Chapter 2 Qingzhu Mountain
Just as Song Qingming was thinking about it, a wave of spiritual energy suddenly came from the forbidden method he set at the entrance of the cave.
After calming down, Song Qingming quickly checked the location of the buried spirit stone and found nothing wrong. He stood up and walked out of the cave.
As soon as he left the gate of the cave, he saw a man standing not far away who was much taller than him. He was wearing a blue gown similar to his and had a square face.
Song Qingming was a little happy to see this person and said, "Fourth brother, what's the point of coming to me so early?"
"Old Qi, how are you sure this is a good thing? I'm not afraid that my third uncle will ask you to help draw the magic circle again."
The person who was talking to Song Qingming was ranked fourth among the monks of the "Qing" generation of the Song family. His name was Song Qingrui. His cultivation level was higher than that of Song Qingming. He was already at the fourth level of Qi Refining.
"I just went there a few days ago. I don't think I have to go again today." Song Qingming replied with some embarrassment.
The third uncle mentioned by the fourth brother Song Qingrui is also the eldest elder of the Song family. Because Song Qingming studies the art of formations, he usually likes to capture Song Qingming to help draw some small auxiliary spells on the robes he refines.
Although Song Qingming has some talent in the art of formations, he has only just started training for a short time and his level is barely adequate. For this reason, he is often scolded by his grumpy third uncle, who makes him blush.
Song Qingrui smiled and without further explanation, directly stated his purpose.
"Uncle Thirteen said he would go to Qingzhu Mountain to roast snakes today. My eldest brother has already passed by and is waiting for us."
"Okay, fourth brother, please wait while I pack up the magic weapon and go down the mountain with you."
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Located in the northeast corner of Qinghe County, there is a large green mountain that stretches for dozens of miles, called Qingzhu Mountain. The mountain is covered with patches of emerald green bamboo, like a sea of bamboo.
Qingzhu Mountain, in a dense forest at the foot of the mountain, there is an open area that has just been cleared away by a magic weapon. Three monks are nervously hiding in a pile of dense weeds nearby. A few of them stick out their necks from time to time, staring at them anxiously. The previous path leads to the mountain.
"Brother, do you think Uncle Thirteen will be okay? Why hasn't he come back after so long this time? Should we go and pick him up?"
A young man among the three asked anxiously the older young man in the middle who was leading the group.
"Don't talk nonsense. After all, Uncle Thirteen is also a monk at the sixth level of Qi Refining. As long as he doesn't go deep into the territory of the high-level monsters inside Qingzhu Mountain, how can the monsters at the foot of the mountain keep him?
There are relatively few monsters around this area. It is estimated that he has not found a suitable prey for a while. We should not go out yet. If the monsters are alerted, our work will be in vain. "The older young man scolded the young man in a low voice.
This man's name is Song Qingshi. He is the fourth generation monk of the Song family in nearby Funiu Mountain. He is at the fifth level of Qi refining.
The two teenagers behind him were Song Qingrui and Song Qingming who were following them down the mountain.
Song Qingshi said that the monk who went to lure the monsters was Song Changxiong, the thirteenth in the third generation of the Song family. He had reached the sixth level of Qi refining. In the past few years, he often brought these nephews of the Qing generation with him. Go out hunting monsters.
Song Qingshi looked at the empty ground not far away, feeling a little worried in his heart, but then he thought that he had followed Uncle Thirteen to hunt monsters for so many years. Uncle Thirteen had already gained a lot of experience in luring enemies. .
In addition, he has thick skin and thick skin with defensive skills, and he also carries a mid-level defensive weapon to defend himself, so there shouldn't be any big problem.
Song Qingshi took a breath silently and exhaled slowly, calming down some of the tension in his heart.
A few minutes later, there was a sudden sound in the bamboo forest at the end of the path, and a burly man suddenly jumped out, it was Song Changxiong.
But at this moment, he seemed to be in a bit of a mess, with green bamboo leaves all over his body, and his clothes were torn in several places. Even a section of the sleeve on his right hand was missing.
Song Changxiong jumped to the path a few steps from left to right, and without looking back he ran straight to the hiding place of the three people down the mountain. As he ran, he shouted loudly:
"Hurry up and prepare to activate the formation. Damn, there are a lot of people coming this time."
The three people hiding in the grass breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that Song Changxiong was safe and sound.
After Song Qingshi heard the voice coming from Song Changxiong, he quickly turned around and told the two people behind him: "Get ready to activate the formation. There is probably an intermediate monster this time. Everyone, please be careful."
It wasn't until Song Changxiong quickly ran in front of him that the three of them heard a "hissing" sound coming from behind Song Changxiong, and seven or eight big green snakes were chasing after him.
The two big snakes at the front are larger than the others, and have thin white stripes on their bodies. They look quite fierce.
"There are two mid-level green bamboo pythons. It's a bit tricky this time. You two will be smarter later. If the formation cannot trap the monsters, you should retreat first and escape in separate ways."
"Don't worry, brother, we know what to do."
The two nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Obviously, this was not the first time they heard Song Qingshi's careful words.
As soon as Song Qingshi finished speaking, Song Changxiong ran to the open ground a few feet in front of the three of them, then turned around and immediately stopped, releasing a silver sword and placing it in front of him.
The two leading mid-level green bamboo pythons following him were also very fast. They had caught up to him in a moment, opened their huge mouths and pounced towards Song Changxiong.
The two green bamboo pythons happened to be one on the left and one on the right, with their giant mouths aimed at Song Changxiong's neck and thigh respectively.
Seeing this, Song Changxiong also responded quickly. He first turned his body sideways to avoid the venom sprayed from the front of his neck. At the same time, the magic weapon in his hand, the large ring knife, quickly slashed at the giant python rushing towards his thigh on the other side, forcing him to The successful python was forced to change its attack direction.
Unexpectedly, the giant python did not immediately flinch when it saw the big knife coming. The big green head just shrank slightly, opened its mouth and spit out a stream of venom.
There was a loud "bang" sound. Although Song Changxiong struggled to chop the green bamboo python, it did not cause much damage. When he turned to avoid the venom, another green bamboo python that had just escaped was turned around and hit the waist with its tail. He took a few dozen steps back and quickly stabilized his body.
After several fierce collisions between one person and two snakes, Song Changxiong faced two mid-level monsters alone and gradually fell into a disadvantage, with several scars appearing on his body.
At this time, five or six other low-level green bamboo pythons had also arrived, and seven or eight green bamboo pythons surrounded Song Changxiong in the blink of an eye.
Song Changxiong's condition at this moment was also somewhat precarious. His coat was already in tatters, and a piece of black soft armor was exposed in the exposed area.
At this moment, three red walls of fire suddenly jumped up from the empty ground and formed a triangle shape, instantly surrounding Song Changxiong and the seven or eight green bamboo pythons within the wall of fire.
It was Song Qingming and the others who had been waiting for a long time, who activated the formation, the raging flame formation, that several people had previously arranged here.
Seeing this, Song Changxiong was overjoyed and raised his sword and swung it forward with all his strength. After driving away these low-level green bamboo pythons, he quickly took out a fire-avoiding talisman and put it on his chest. He turned around and passed through the fire wall behind him to get outside the fire wall. .
Three red formation flags were planted on the ground outside the fire wall, and a white formation disk was flying above. The three fire walls connected by the formation disks were emitting raging fire. Song Qingshi and the other three were sitting cross-legged behind the red formation flags, facing towards the formation flags. Inject your own spiritual energy into it.
The Green Bamboo Python is naturally afraid of fire, so this flame formation is a powerful weapon against the Green Bamboo Python.
The wall of fire erected can easily block even the venom spewed out by the two mid-level demonic pythons. The four of them have used this formation to hunt demonic beasts many times in the past, and now it is enough to activate this formation. Extremely skilled.
"I'll restore my spiritual power first, and you guys can hold on for a while."
After Song Changxiong jumped out of the fire wall, he said something to Song Qingshi and the others, walked to the side, took out a few pills and stuffed them into his mouth. Then sit cross-legged and do your exercises to slowly release the medicinal power.
Seeing this, the three people just nodded and did not pay attention to him. They just continued to increase the intensity of the formation.
The fire in the Sky Fire Formation instantly surged. Seeing this, the low-level monsters in the fire wall were frightened and panicked, and they retreated continuously.
Seeing this, the two mid-level monsters roared a few times at the low-level ones behind them. The low-level green bamboo python was so frightened that it quickly froze.
Driven by the two mid-level monsters, they all jumped up and hit the wall of fire, but they were bounced back hard by the wall of fire, with burn marks appearing on their bodies.
Although low-level monsters cannot yet drive spiritual energy, their physical fitness is several times that of ordinary beasts. The constant collisions also consume a lot of spiritual energy.
Seeing this, Song Qingshi and the others took up their spiritual energy and activated a small red formation flag in their hands. Three fire dragons flew out of the wall of fire and pounced on the monster beast that jumped over. For a moment, the fire dragons and monster beasts fought together.
Although there were many monsters, one of the three fire dragons was dispersed within a short time.
However, this fire dragon was formed by absorbing a large array of spiritual energy. As long as there is a stable injection of spiritual energy, it can quickly recover.
Half an hour passed slowly, and most of the low-level monsters in the Sky Fire Formation had been killed by the fire dragon, and the rest had lost their combat effectiveness.
Only the two mid-level green bamboo pythons had some injuries on their bodies, but their combat effectiveness was not affected much, and they were still fighting hard against the three fire dragons.
At this time, Song Qingshi, who had the highest level of cultivation among the three, had sweat all over his forehead, and the speed of inputting spiritual energy into the formation had also slowed down a lot.
The other two sides, Song Qingming and Song Qingrui, were even lower in cultivation. At this moment, the two of them seemed to have very little spiritual energy left in their bodies, and they were already gritting their teeth.
Song Qingming was only at the third level of Qi Refining. At this moment, the luster of the wall of fire in front of him had become very dim. Seeing this, the two monsters attacked him desperately.
Not long after, Song Qingming was backlashed by the formation, and a trace of blood suddenly overflowed from his mouth. His face was as pale as paper, and his expression was a little depressed.
At this moment, a generous hand held his back, and Song Qingming suddenly felt a strong spiritual energy pouring into his body, and the crumbling fire wall in front of him quickly returned to its original brightness.
Song Qingming was pleasantly surprised, "Uncle Thirteen, if you don't come here, I'm afraid I will fall first."
"This is not possible. If you let them out, your work will be in vain. After I go in later, you can activate the formation with all your strength to help me kill these two beasts."