Chapter 512 Gatekeeper
At the beginning, except for those with high dharma, traveling in Bomi was purely based on luck. They didn’t know which crack in the ground or which canyon they would encounter, or how to get out. They had no idea what the east, west, east, and west would be.
But later, after the guidance of the master of the law, everyone discovered that the time and route of the Yin soldiers' daily patrols were fixed. It must be in the early morning, and it must go straight from east to west. No one has ever seen them return!
This seems to provide evidence for the original digging of the Jiuyou gap. The Yin soldiers went all the way to the west, entered the gap, and came out of the gap at the other end, repeating the cycle endlessly.
Meng Qi clenched the hilt of the sword with his right hand, guarding against a sudden attack by the murderer in the exterior scene. He kept his mind calm and his soul restrained to ensure that he was walking in a straight line.
The flowing fire was hidden in the scabbard and did not dissipate any heat, but Meng Qi knew clearly that it was now like an invisible sun. The high temperature was drawn in, and the flames it breathed turned into a sword blade. If it was fully powerful, it could even be The power of melting gold and stone!
After absorbing the blood will of Zeluoju, Liuhuo is getting closer and closer to the top grade. It seems that it has reached the critical moment of breakthrough. Although the good deeds will not increase much, the quality is about to make a leap!
The red mist was cold and damp, covering his body like clothes soaked by the rain. Meng Qi followed suit, silently counting the time. About half an hour later, he deliberately kicked a piece of gravel.
The gravel rolled forward, and soon there was an uninterrupted collision sound, which became smaller and smaller and deeper, indicating that there was a canyon or a crack in the ground ahead.
The sound of falling stones echoed, gradually becoming silent, without the feeling of falling to the bottom. A picture suddenly appeared in Meng Qi's mind: a bottomless gap running across the north and south, with red mist like blood filling it.
Meng Qi slowed down and walked some distance, finally seeing the gap.
It can no longer be called a gap, but a canyon dozens of feet wide. The clouds and mist on the opposite side are bright red like water. Only a few protruding rocks can be seen vaguely. Looking down, it is even more still and deep, with red mist. It seemed to be frozen, with light flashing from time to time, and a tyrannical aura faintly revealed.
Meng Qi turned to the right and headed south along the first canyon he encountered when entering Bomi.
There is no grass growing above the canyon, and the rocks seem to be soaked in blood. Stepping on them gives you a cold and lonely feeling.
After walking for another half an hour, Meng Qi saw a large upright tree in his sight. Its roots spread among the rocks in the canyon. Its branches were withered and yellow, hollow and rotten on the outside, but it strangely contained a trace of life.
After seeing this big tree, Meng Qi let out a breath and stepped toward the canyon, stepping into the air and slowly descending.
After about a hundred feet, Meng Qi found a hidden cave right under the big tree. He stopped his voice and turned into a long arrow and "threw" it in:
"Thrushcross Grange."
It was quiet for a while, and then an old and hoarse voice came: "Come in."
The cave is very deep and there are many forked roads, but near the entrance of the cave is an old man in black robes cross-legged. He has white eyebrows and beard, triangular eyes, wind ears, and criss-crossed wrinkles. I wonder if he has stayed in Bomi for a long time. , the aura is cold and dead.
He raised his head and glanced at Meng Qi: "Ye Yuqi won't come by himself?"
He paused and suddenly frowned: "When did Thrushcross Grange have such a young outdoor scene?"
In his senses, Meng Qi's aura was vigorous, like the rising sun, powerful and full of vitality. Although he could not determine his exact age, he could tell that he was not very old, and should be under thirty.
Although after the union of heaven and man, the qi and blood are stable and the physical body cannot decay, only the appearance changes, and the body can be preserved for a long time after death, the spirit will age and decay, the vitality will fade, and the death energy will be strong. It is probably clear that at the age of one, except for the Dharmakaya, one will perish before death.
Meng Qi landed on the edge of the cave and said sternly: "You have stayed here too long."
No name was announced, and no explanation was given. Meng Qi had an extra token in his hand. It was light green in color and engraved with a thrush.
The old man in black robe looked at Meng Qi for a long time, and then he sighed: "It is true that the waves behind push the waves ahead, and the new generation is better than the old. I will be in harmony with heaven and earth when I am thirty years old."
"I wonder where Yang Zhenchan is now?" Meng Qi said after feeling relieved.
If you want to find someone in Bomi, you can only rely on chance encounters with the outsiders who have been hanging around for a long time. Thrushcross Villa has spent many years finding this strong man who is willing to cooperate. In early autumn, word of mouth came back, saying that there was a harvest. .
Originally, Doumu Yuanjun planned to do it himself, but when Meng Qi applied for the assessment, he simply left it to him.
The old man in black robe said with a smile: "I heard from a colleague that I met Yang Zhenchan twice in the depths of the third and fourth canyons to the east. He was collecting Yinming Pearl Grass and Blood Soul Ginseng, and seemed to be planning to start a furnace. Refining elixirs to make up for the hidden dangers of the body, hehe, they are of equal strength and did not fight. "
"Is there any further news?" Meng Qi asked. It was impossible to trace Yang Zhenchan based on this alone. Maybe he had already gathered enough spiritual herbs, or maybe he had gone elsewhere.
The old man in black robe shook his head: "People hiding in Bomi are very careful and will not reveal their hiding place. Maybe the colleague bumped into him again later, but I don't know. You can ask he."
"I don't know where to look for him?" Meng Qi knew that the most difficult part in this matter was how to find Yang Zhenchan, so he was calm and calm.
The old man in black robe pointed to the top of his head: "Counting the time, today is the time for trading again. If you walk west from the big tree, you will see a blood-colored boulder after about a thousand steps. No accident, he will appear there. When the trading is over, if you yell "gatekeeper" with a loud voice, he will know to stay and look for you. "
"Gatekeeper..." Meng Qi repeated these three words in a low voice, feeling vaguely strange, "This colleague's nickname is 'Gatekeeper'?"
The old man in black robe smiled and said: "He had a prominent nickname before he hid in Bomi, and he called him 'Qi Yao Evil God'."
"Qi Yao Evil God?" Meng Qi remained calm on the surface, but was slightly startled in his heart.
This is really famous!
The Qi Yao Evil God was originally a leftist master. He once killed several top sects on the outside, and was very arrogant. Later, he offended the Mietian Clan and the Luo Jiao, and became the public enemy of both black and white. He disappeared from the scene and disappeared. He hid in the broadcast dense.
In the past, Qiyao Evil God had already passed the first level of the ladder. According to what the black-robed old man said, he was now almost the same as Yang Zhenchan. It seemed that he paid a lot for escaping from the pursuit.
"Well, once you were proud, you were rampant, and now you are like a wild dog." The old man in black robe sighed, as if he was sighing and hurting himself, and he was full of hatred and resentment.
Meng Qi nodded lightly, and then asked doubtfully: "Mutual trading? Is there mutual trading in Bo Mi?"
"Haha, where there are people, there is mutual trade." The old man in black robes unfolded his wrinkles, "Every outsider here does not want to stay here forever, so naturally they will not give up on cultivation and improvement. However, the environment in Bomi is special and can grow. The treasures of heaven, materials, and earth tend to be evil, dark, and bloody, and everyone's skills are different. Some need the Sun God Stone, and some need the Wrong Soul Demon Crystal. Bomi cannot satisfy all of these. Just relying on the energy of heaven and earth, I'm afraid, It’s hard to make progress even if you sit here.”
"Therefore, there are people who are good at business buying similar items and transporting them to Bomi. There are trades under the blood-colored boulder at the beginning, middle and end of each month. In exchange for the blood soul ginseng and other specialties that we collected, we also made a lot of money. Man, my message is sent through them."
"It's a long-term matter. Those extremely vicious guys can resist the urge to kill."
Meng Qi breathed out: "That's it."
As for those who want to directly collect Bomi, if they don't have the tyranny, they are afraid that they will be left here forever by the most vicious people.
After dispelling his doubts, Meng Qi turned around and planned to find the "Qi Yao Evil God" first. Before leaving the cave, he remembered something and turned around and asked: "Comrade, how many top masters and masters are there in Bomi?"
"There are no more than ten fingers. There is a shortage of strong men of this level in all directions. As long as they remain anonymous, there are many people who are willing to protect them. The nine demons are never afraid of chasing them." The old man in black robe slowly stood up.
Those who are reduced to hiding in secret broadcasting usually offend several major forces, both black and white, and are unable to gain a foothold.
Meng Qi stepped forward and suddenly heard the sound of iron chains dragging the ground. Looking back subconsciously, he saw the old man in black robe disappearing into the depths of the cave with many forks. There were dark and heavy strange iron chains on both sides of his ankles. Live, extending all the way to the inside that is out of sight.
"Locked by chains...the gatekeeper..." Meng Qi suddenly guessed that the "gatekeeper" might be this old man in black robe!
What door is he looking at?
Locked deep in the cave by whom?
Meng Qi didn't want to do anything extra, so he flew back to the top of the canyon.
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Under the blood-colored rocks, there is a group of people standing. They are dressed as Shakes, but their appearance is from the Central Plains, and also from the Western Regions.
Feeling the cold evil of the red mist, a young and beautiful girl couldn't help but shudder and whispered: "Dad, when will the mutual trade start?"
She is covered in a white robe, and her figure cannot be seen. She has peach blossom eyes, distant mountain eyebrows, and a lively temperament.
"We have to wait for a while. You have to stay at home, but you have to come over to see the world!" Her father, who was in his forties, wore a black robe and a soft hat. Compared with the younger generation who came to see the world, her father had a look in his eyes. There is little uneasiness, but there is no lack of vigilance.
"How do I know that uncle can't come in!" the girl said aggrievedly.
"There are many enemies hiding in Bomi. They are afraid that someone will take advantage of the opportunity of the mutual market to cause trouble, so only those below the outside scene are allowed to enter the mutual market." Her father seemed to be one of the leaders of the caravan.
As soon as he finished speaking, a majestic and powerful aura appeared nearby, like an endless dark swamp.
The visitor walked out of the red mist, took a look, and then took a step back, using the red mist to hide his figure.
"What a terrifying aura, more tyrannical than my uncle..." the girl said in surprise.
Her father relied on the red mist to block him, lowered his voice and stopped the sound waves: "This is the 'Life-Destroying Yaksha' who roamed across the vast sea twenty years ago. At the same time, he offended the 'Ice and Snow Crazy Sword' Shendu Liao and the 'Evil Sword of the Vast Sea' Zeluoju later even alarmed the crying old man, so he hid in Bomi."
"Yaksha!" The girl's eyes were wide open, full of shock.
When she was a child, every time she disobeyed, her family would scare her with Yasha, saying that he loved eating boys and girls the most, with a tongue three feet long, a black wind, and a whining voice.
"It turns out to be this old monster..." She took a step closer to her father in fear.
The red mist shook, and another terrifying aura appeared. The darkness rolled, making people hallucinate again, but soon, this aura also retreated and hid in the red mist.
"The Poison Hand Demon Lord slaughtered a whole city eighteen years ago." The girl's father introduced her again, giving her a lot of insights.
"I know..." the girl whispered. This horrific incident has been with her throughout her childhood. Every time, her close friends describe it in a serious way, and everyone scares each other. It turns out that the real owner is here!
Also an old monster!
Suddenly, seven stars rose up in the red mist, and the evil spirit was revealed, and then disappeared.
"Qiyao Evil God, you don't need to be introduced by dad, right?" The girl's father's eyes were full of wariness.
The girl nodded tremblingly. This was an old monster with a more famous reputation than the two just now.
One by one, the secrets of the location arrived, but they stopped just right at the edge of the perceptible red mist, and only a voice came out, asking what goods were there this time.
They were not only wary of the caravan members, but also of each other.
The girl's father was about to introduce this treasure of heaven and earth, when he suddenly saw the red mist parting, and a young man wearing a white robe came out. His facial features were not outstanding, he had a common face, a cold temperament, and he was holding a long sword. .
As soon as this man appeared, powerful auras came out of the red mist, "scanning" him, bringing with it the surge of mist, which scared the people in the caravan to tremble.
"Who is he? He unexpectedly came here..." The girl has a good heart.
As soon as the idea came to her mind, she suddenly felt that the young man in front of her disappeared, and a red sun rose slowly, its scorching heat spread out, and the meaning of the sun and its righteousness was like the light of a sword, dispelling the red mist and shining in all directions!
It seems scarier than all the old monsters that came just now!
snort! Amidst the cold snorts, all those tyrannical auras were withdrawn, and the fluctuations of the red mist subsided.
The young man took a step back and also merged into the red mist.
The girl was stunned and subconsciously thought:
“What an amazing location powerhouse!
"Another scary old monster!"