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Chapter 360 130. End
"You'd better go back for treatment first. I'll just watch here. There won't be any big problems." Zheng Yun saw that Jidao kept coughing, so he patted him on the back and asked him to return to the Heavenly Palace.

No matter what Ji Dao says this time.

We can't let him delay any longer.

As the only major general of the contemporary Jianxian Division and the only descendant of Tiangong, Ji Dao must not let anything happen to him. If he is parasitized by the demon ghost bell, the consequences will be unimaginable.

No matter how confident he is.

I have to go back now.

So Zheng Yun dispatched a ghost general, carried a black jade pillow to the back to open the fairy gate, and escorted Ji Dao back to the Heavenly Palace. If Ji Dao had problems along the way, he could be knocked unconscious first.

"Then I'll go back and wait for Master Xian first."

Ji Dao saw Zheng Yun's decisiveness and knew that at this moment it was not only his own safety, but also the spread of the demon ghost bell and the safety of the heavenly palace, so he turned around and returned with the ghost general.

The battle situation in the field has stabilized, and the movement of the black shadow is getting slower and slower. It is obvious that the poison has invaded the body and begun to affect its actions, causing it to slowly fall into a disadvantage.

After the body was fixed by the immortal corpse iron rope.

Its chances of escape are getting slimmer.

Everyone in the field has witnessed many battles between gods and ghosts, and can clearly judge the situation. If Yao Gui Ling has no other tricks to counterattack, there is a high probability that he will be suppressed here.

There is not much time left to turn around.

It will be difficult for Yaogui Ling to make a comeback.

The underground environment of Nanze Ancient City is extreme, and the number of creatures that Yao Gui Ling can choose to be parasitic on is very small. No matter how weird its ability is, the strength of the host determines its upper limit.

Its hosts are simply swamp creatures.

No matter how strong you are, you can't beat magic.

The tentacled black shadow parasitized in front of me is probably the strongest individual creature about 200 meters underground.

As the battle gradually ended, the appearance of this object was gradually revealed. It was exactly the same as the tentacle in the tomb. It was the same creature, even slightly smaller.

This thing is really cruel.

It slapped Ji Dao away, knocking him unconscious, and then let Ji Dao sleep peacefully on the spot. Many people in the Royal Expedition also died in its hands.

Since they are the same kind of creature.

The clues can be roughly spelled out.

Basically the same as the previous speculation, the sarcophagus where the demon bell was located accidentally fell, causing the demon bell to escape from the sarcophagus, parasitizing the only creature in the tomb and escaping completely.

Logically speaking.

It is difficult for the tentacles in the tomb to escape from the tomb, but Yaogui Ling has some wisdom and may have drilled a ventilation shaft in some way and successfully escaped into the mud layer underground in Nanze.

There are other questions here.

Now that he has escaped, why doesn't Yao Guiling choose another living creature to live as a parasite? Change to a more powerful swamp creature, or directly find a way to parasitize humans?
There are not many options deep underground in the swamp, but the conditions on the surface have changed, and there are also humans who can be parasitic.

I'm afraid there's something else hidden.

Maybe it's the ancestor's method.

The wisdom of the ancestors should not be underestimated. Perhaps they had already anticipated that this thing might escape, so they made certain measures in advance to ensure that this thing would not cause trouble in the world again.

think carefully.

The ability of Yao Gui Ling makes people shudder.

Because its symptoms were difficult to identify in ancient times.

Medical science in ancient times was relatively uncomprehensive. There were miraculous elixirs in many fields, but many ailments could not be cured, and the specific causes were not clear.

Big neck disease is one of them.

This disease is not uncommon. It was once widely spread in some deep mountains and old forests, and even entire villages and towns were affected by it.

Based on the condition of the living people in the coffin, it can be deduced that the symptoms of people parasitized by the demon ghost bell are also swollen necks.

If the demon ghost bell parasitizes in remote mountainous areas, it is likely to be ignored by the locals, and then the cumulative effect will be irreversible, and the entire town will be parasitized.

It was too late for Ming Dynasty to take care of it.

The endless sea route was too long, and there were countless continents along the way. Many unimportant areas were naturally ignored by the Ming Dynasty, and no one cared about them or even forgot them for a hundred or two hundred years.

Although it is not a lost place.

But they were virtually forgotten.

The people living in these areas are just like the people in Shanhaixianzhou. Emperor Tiangao has no one to care about them, and no one knows if something goes wrong, unless there is a shocking unsolved case.

Combined with the previous scenes from the strange dream of the ancient battlefield.

Zheng Yun has reason to guess that it is not a fantasy that the demon ghost bells have caused tragedies in history, even multiplied on a large scale in some areas, and parasitized a continent in ancient times.

Yougui bells can communicate with each other.

Communicate with that ghostly ringtone.

If all the people in the town are parasitized, pretending to be ordinary people living and working in peace and contentment during the day, no clues will be detected by passing merchants, but until night comes, the ghosts will ring in the city.

The whole city was filled with ghostly screams.

From every household.

It was really scary, just like the ghost descending from ancient legends, and the people in the city turned into living ghosts.

There are even scarier ones.

The demon bell can also parasitize living things other than humans. In other words, it can even parasitize the livestock in people's homes, and even the pigs, donkeys, cows and horses in the livestock pens...

Late into the night.

The animals are also making noises.

If passers-by are delirious and bold enough to dare to approach the town to see what is going on, they will also be assimilated by them.

That really became a legend.

But this kind of story cannot be spread, and even if it actually happened, it is impossible to find evidence in history.

Because according to Daming's consistent approach, if Daming discovers this situation, I am afraid that he will not show mercy. The area infected by the Demonic Bell will only be barren of grass and no living creatures.

The same goes for people.

Save whatever you can.

It cannot be saved and there is no way to save it.

Just like the legend of Jiu Shanzhou, history only records the moment when the method of contagious gods and ghosts was discovered, and all the stories after that are just rumors without any real evidence.

All details are blown away by the wind.

There is no trace of the method of contagious ghosts. No one knows the location of the incident. No one who witnessed it left an oral report. The number and names of the sea guards involved in the treatment are unknown.

Like the spring breeze blowing over the glacier.

The people continue to live and work in peace and contentment.

It's as if the unsolved case never existed.

Only in the depths of ruins like Nanze Ancient City can we find some evidence similar to the Huzumaying Spiritual Shrine Tower, as well as the real culprit who caused the tragedy, and even a living demon bell.

Ring ring ring.

The bell of the demonic mother bell kept ringing.

The Immortal Ghoul will continue to chop at it, the sword is fierce but tricky, only stabbing deep and never cutting off its body to prevent its remaining body from escaping the iron rope.

The tentacles writhed and struggled.

The length reaches five or six meters.

Many of them are difficult to lift.

Zheng Yun looked at the tentacle carefully, then thought of some key clues, and faintly discovered another hidden main line.

This creature should be a cephalopod.

Common cuttlefish and squid all fall into this category.

Cephalopods are indeed extremely dangerous. In some sea areas of the Endless Waterway, cephalopod marine creatures hundreds of meters long have been found, which can easily drag ancient ships to the bottom of the sea.

And cephalopods are very intelligent.

Perhaps in some places that have never been visited by modern humans, there are some special groups of cephalopods that possess extremely high intelligence and can even establish civilizations.

The cephalopod in front of me is very rare.

In Zheng Yun's knowledge, most cephalopods live in the ocean, but the cephalopod in front of him actually lives in the mud deep underground.

It is not a cephalopod marine creature, but a cephalopod swamp creature that can swim in the mud and survive in tombs, with a hint of amphibian...

If Professor Zhang were to take a look, he would probably be amazed and study this special cephalopod.

And the details here are:

I have entered the ancient city of Nanze so far.

How many cephalopods have you seen in total?

First of all, in Qili Guimeng, they had seen an invincible cephalopod tentacle creature. All methods of gods and ghosts were almost ineffective, and it could even use its tentacles to defend against the fairy sedan alone.

Those tentacles are extremely powerful.

The length reaches more than 100 meters.

You can explore directly from the underground palace to the upper level.

At that time, I thought it was the ghost general's nightmare. It was the cephalopod creature that the ghost general encountered unexpectedly when he went out to sea on a boat in Triton in his early years. It even left Triton at a loss what to do.

But now it seems there are some problems.

That tentacle was indeed a dream, and it definitely did not exist because it was suppressed by the equally fictitious "Yellow Box Immortal Gu" of the Demon Suppressing Department and became one of its own subordinates.

If the tentacles were real.

There's no way this scene is going to happen. The Western explorer team has also been torn alive by the tentacles long ago. The tentacles, which are even immune to the methods of gods and ghosts, are not something that the Western expedition team can deal with. Hundreds of people will have to be wiped out.

In addition, the principle of the Yellow Box Immortal Gu of the Demon Suppressing Department is to use the Immortal Gu to parasitize monsters. After the Immortal Gu takes control of the host, it controls the actions of the monster by controlling the Immortal Gu.

It always feels a bit like Yao Gui Ling...

Think about it carefully, what was the purpose of the ancients studying evil objects like demon bells? And how was the Yellow Box Immortal Gu originally developed? Who discovered that fairy Gu can parasitize monsters?
Is there a possibility that there is a relationship between Yao Gui Ling and Yellow Box Immortal Gu? Even if the two are not the same thing, is it possible that Yao Gui Ling can create similar magic?

if so.

That's understandable.

The living man in the coffin obviously has the ability to live forever, but his ability to survive from ancient times to today is obviously deliberate by the ancients. Without an ecosystem, he would have starved to death long ago.

But the living person in the coffin will not die.

Yao Gui Ling can't die.

Therefore, the fact that Yaogui Ling is able to survive to this day is a deliberate decision of the ancients. At least when this magical facility was built, the ancients wanted Yaogui Ling to continue to live.

Such a big price to pay.

There must be gains of the same level.

The Yao Gui Ling probably has development value, otherwise the ancients were so full that they only had to feed a waste to this day?

Let Ji Dao study this matter later.

The Yellow Box Immortal Gu is definitely a top-level immortal technique. If Ji Dao can research it, it will be a great thing, and at the same time it will be a disaster for many mountain and sea monsters in the Tiangong.

Back to the point.

Who dreamed of the tentacles in Qili's strange dream? Is it the ghost general Ji Dao, or is it the living person in the coffin?

First of all, it can't be Yao Gui Ling.

Only nightmares appear in Qiliguimeng.

The parasitic ability of the demon bell completely restrains cephalopods. It can parasitize tentacles, and it is impossible to have a psychological shadow on the tentacles. There will be no such nightmare.

It is even less likely to be the cephalopod creature in front of me. It lives in a swamp ecosystem and cannot see its marine relatives. Even if it does, it is difficult to have a psychological shadow.

It is possible that there is a living person in the coffin.

Because the living people in the coffin should be the ordinary residents in the Dream Mountains of the ancient battlefield. They were parasitized by the demon ghost bell as early as that year and saw the Ming army camp in flames with their own eyes.

Maybe there is a possibility.

Had he seen this tentacle at some point?
This brings up another clue, the cephalopod creature Zheng Yun saw near the ancient city of Nanze for the second time.

exactly.

The location was not in the ancient city of Nanze, but in Wuhaixianzhou. What he saw was not the cephalopod itself, but the Ming Dynasty Mariner who was completely sunk by some kind of cephalopod.

In a valley not far from Wuhaixianmen, there are a large number of boat master wreckage groups. Every ancient ship has been severely damaged, and many of them have even been cut off in half.

Judging from the wounds on the wreckage.

The murderer is a cephalopod marine creature with tentacles, and it is extremely large, at least 100 meters.

Right...

The cephalopod creature that severely damaged the boat master in Wuhaixianzhou and the cephalopod creature that appeared in Qili's dream have highly similar characteristics and abilities, and are also very similar in size.

There is a historical connection between Wuhai Xianzhou and Nanze Ancient City. Before Nanze Ancient City was abandoned, the commander opened the Immortal Gate to transfer the people, and the destination was Wuhai Xianzhou.

The key here is.

The Immortal Gate underground in Nanze Ancient City and the Immortal Gate in Wuhai Immortal Continent are both fixed large black jade gates.

Zheng Yun didn't know enough about fixed immortal gates because he didn't dare to experiment or move them rashly.

Back in the Immortal Sacrifice Cave in the Extremely Cold Glacier, he had discovered a fixed immortal gate that connected to the ancient city of Hongwu. Even now, he dare not move it for fear of making things worse.

Xianmen can make interstellar jumps.

Location coordinates should be very granular.

Once the Immortal Gate moves slightly, it is likely to cause the Immortal Gate to fail. This is also reflected in the Immortal Gate. The Immortal Gates built by the ancients are all fixed Immortal Gates that cannot be moved.

In addition, the end point of Xianmen is also fixed.

Even if it is a movable fairy gate like Black Jade Pillow, the connected destination is the fixed main fairy gate of the secret realm, and it has never connected to fairy gates in other locations.

Therefore, when the ancients built the Immortal Gate connecting Nanze Ancient City and Wuhaixianzhou, the positions of both parties had been fixed, as well as the end and starting point of the passage.

This is very strange.

There is a fixed immortal gate between Hongwu Ancient City and Immortal Sacrifice Cave because Hongwu Ancient City has to continuously foster Hanxian.

There is also a fixed fairy gate between Nanze Ancient City and Wuhai Xianzhou. So what is the real purpose of this fairy gate?
Combined with the tentacles found in front of you.

In other words, cephalopods appeared in three places at the same time: Qili Guimeng Ancient Battlefield, Wuhai Xianzhou Valley, and Nanze Ancient City Underground. What does this mean?
Zheng Yun thought for a long time without an answer.

And as time passed, the tentacles in front of them were completely defeated. They were surrounded by the ghosts and the immortal corpses were unable to resist. They could only collapse to the ground and keep making that ringing ghost scream.

"Keep it alive, cut off the extra tentacles, keep only the main body, go to the Heavenly Palace to get a demon-suppressing cage and put it in it. If it doesn't die from the poison, it may be of some use afterwards."

Zheng Yun ordered.

All the tentacles in the No. 2 Ancient City Tomb have been killed by Han Xian. The tentacles in the No. 3 Ancient City Tomb have been processed by the Royal Expedition Team. There are not many living tentacles left.

Maybe there are other living things in the swamp.

When they first entered the ancient city of Nanze, they saw a person being sucked into the mud by something similar to a tentacle.

But that kind of scattered living body is difficult to find.

Moreover, the one in front of me is parasitized by the Demonic Bell. It is more valuable than ordinary tentacles and is worth paying the price to keep.

There are not many demon bells left.

The ghost bells in the sarcophagus are too difficult to feed. If you want to raise them, you have to raise the living people in the coffins. The painting style is so underworld that it makes people uncomfortable. Zheng Yun would rather raise the broken arm tentacle in front of him.

It's better to control it.

Just find an enclosed space.

Following Zheng Yun's order, the Yin soldiers and ghosts immediately took action. Huitian Palace asked Ji Dao for a suitable container, stuffed the broken arm tentacles into it, and cleaned up the battlefield to clean up all the mess.

after a while.

Zheng Yun walked out of the Immortal Gate alone, with only two ghost generals following him. He closed the Immortal Gate and followed the corridor to the surface.

The sun has just risen.

The swamp rainforest is covered with thick fog.

When Zheng Yun walked out of the fracture, he couldn't help but take a deep breath. Although it was still oxygen from the oxygen bottle, it had a natural sweetness combined with the scenery in front of him.

ended.

At least it's over for now.

"Captain Zheng, you finally came out. The situation has changed a bit. You have to come over and stay here with us for a while."

Li Wu's voice sounded slightly strange.

Zheng Yun then turned his head and looked not far away to his right hand.

But they saw Li Wu and the young members of the Gubo expedition team, as well as Hu Ruihua Huzi, Song Wan and others, all squatting near the break of the ancient city wall. Everyone had strange expressions.

Helicopters buzzed overhead.

The number seems to be far more than three.

Without Zheng Yun asking, Li Wu nodded to him with a wry smile, and pointed to the distance on their right hands.

Zheng Yun looked sideways.

The scene in front of me was shocking.

Members of the heavily armed archaeological team, led by Zhao Qiufu, are confronting members of the Western expedition team. There are hundreds of people on both sides, and there is a steady stream of support.

On the water surface of the stream in the distance, there are dozens of assault kayaks, all equipped with heavy weapons. If you look closely at the helicopter overhead, you can also find that the helicopter has long been equipped with heavy machine guns.

"What's going on here?"

Zheng Yun was stunned for a moment and asked.

This posture was too scary. Those who didn't know better thought that there was going to be a war and that the Royal Expedition Team was going to be annihilated here.

"Senior Zhao Qiufu, on the grounds of high-risk contact and as a member of the Community of a Shared Future for Mankind, wants to escort all those who have walked out of Ancient City No. 3 back to the camp for inspection, including a few of us and you."

"The Royal Expedition Team opposite believes that Senior Zhao Qiufu is avenging his private interests and using this excuse to restrict their freedom and seize the exploration harvest, so they are protesting."

Li Wu coughed twice and explained.

"..."

Zheng Yun was silent for a moment.

The Gubo Archaeological Team was really powerful. Zhao Qiufu made it clear that he wanted to surrender the people and things of the Royal Expedition Team, and suppressed them with force, with heavy machine guns pointed directly at the opponent.

This matter is really hard to explain in a few words, but the source must be myself, because I reported the news.

A royal expedition makes contact with an alien civilization.

This is big news that cannot be covered up at all.

Both sides have good reasons. As far as Zhao Qiufu is concerned, you have come into contact with alien civilization and it is necessary to undergo examination. How can you be allowed to just walk away like this?

This is not an old blog to check.

Rather, all other members of the community with a shared future for mankind must jointly review the findings of your Royal Expedition. Your Royal Expedition must be responsible for all countries in the Endless Route.

If you royally cause trouble.

It harms the community with a shared future for mankind.

I have to admit, this hat is really big, and it is very reasonable. Zheng Yun also agrees with it, because this can prevent the demon ghost bell from leaking...

(End of this chapter)