Locust

Chapter 97

Shiling City, in the enshrinement building.

"Wei Jinhuan!"

A female cultivator as delicate as a peony had evil eyes.

She is the hall master of Huatang in the illusion building: Taoist Huasha.In charge of the countless financial resources of the illusion building, she is the female god of wealth in the building.

At this moment, she was gnashing her teeth:
"The thief is so bold that he dared to slaughter the three strongholds of our illusion building. This is the second time."

A white-faced young man with an ordinary appearance and an unremarkable appearance responded softly:

"Wei Jinhuan has a deep grievance with our Huanlou. It is not surprising that he dared to act like this."

This young master of Zhengxue Hall: Taoist Xuesha, is in charge of the killing business of Huanlou, and is known as the King of Killers.

The two were ordered to come to Shiling City to investigate Shijiao and Wei Jinhuan.

Unexpectedly, not long after the two arrived here, they received the news that the three strongholds of the illusion building were destroyed again.

Just like ten years ago.

Xiong'er Mountain, Black Wind Valley, and Qingchi Mountain, the three strongholds were robbed again, but this time the losses were even greater.

Six foundation building elders and more than 300 qi training disciples all died, and the loss of property was incalculable.

The three strongholds are all properties managed by Huatang, and their own hall has suffered heavy losses. Taoist Huasha is of course furious:

"Since the last accident, the protection of the three strongholds has been strengthened. I didn't expect that they were taken away by this person again within half a day..."

Taoist Xuesha frowned and said: "Our Huanlou has always been known for our secretive and strange methods. I didn't expect that this Stone Cult hides deeper than us."

"The enemy in the dark is much more difficult to deal with than the enemy in the open."

The people in the illusion building have always dealt with enemies on the bright side, but this time they encountered the Shijiao in the dark.It's like Sora has all the strength, but can't hit the enemy.

The current situation is that the enemy is dark and we are clear.The loss of the magic building continued, and they still couldn't get any clues about the enemy, which made them quite a headache.

"Wei Jinhuan is the person Lou wants to kill, and he will definitely die."

Taoist Huasha sneered and said, "As long as he is still in Nanyi, he will never be able to hide from our Huanlou, and the entire Stone Cult will be buried with him..."

"Fellow Daoist Hua Sha, don't take it lightly."

Taoist Xuesha calmly said: "At present, we have limited information, we only know that Wei Jinhuan is in the middle stage of foundation establishment, and also masters a very high-level secret technique of locust control. All disciples of the Stone Sect have this Gu. hands."

"Stone Cult has developed into a large force in just a few decades, and its organization is so tight that no spies from any party can break into it..."

"hateful!"

Taoist Huasha heard the words and said angrily: "If it wasn't for the weird Gu insects, we would have been able to rely on a few survivors to follow the vines and find out the roots of the Stone Sect..."

The illusion building also captured a few disciples of the Stone Sect, but when these people were interrogated by illusion, they would always die for no reason, and no news could be leaked.

Taoist Xuesha guessed: "Is there any connection between the Gu technique of the Stone Sect and the Gu Immortal Sect?"

He is having a headache now, this stone religion seems to have popped out of the stone, he can't find a clue, and it's extremely difficult to deal with.

……

Three days later.

"I've seen two fellow Taoists..."

Ouyang Zhen stepped forward to salute and said:
"All the members of the Stone League who are close friends with Hao Jiantong and are suspected of colluding with the Stone Cult, a total of 160 people, have been detained outside to wrap up the current leader of the Stone League."

"The 17 monks who had good friends with Hao Jiantong or had more contact with Hao Jiantong in the enshrinement building have also been captured together, waiting for the interrogation of the two fellow Taoists."

Taoist Xuesha nodded and replied, "You did a good job in this matter."

Taoist Huasha smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist Ouyang, you have saved us a lot of trouble by being able to do things well. The Huanlou will never treat you badly."

Ouyang Zhen said happily: "Thank you two fellow Taoists. I have heard of the reputation of the illusion building. I, Ouyang Zhen, yearn for it. I don't know if I will be honored to join it?"

"This……"

Taoist Huasha rebuffed, "My fantasy building never accepts outsiders."

Ouyang Zhen regretted, "I took the liberty."

Taoist Huasha thought for a moment, then changed his words: "However, you are also a foundation-builder cultivator. You have been operating in Shiling City for many years, and you have a heart for our fantasy building. It is not impossible to absorb it as a peripheral..."

"Oh?"

Ouyang Zhen was extremely "joyed", and said respectfully, "Please also ask Fellow Daoist Huasha to support you a little bit. In the future, I, Ouyang Zhen, will definitely do things faithfully, and follow the example of fellow Daoist..."

Taoist Huasha and Taoist Xuesha looked at each other, and smiled without saying a word.

……

Three quarters later.

The hall master of the flower hall, covered in blood, walked into the enshrinement building, shook his head and said:
"Xue Sha, no one in this group has any clues about the Stone Sect, it wasted all my efforts."

Taoist Xuesha frowned and looked at the helpless Ouyang Zhen, and asked calmly:

"Fellow Daoist Ouyang, do you have any other clues to offer?"

Ouyang Zhen looked dignified, cupped his hands and replied:

"As far as I know, the people who are in contact with Hao Jiantong are all on the list. As for other clues, I really don't know..."

Taoist Huasha heard the words and said helplessly:
"Okay, you can go back first."

"Yes! I will take my leave."

Ouyang Zhen saluted before bowing and retreating.

In the room, only Taoist Huasha and Taoist Xuesha were left talking to each other.

Taoist Hua Sha felt restless, stroked his forehead and said:

"Damn! It seems that there are no extra clues to be found here."

Taoist Xuesha thought over and over again, and then asked:
"Are you really planning to replace Hao Jiantong with Ouyang Zhen? This person has been in Shiling City for many years, will there be problems?"

"probably not."

Taoist Hua Sha pondered for a moment and said: "I have investigated, this person is in the enshrinement building, and he has no friendship with Hao Jiantong. Of course, I have also used illusion to interrogate him, everything is normal, there is no problem..."

Taoist Xuesha nodded and said, "Er Xiao and the Shadow Assassin died together, and Hao Jiantong disappeared for no reason. He must have colluded with the Stone Sect and fled in fear of crime. This kind of cancer must never happen again, otherwise our actions will be leaked, and we will be controlled by others everywhere... "

"Ouyang Zhen can be used, but it must not be too heavy-handed. I will arrange one more person to watch Shiling City secretly, one light and one dark, to monitor this place to see if there are any clues of the Stone Sect..."

"Yes, then it will be as you say."

Hua Sha gritted his teeth and said, "Wei Jinhuan, Shi Jiao, offended our Huanlou, none of you will live!"

……

In the depths of Qinyun Mountain, on the mountainside of Motianya.

The altitude here is extremely high, covered with snow, icy and snowy, and there are strong winds raging all year round.

After Cao Cuo left Shiling City and destroyed the three illusion building strongholds, it took half a month to go deep into this place.

Huanlou never imagined that Wei Jinhuan, the hard-to-find leader of the Stone Sect, would come to this dangerous place to practice.

The purpose of Cao Cuo's trip is very simple, to solve the hidden danger of his cultivation base skyrocketing due to taking elixir.

"My cultivation base at the peak in the middle stage of foundation establishment is all improved by the accumulation of panacea, so my mana is a bit vain and my foundation is unstable."

"To solve this kind of hidden danger, it will take some time to polish mana and purify Qi."

The breakthrough of pills, although the progress is extremely fast, but there is a benefit and there is a harm.

If it is not resolved in time, it will be extremely detrimental to Cao Cuo's future practice.

Motianya is the highest peak of Qinyun Mountain.

The vitality of the world is thin, and the wind is violent. It is a treasure land for ascetics to polish their mana. Cao Cuo plans to consolidate his foundation here for a few years, and then find other treasures to break through to the next level.

"Having been blessed for many years, you should also learn the way of ascetic monks to practice, get rid of distracting thoughts, wash away all the lead, and polish your heart and magic power."

Cao Cuo made up his mind, and immediately dragged off his shoes and socks, and stepped barefoot in the snow, feeling a sudden chill.

The energy on his body began to connect with the ice and snow land.

He put on a coarse sackcloth, resisted the wind knife and frost sword of Motianya Cliff with his body, and began to measure the world here with his bare feet, enlightening Taoism and practicing.

"Buzzing..."

Fifteen green locusts spread out, flanking the four directions. With these foundation-building green locusts by his side, as long as he doesn't encounter alchemy monsters, he will never be in danger...

……

half a month later.

An ascetic monk, staggering in the snow.

"Huhuhu..."

"Sure enough, it's a bad place. For half a month, I haven't seen a single living thing."

Cao Cuo couldn't help but smiled wryly: "At this moment, I'm really suffering from hunger and cold. Just relying on mana to resist the strong wind, can't avoid the biting chill. This feeling is really long gone..."

The monks who established the foundation could not fasten the grain, and Cao Cuo learned from the ascetic monks to sharpen himself. Of course, he would not use the materials in the storage bag, which violated the original intention of sharpening himself.

He had only experienced this kind of hunger and cold in Hejiazhuang for more than ten years. After regaining his freedom, he held a high position, and he has never experienced this kind of hunger again.

On the Motian Cliff, there is an endless wind.

A naked monk in sackcloth walked slowly in the snow...

For ascetics, the enemy on the road of practice is not external objects, but their own Dao Xin.

Self-torture is far more dangerous than the torture of the universe...

Cao Cuo used mana to protect himself against the violent wind.The mana is consumed and regenerated, and the new mana is more stable and pure after this setback.

Another month later.

Cao Cuo finally caught a snow rabbit in the Qi training state, stewed a pot of broth, had a full meal, and continued to climb the mountain.

Although Motianya is dangerous, there are still a small number of creatures living there.

The rocks under the snow are covered with ice moss, and there are also a few snow rabbits, spirit deer, clouded leopards, and snow bears on the surface...

But if you want to meet these prey and have a full meal, you still need to rely on luck.

……

Two years later.

A burly man in gray clothes with a bearded face was fighting a snow bear about ten feet tall.

"Lie down obediently!"

The strong man used his arms hard, and with a throw over his shoulders, he slammed the tall snow bear to the ground.

"Ow!"

Xue Xiong's bear brain is a little confused, isn't the aura of this human monk not a Qi training state?How can there be such divine power, stronger than this foundation-building monster like myself?

"Hehe, the first meal of the new year, the snow bear's paw delivered to the door, this is a rare delicacy."

"Ow!"

The snow bear struggled desperately, but its huge bear body was pressed by a force of mana, unable to move.

"Stab!"

The snow bear's throat was cut open with a knife, and a stream of bright red blood gushed out, exuding heat.

"Gulu Gulu..." Cao Cuo leaned forward and drank the hot bear's blood.

Snow Bear's struggles gradually subsided, and he collapsed powerlessly in the snow.

Cao Cuo's face was covered in blood, like a savage. He lay flat in Snow Bear's arms for a moment, and sighed:
"It hasn't been this warm in a long time!"

I climbed the Motian Cliff barefoot for two years, and it is estimated that I have walked two-thirds of the distance. There is very little food on the way, and a prey as big as this snow bear can be ranked in the top three.

"Fortunately, all of this is not useless. Using the method of ascetic monks to polish mana has good results and the right way."

Cao Cuo had already lost a lot of weight from hunger at this time, but his mana was more than twice as pure as it was a year ago.

The harsh environment is the most grueling.

Whether it is mana or Dao Xin, after this setback, it is more stable.

two years.

Cao Cuo's mana has been replaced for 24 rounds, and each round of replacement will be one point purer and one point thicker...

He estimated that in another year, when he climbed to the top of the Motian Cliff, he would be able to complete his transformation and fully consolidate his cultivation at the peak in the middle stage of Foundation Establishment.

Cao Cuo reached out and peeled off the snow bear's fur, and made a snow bear fur coat with a hood for himself.

"This snow bear fur coat not only keeps warm, but also can accelerate the absorption of the energy of the world here. It's really good."

He took out the Qingshen Baoding, and as for the snow, cut the snow bear meat into the cauldron, added a few large balls of snowballs, and stewed it over red lotus fire.

Two quarters of an hour later...

The aroma of bear meat grease overflowed, and all the surrounding monsters ran away.

This snow bear was originally the overlord of this place, but now it is stewed into broth, how could any monster want to share a piece of meat...

Are you tired of living?
Cao Cuo ate a large pot of bear meat, slurred his mouth, and fell asleep.

"Buzzing..."

"kindness?"

Cao Cuo straightened up, turned into a red rainbow, and flew away to a place.

"Green locust found an opportunity!"

(End of this chapter)