Blind Chen heard this, he was startled and said, "You mean, such a villain who refused to enter the nether world killed the ghost messenger who happened to come to escort me to the underworld. That's why those two ghost servants ended up in the underworld." What will happen if you lose your soul?"

Tong Yan nodded and replied, "That's right, this is exactly my speculation. But whether this is the case, the only way is to find the villain who hunted the fire gnat first. The truth may not be long before it will be revealed!"

(End of this chapter)