Longevity starts with inheriting a friend's legacy

Chapter 124: The Big River, the Giant Turtle, and the Death of the Black Dragon!

After his figure appeared at the flashing door, Fang Xu dusted himself off, looked at the cave behind him in astonishment, and muttered, "Strange, why did it explode out of nowhere?"

"Front... eh?"

Just as he was about to turn around and tell the old ape, the stone slab in the cave suddenly exploded for some reason. Fang Xu saw the old ape undergoing a drastic change at this time.

If the bone staff was not still in his hand, it would be difficult for Fang Xu to connect the figure in the bamboo hat in front of him with the old ape from before.

"Senior, you..."

The old ape slowly took off his hat, revealing an ape face covered with white hair. Apart from this face, the rest of his body had completely transformed into that of a human.

"I used up some of my clan's resources, but in the end I didn't have enough talent, and I failed to completely transform into a human." The old ape said with a faint smile.

Although he was very dissatisfied with his current appearance, Fang Xu was still very surprised.

"Senior, can the demon beasts transform into human forms?"

Hearing his question, the old ape laughed and said:

"It's natural."

"I once heard the previous high priest say that when a demon beast's cultivation reaches a certain level, it can completely transform into a human form."

"Instead of being like me, relying on the treasures of my clan, I can only transform into this half-human, half-ape appearance."

"Boy, have you understood the things on the ancestral weapon?" The old ape looked at Fang Xu excitedly.

Fang Xu thought for a moment and nodded, "I have understood something, but I don't know if it is what you want."

After thoroughly understanding the contents on the stone slab, Fang Xu vaguely realized that what was recorded on the ancestral stone slab of the Earthly Demon Ape clan seemed to be a kind of cultivation method.

In a sense, this technique can allow intelligent monsters to continue practicing.

However, the skills are obviously more suitable for human practice. Fang Xu himself has comprehended the magical power of the Three Transformations of the Demon Ape. When he comprehends the skills on the stone slab, he can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Not only that, combined with his previous understanding of the three transformations of the Demon Ape, he also made some subtle adjustments to the exercises on the stone slab. Now, he already has a rough outline of the new exercises.

"Senior, there are some things that I cannot express verbally. How about this, you gather all the tribesmen and I will personally practice them for them."

The Three Transformations of the Demon Ape is a magical power, and magical powers involve artistic conception. The skills recorded on the ancestral artifact of the Earthly Demon Ape are not much lower in level than the Three Transformations of the Demon Ape. It is obviously impossible for him to describe this kind of thing in words with his current strength.

The old ape nodded, looked at the group of demon apes behind him and said, "Call all the tribesmen to gather in the valley immediately."

When the several Earth Demon Apes heard the order, they leaped a few times and disappeared in front of him.

A moment later, all the Earth Demon Apes in the valley gathered in the valley below the waterfall.

Fang Xu took a quick glance and found that there were only about a hundred members of the entire Earthly Demonic Ape clan.

Among them, there are less than forty adult Earth Demon Apes, and the rest are half-grown or small ones like the two little white apes.

"Friend Fang, please."

Seeing that all the tribesmen were present, the old ape slightly raised his hand to signal.

Fang Xu nodded, stood in front of the group of Earthly Demon Apes, and after adjusting his breathing, he began to practice.

Although he has a human body, Lu Zhiyuan gave Fang Xu a martial arts skill called "Nine Monkey Sticks" when he first set foot on the path of becoming a warrior. He then practiced the magical power "Three Transformations of the Demonic Ape", plus what he learned from the ancestral weapon of the Earthly Demonic Ape clan last night.

He had a deep understanding of apes.

Using a human body to imitate the movements of apes, Fang Xu gradually forgot himself, as if he had completely transformed into a giant ape living deep in the mountains.

In front, a group of evil apes were looking intently at Fang Xu, watching his every move.

Fang Xu became more and more devoted in his practice, until finally, a faint shadow of a demon ape slowly emerged behind him.

This phantom of the demon ape was not formed by the three transformations of the demon ape. It was an alternative form formed by Fang Xu's understanding of the skills recorded on the ancestral artifact of the Earthly Demon Ape to a certain extent.

The shadow of the demon ape appeared and disappeared at first, but as he practiced, the shadow gradually became more solid, until finally, another scarlet shadow of the demon ape suddenly appeared!

Roar!
The two phantoms roared at the same time, and then merged together under the gaze of a group of evil apes!
this moment!
The shadow of the demon ape, which was originally only about ten feet long, suddenly grew to more than two feet long!

Fang Xu, who was immersed in the rehearsal, was unaware of the changes in the outside world. At this moment, he was immersed in a mysterious state. He only felt that with the practice, his understanding of the three transformations of the magic ape and the things recorded on the ancestral stone tablet was getting deeper and deeper.

He could feel that if this state could continue, he might be able to comprehend something at a deeper level.

call!
The movement of his body caused the shadow of the demon ape, which was more than two meters tall, to move along with it. The terrifying power generated by the huge demon ape's every move forced the group of demon apes to retreat continuously.

Looking at the scene in front of him, the old ape's expression became somewhat complicated.

He has been observing the ancestral artifact for nearly a hundred years. Although he has not fully understood what is on the ancestral artifact, he knows that what Fang Xu is showing now is definitely not what is recorded on the ancestral artifact.

Especially the two-meter-tall blood-red demon ape behind him. When facing the shadow of the demon ape, the old ape could clearly feel a tremor coming from the depths of his soul!

puff!
As the movements of the demon ape's phantom became slower and slower, Fang Xu, who was practicing in the field, suddenly stiffened and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth!

The artistic conception was interrupted, and the shadow of the demon ape behind him gradually disappeared.

The old ape appeared in a flash, and he supported the staggering Fang Xu and asked with concern: "Friend Fang, what happened?"

Fang Xu wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, a gleam of brilliance flashed in his eyes, and then he smiled faintly with some disappointment: "Senior, I'm fine."

The old ape seemed to understand what Fang Xu had just experienced. He sighed and said, "The road of cultivation is long. Don't rush for success. If you try to see something you shouldn't see, you will definitely suffer a backlash."

Fang Xu nodded.

The old ape was right. He had just used that wonderful feeling to force himself to peek into something at a deeper level, which caused him to suffer backlash and caused blood and qi shock in his body.

Looking back now, I can’t help but feel a little regretful.

He could feel that once he reached that level, the third transformation of the Demon Ape would be completed in an instant!

But it's good now. He can truly feel that his understanding of the Three Transformations of the Demon Ape has improved a lot.

"Senior, I am stupid and can only do this much." Fang Xu bowed slightly to the old ape and spoke with a hint of apology.

The old ape waved his hand: "It's already very good."

"Friend Fang, I have already ordered the tribesmen to move out of here immediately and go somewhere else to avoid the limelight."

"I am going to travel west with you this time. I don't have much time left. In these few days, let me go to the human world and take a look."

The old ape chose to consume the clan's heritage and transform into a human form. He already had plans for a long journey.

Over the years, since he gained wisdom, he has learned a lot of human knowledge and has always longed for the world outside the mountains.

However, due to the continuation of their ethnic group, they have never set foot in the human world.

Now that his life is almost coming to an end, the old ape has also figured it out. If he follows Fang Xu to the human world, he may be able to find a chance to break free from the shackles and make one more step forward.

Fang Xu was not surprised at the old ape's decision.

"Senior is willing to accompany me, I am very grateful."

He was not sure about the old ape's cultivation level at his peak, but even though his energy and blood had declined now, Fang Xu could vaguely feel that the old ape's strength should not be worse than Sha Tianrui's.

"Don't be too happy yet."

"After using the heritage of my clan to become what I am now, I only have one year left to live."

"This is the case when you don't fight with anyone. If you fight with a human martial master, it will accelerate the decline of your qi and blood. So, it's a little troublesome. I may not be able to help you much."

The old ape said with a serious expression.

Fang Xu was a little disappointed when he heard this, but he still smiled and said, "It's okay. I always follow the principle of hiding as much as possible when encountering troubles. If I can't hide, I will give in. I will only take action when there is no other way."

The old ape nodded, and glanced at the group of Disha Demon Apes who were still immersed in the state of mind just now, and said lightly: "Wait until they wake up, then we will set off again."

Time flies and the sky darkens again.

The Jade Rabbit rose up, and the evil apes who were immersed in that state of mind gradually woke up.

Seeing this, the old ape called over a sturdy adult Earth Demon Ape and said solemnly, "After I leave, the tribesmen will be handed over to you."

"From now on, you are the new high priest of the Earth Demon Ape Clan. You must lead your people to live well."

Passing the bone staff in his hand solemnly to the Earth Demon Ape, the old ape glanced at the other tribesmen and said reluctantly: "If I don't die during this long journey, I will definitely come back to lead you to retake our ancestral land."

"Kids, I'm leaving."

After waving at the group of evil apes, the old ape immediately turned around to look at Fang Xu beside him, then grabbed his arm, suddenly jumped up, and flew towards the jungle in the distance!
"Roar!"

"Squeak!"

"Squeak!"

Behind him, a group of evil apes looked at the old ape going away and all of them let out mournful cries.

In the jungle, the old ape carried Fang Xu and kept jumping. Each jump could easily cover a distance of a hundred feet. The old ape stopped only when he could no longer hear the howling of his tribesmen behind him.

Seeing the flash of sadness on the old ape's face, Fang Xu comforted him: "Don't worry, senior, we will definitely come back."

The old ape did not respond. He slowly took off the bamboo hat from behind, put it on his head and said calmly: "If I enter the human world like this, I will eventually get into trouble."

"My dear friend, from now on when we walk in the human world, you and I will address each other as master and servant."

Fang Xu waved his hands after hearing this: "No, I will call you Uncle Yuan from now on."

The old ape nodded, and did not dwell on it. He turned to ask Fang Xu: "Tell me about your plan."

On the boulder, Fang Xu looked up at the endless jungle in the distance, and after a moment of silence, he said, "My original plan was to go all the way from Tilan Mountain, and when I reached the junction of Tilan Mountain and Wangyue Mountain, I would go out of the pass and detour to Muyun Grassland, then go to Beihuangliangzhou, and then turn back south to Zhongzhou."

After listening to his plan, the old ape nodded slightly and said, "This is a good plan."

"According to what you said, humans... those forces of Yu State have been chasing you from the ruins at the southernmost end of Tilan Mountain. They also know your destination and will definitely set up a trap in the west of Zhongzhou."

“Although this road is a little farther, it is relatively safer.”

"However, there is no need to go around to Wangyue Mountain to get to Muyun Grassland. I know a shortcut."

"Let's go."

After the old ape finished speaking, he led Fang Xu directly forward.

As the sun rose, the two soon came to a turbulent river.

Looking at the river in front of him, the old ape said:

"This river flows out from the depths of Tilan Mountain. You and I just need to go downstream and we will soon reach Muyun Grassland."

Hearing his words, Fang Xu frowned slightly.

The river before them was flowing rapidly and there were no boats around. How could the two of them use the river to go downstream?

Seeing him frown, the old ape laughed and said, "Follow me."

Bringing Fang Xu to the edge of the river, the old ape looked at the roaring river in front of him and took a deep breath, then shouted in a deep voice: "Old turtle, your old friend is here to see you!"

The sound was like the sound of a huge bell, directly covering the roaring river and drifting away into the distance.

a long time--

There was no movement in the rushing river.

The old ape frowned slightly and couldn't help muttering, "I haven't seen him for many years. Could this old turtle be dead?"

As soon as he finished speaking, streams of water suddenly burst out from the river in front of him!
These water arrows attacked Fang Xu and the old ape directly with terrifying power!

call!
Upon seeing this, Fang Xu flashed and swung the long stick in his hand tightly, blocking the incoming water arrows.

"Uncle Ape..."

"It's okay." Seeing Fang Xu's look as if facing a great enemy, the old ape laughed and looked quietly at the river in front of him.

As he watched, a gigantic monster slowly rose from the surging river in front of him!
That's a giant turtle!
After the giant turtle slowly floated up from the bottom of the water, a slightly old voice slowly sounded.

"I was wondering who disturbed my sweet dream, it turns out to be you, little monkey."

"Little monkey, have you taken that step?" the giant turtle asked with seven parts of surprise and three parts of envy in his mouth.

The old ape shook his head slightly: "I used some of my resources to take a gamble."

The giant turtle didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, it turned its big eyes to look at Fang Xu beside it and said, "This little guy... is he a human?"

Seeing the giant turtle looking at him, Fang Xu bowed slightly and said, "Hello, senior."

The giant turtle nodded, then turned to look at the old ape and said, "Little monkey, what are you and this human kid doing here?"

The old ape smiled faintly: "I would like to ask you for a favor and take us out of the mountain."

Hearing this, the giant turtle didn't say anything and prepared to dive to the bottom of the river.

"Old turtle!"

"Wait a minute, old turtle!"

Seeing this, the old ape shouted immediately.

Most of the giant turtle's body had already submerged in the water, leaving only its head sticking out of the water. It looked at the old ape angrily and said, "Little monkey, who do you think I am?"

The old ape chuckled and said, "Don't be so stingy."

"As the uncrowned king of this 800-mile river, it is not a big deal for you to lead us out of the mountains."

After hearing what the old ape said, a barely perceptible smile flashed across the old face of the giant turtle, and then he said seriously: "Bullshit uncrowned king! Little monkey, stop flattering me!"

"I've lived for so long, and I don't know how much I am worth?"

Seeing this, the old ape raised his lips slightly and said, "So, old turtle, you are still afraid of that black dragon."

"nonsense!"

"That stinky loach, I just stood there and let it hit me, but it couldn't do anything to me!"

Provoked by the old ape, the giant turtle floated out of the water again in anger.

"Tsk~~ I don't know who it was that got thrown to the ground, with his legs up in the air..."

"you shut up!"

The giant turtle roared, and a large number of water arrows suddenly appeared beside it, shooting towards Fang Xu and the old ape on the shore again!

Bang!
The old ape slapped his palm lightly, scattering the water arrows in the sky.

"Old turtle, I only have one year left to live. If you want to wash away the humiliation of the past, why not go and fight with the black dragon now and let me see what I can do."

"Otherwise, I will never forget you lying on your back..."

"okay!"

The phrase "four legs up in the air" seemed to be an unbearable shame for the giant turtle. Every time the old ape mentioned it, it would instantly break down.

"Since you don't have much time to live, I will take you out of the mountain."

As it spoke, it slowly approached the shore and said in a very unhappy tone: "Come up."

Seeing this, Fang Xu looked at the old ape.

The old ape didn't say anything. He just grabbed his shoulders, jumped lightly, and landed steadily on the broad back of the giant turtle.

The giant turtle turned his head and glanced at the two of them: "Hold on tight, I won't care if you fall."

After saying this, it suddenly swam forward!

Sitting on the back of the giant turtle, Fang Xu looked at the jungle on both sides of the river retreating rapidly and said in amazement, "Aren't turtles said to be very slow?"

The old ape smiled faintly: "That is an ordinary turtle. This old turtle has lived for nearly a thousand years. It has long been out of the category of ordinary turtles. Its strength is comparable to that of a human warrior at the seventh level of martial honor."

"Uncle Yuan, is the black dragon you mentioned stronger than this one?"

The old ape nodded and said, "That black dragon lives in the lower reaches of this river. Its strength is not much different from mine at my peak."

"The old turtle is no match for it."

Hearing this, the old turtle under the two men was still a little unconvinced.

"Humph!"

"I admit that I can't beat that stinky loach, but so what?"

"You are stronger than me, but you will still die before me, right?"

"If I can outlast you, I can outlast that stinky loach. Not only you, but also your sons and grandsons. I will outlast them all..."

Having said this, the giant turtle looked very proud.

"Hey! You old man, that's all you can do!"

After hearing what it said, the old ape became furious and hit the giant turtle's shell hard several times.

"Boy, believe it or not, I will flip you into the river right now!"

The giant turtle that was beaten twisted its body angrily and was about to knock the two men over.

"Senior, calm down!"

"calm down!"

Grabbing the protruding shell on the giant turtle's back, Fang Xu quickly persuaded him, "You are a senior, don't argue with us juniors."

After hearing Fang Xu's words, the giant turtle steadied itself and said, "See? This human boy is really sensible."

The old ape wanted to say something, but Fang Xu quickly grabbed him.

Although the two men would not be drowned after being flipped into the river by the giant turtle, they would at least be in a very miserable state.

Not only that, without the help of the giant turtle, it would take them at least two days to get out of the mountain. It was not worth it just for a few words.

The old ape shut up in dismay and stopped provoking the giant turtle.

The two of them sat on the back of a giant turtle and traveled westward along the river. In less than half a day, the towering mountains on both sides gradually became flat.

The giant turtle slowed down at this time.

Sitting on the back of the giant turtle, Fang Xu could vaguely feel that it was hesitating and wavering.

Seeing this, the old ape couldn't help but laugh and said, "Old turtle, are you scared?"

"Who... who is scared!" The giant turtle denied it, but its speed was getting slower and slower, until finally, it even stopped in the turbulent river.

Seeing this, Fang Xu understood after a little thought that the river ahead was probably the territory of the black dragon mentioned by the old ape. The giant turtle had been beaten by the black dragon and did not dare to move forward.

"Uncle Ape..."

Looking at the old ape, Fang Xu didn't say anything yet, but the old ape knew that he was in a hurry to get on with his journey. He gently patted the giant turtle's shell and said calmly: "Old turtle, keep going. If the black dragon troubles you, you and I will definitely be able to help you get back at him together."

Hearing this, the giant turtle suddenly became happy.

"Boy, do you mean what you say?"

The old ape nodded: "It counts, it counts."

Seeing that he was sure, the giant turtle no longer hesitated, and immediately accelerated and swam towards the river ahead.

As it swam, it shouted:
"Stinky loach, I'm always watching you!"

"Stinky loach, come out and meet me!"

On the turtle's back, the old ape saw how arrogant it was and said, "Old turtle, you are too arrogant, aren't you?"

The giant turtle turned his head proudly and said, "It's rare that you promised to help me, so I have to teach that stinky loach a lesson, right?"

After saying that, it continued to shout: "Stinky loach, don't hide, I can see you."

"Stinky loach?"

As they moved forward, they had arrived at the middle of the Black Dragon's territory. A solemn look suddenly appeared on the faces of the old ape and the giant turtle.

"Old turtle, can you feel the breath of the black dragon?" asked the old ape.

The giant turtle shook his head: "Where did this stinky loach hide?"

"Hide?" The old ape said with some worry, "I have a bad feeling. The black dragon may have fallen."

As he spoke, the old ape suddenly grabbed Fang Xu's arm, jumped to the river bank and said, "Old turtle, go down and see if there are any clues."

Although the three monsters, the old ape, the black dragon and the giant turtle, seem to be incompatible, they live in the same area of ​​​​Tilan Mountain. They have long been acquainted with each other and have formed a deep friendship.

Now that the black dragon is suspected to have fallen, the old ape can't help but feel a little worried.

Upon hearing this, the giant turtle didn't waste any words and immediately dived down and disappeared into the turbulent river.

After a moment, its body surfaced again, holding a large bone in its mouth, and swam slowly to the shore.

"Is this... the head of the black dragon?"

Looking at the skeleton placed by the giant turtle in the shallow water, the old ape was stunned and said in disbelief: "The black dragon's head was chopped off directly by a sharp weapon..."

Chopped off!?

Looking at the smooth cut on the side of the black dragon's skull, Fang Xu was a little shocked.

According to the old ape, the black dragon's strength was no less than his at his peak. Fang Xu guessed that the old ape and the black dragon at their peak were probably both as powerful as Ku Lun.

Looking at the entire Dayu, and even several surrounding countries, Ku Lun's strength is definitely in the first tier, comparable to Elder Jiang of the Ascension Society, the Man-Slayer Zhao Wuji, and the contemporary Emperor Yu.

With such strength and being a monster born with powerful bloodline, what kind of strong person can kill such a terrifying creature as the Black Flood Dragon?

"Old turtle, you are not far from the black dragon. Haven't you heard any movement recently?" said the old ape with a heavy face.

The giant turtle shook his head with a sad look on his face: "You know, I spend a lot of time sleeping..."

Looking at the skull of the black dragon, the old ape was silent for a long time, and sighed slightly: "The black dragon is dead, which is not a good sign. Old turtle, you should be careful recently. I don't want to come back and find that you have been stripped of your shell..."

The giant turtle rarely argued with the old ape. Instead, it bit the black dragon's skull and dived back into the river.

Then, its head surfaced, and it looked at Fang Xu and the old ape and said, "The end of the river is not far ahead. I won't take you there."

After saying this, the giant turtle took another deep look at Fang Xu and said to the old ape, "Little monkey, this little human is doomed to be alone. You'd better be careful when you get along with him."

After saying this, it dived suddenly and disappeared into the river.

The lone star of the evil spirit?

Looking at the river surface where the giant turtle disappeared, Fang Xu's heart sank.

Turtles are psychic and good at divination. He had seen many legends about this in his previous life.
It was not known whether the giant turtle saw something or was just talking nonsense, but Fang Xu fell into deep thought.

He had doubted his system before.

Since his awakening, anyone he added to his friend list would die soon.

If one or two times can be considered a coincidence, but now there are at least a hundred "friends" who have died in the friend list. Among more than a hundred people in a row, except for the "hard-lived" Li Xun, no one can survive for more than three months.

Is it possible that my own system can defeat my friends?
Doubts arose in Fang Xu's heart, and he couldn't help but look at the old ape beside him. If this was true, he would have to be more careful in the future.

Never add real friends to your friend list.

"Boy, don't listen to that old turtle's nonsense. That old guy has lived for a long time and will talk nonsense all day long."

After comforting Fang Xu, the old ape looked at the river with a somewhat sad expression and said, "Although the old turtle and the black dragon often have frictions over territory, their relationship has always been very good. The black dragon is obviously stronger than the old turtle, and has never invaded its territory."

"Now that the black dragon is dead and I have left the mountains, the old turtle must be feeling very uncomfortable."

"Friend Fang, let's go."

(End of this chapter)