Chapter 387: Daoist Tells of Cause and Effect

"There really are!"

The group also hurriedly stepped forward to observe carefully.

Shennong tasted hundreds of herbs, hacked wood to make plows, and kneaded wood to make rakes. The benefit of plows and rakes to teach the world can be said to be the ancestor of agricultural civilization.

In the hearts of the people of the Shenzhou, everyone respects him.

How could they not be interested in discovering his ruins?

Li Yan hurriedly pulled away the vines on the other side and also saw a pit. One could imagine that stone was chiseled here and wood was inlaid to cast a ladder, leading directly to the bottom of the cliff.

"It should be correct."

Wang Daoxuan was also full of interest, looking down. "At the time of Shennong, he didn't come alone. He must have brought quite a few ancestors of the tribe. They traveled everywhere and couldn't do without wooden ladders..."

"Awoo~ Awoo~"

Suddenly, the roar of wild beasts came from the thick fog below.

This sound was a bit strange, like a wolf's howl and like a donkey's cry, very loud, echoing through the valley and startling countless birds.

"It's the Donkey-Headed Scoundrel!"

Village Head Zhou's expression was tense, and the other hunters of Longtan Village, upon hearing this, turned pale and couldn't help but retreat.

Lu San's face changed slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "They say the prey is about to die, circle around and surround it."

There was no need to say who the prey was; it was definitely that Daoist Yun.

Upon hearing this, Li Yan directly pulled a horse-armor from his bosom. While tying it to his leg, he exhorted, "I'll go one step ahead to save the person, you all follow slowly."

"Little Brother Yan, be careful!"

"Don't worry."

After a simple exhortation, Li Yan immediately stepped on the stars and pinched the incantation. "Nuogao! Six Jia and Nine Chapters, Heaven is round and Earth is square, Four Seasons and Five Elements..."

After his cultivation improved, the Northern Emperor God-Walking Technique became even more mysterious.

In an instant, a gale blew up all around, withered leaves flew, and Village Head Zhou and the hunters in the village couldn't help but use their arms to block their eyes.

After the wind passed, Li Yan's figure was no longer on the cliff.

They hurriedly stepped forward, only to see a shadow actually stepping on the steep cliff as if on flat ground, moving fast, and was instantly swallowed by the clouds and mist.

"I'll go down first, Daoist Wang follow."

Lu San stepped forward and jumped out. In mid-air, he performed a beautiful swallow-turn, grabbed the vines, and went down quickly.

These vines were also a bit strange. He didn't know how many years they had lived, but they were exceptionally thick, their roots deeply inserted into the cliff, as if they were a natural wooden ladder.

Wang Daoxuan and Sha Lifei followed closely behind.

Village Head Zhou and the hunters, seeing Li Yan's magical means, felt much less fear in their hearts and climbed down along the vine ladder one after another.

The most interesting one was Wu Ba.

In this mysterious Shennongjia, others were still a bit vigilant, but for him, it was like returning home. Since entering, he had been exceptionally excited.

He didn't climb the vine ladder at all, because his weight was astonishing, and he was carrying luggage of the same weight. Those vines couldn't bear it at all.

And Wu Ba didn't need it at all. His big hands opened like iron rakes, directly hooking into the rock crevices, like an ape, climbing down easily, even faster than the others.

On the other side, Li Yan flew downward, occasionally stepping on protruding rocks to unload force. A gale whistled around him, forming a force to support him.

To this day, coupled with his high martial arts cultivation and improved cultivation, he finally exerted the subtlety of the Northern Emperor God-Walking Technique.

The clouds and mist around him retreated quickly, and he could see the situation below.

This was a mountain valley of considerable size, clearly frequently hit by mountain floods, with giant rocks of various sizes piled up like a river, leading to the distance.

Although there was no mountain flood now, there was a river, colliding with the rocks along the way, with a constant roaring sound, stirring up a large amount of water spray.

Even more wonderful was that on both sides of the valley, on the cliffs, there were dense pits dug out, and walls built of rocks, as well as wooden plank roads that only had half left.

It was actually a ruin of ancient ancestors!

In the rubble below, a gray-robed Daoist covered in blood leaned against the cliff wall, holding a crossbow in his hand, with two charred corpses scattered beside him.

Not far away, three giant beasts were wandering. They were tall, like mules or horses, with lower bodies like wolves, heads narrow and long like donkeys, with fangs and big mouths, looking ferocious, their scarlet tongues dripping with mucus.

Nether Fire Gun?!

Seeing the bronze tube beside the Daoist, Li Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.

He had originally thought that the other party was just a wild Daoist in a remote place, guarding an old temple and protecting one side.

Daoists like this were everywhere in the Shenzhou.

Now it seemed that the other party's identity was absolutely not that simple!

Of course, he couldn't think about it at this time.

When Li Yan jumped down, the sound of the wind he stirred up had already attracted the attention of those Donkey-Headed Wolves. One of them let out a low growl and suddenly darted out.

This thing could actually climb the steep cliffs like a goat, and it was like walking on flat ground. Borrowing the nearly vertical steep slope, it jumped three or four times and darted directly toward Li Yan.

Its fangs and big mouth opened, and a fishy wind hit his nose.

Seeing this situation, Li Yan immediately understood.

The Daoist Yun below was mostly forced to the cliff by the Donkey-Headed Wolves, climbed down along the vines, and wanted to hide.

But he didn't expect that the Donkey-Headed Wolves could climb the cliff like walking on flat ground, so not only did he not hide, but he was chased and fell from above.

Seeing the Donkey-Headed Wolf pounce, Li Yan's face remained unchanged. His left hand pinched the incantation, and the Soul-Severing Duanhun Feidao at his waist whistled out instantly, drilling into the Donkey-Headed Wolf's big mouth.

Puff!

Without the slightest delay, it broke through the back of its head, brain matter splashed, and then it circled and inserted itself into the leather bag at his waist.

The Soul-Severing Duanhun Feidao was a close-combat weapon. Relying on the Soul-Hooking Rope to drive it, within a range of six meters, its speed was comparable to a flying sword.

Now he had two Soul-Hooking Thunder Ropes, meaning he could drive two flying knives at the same time, and the power was astonishing.

However, while performing the incantation, the Northern Emperor God-Walking Technique was also interrupted, and his body suddenly sank.

However, as he cast the spell, the Northern Emperor Divine Movement Art was interrupted, and his body suddenly felt heavy.

The two Donkey-Headed Wolves reacted quickly, darting out suddenly. After landing, they turned sharply and stepped on the rocks to return.

This reaction could also be considered peak subtlety.

Just as Li Yan landed, they jumped one after another, forming a pincer attack from left and right, and roared at the same time.

"Awoo~ Awoo~"

The strange sound was loud, stirring up the whistling wind.

When Li Yan heard this, his brain was dizzy.

This sound actually carried a trace of soul-seizing power!

It turned out that these Donkey-Headed Wolves already had cultivation.

The soul was shaken, and coupled with the speed of the Donkey-Headed Wolves, it was too late to perform any supernatural powers.

Li Yan didn't say a word, endured the dizziness, pulled out the flintlock pistol with his left hand, and pulled the trigger.

Boom!

With a loud noise, the upper half of the Donkey-Headed Wolf on the left exploded instantly, and the remaining corpse flew backward.

And Li Yan turned his body sideways, just dodging the pounce of the other Donkey-Headed Wolf. He swung his right arm, borrowed the force of the Pi-Gua Palm's reverse wheel, and smashed down with a punch.

Crack! The sound of bone cracking came, and the Donkey-Headed Wolf fell to the ground.

This hand-knife of Li Yan was the Pi-Gua Five Elements Gold Force, like an axe hacking and a knife chopping, directly breaking the Donkey-Headed Wolf's waist spine.

There was no doubt that this thing was much stronger than the fierce wolf "Blind Old Three" that attacked Li Family Fort.

Although he broke the other party's waist spine, Li Yan only felt as if he had smashed into a tire wrapped in an iron rod, and his palm hurt for a while.

And this Donkey-Headed Wolf was also fierce. Even though its lower body was already paralyzed, it supported itself with its front claws, twisted its body, opened its fangs and big mouth, and bit toward Li Yan.

Swish!

Just at this moment, a sharp arrow rose.

It was Daoist Yun, who seized the opportunity and pulled the crossbow in his hand.

The sharp arrow drilled directly into the Donkey-Headed Wolf's mouth, but this thing was already crazy and didn't care about the pain at all, continuing to bite.

But immediately, the Donkey-Headed Wolf stiffened.

It was Li Yan's Soul-Severing Duanhun Feidao that had whistled out, directly piercing its neck and suppressing the Donkey-Headed Wolf's soul.

!.

Li Yan's face was cold, and he kicked hard.

Crack!

The Donkey-Headed Wolf's neck snapped instantly, hanging to the side.

Li Yan then turned and jumped off the rock. As he landed, the Soul-Severing Duanhun Feidao whistled up and re-inserted itself into the knife bag at his waist.

Today, he was no longer what he used to be.

These fierce beasts that everyone feared posed no threat to him. If it weren't for saving people, a few Donkey-Headed Wolves wouldn't even be able to get close to him.

Seeing him walk over, the Daoist's eyes rose with vigilance.

"Are you Daoist Yun? We followed Village Head Zhou here..."

Li Yan's sentence dispelled the other party's doubts.

But perhaps because the tense nerves finally relaxed, the pale-faced Daoist just opened his mouth, and before he could say a word of thanks, he had already fainted...

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He didn't know how much time had passed, but the Daoist woke up faintly.

He lowered his head to check and found that his wounds had been treated. Not far away, the campfire was crackling, dispelling the severe cold.

Looking at the surroundings, it was the ancient ancestor cave halfway up the cliff. Through the holes, he could see the pitch-black outside.

It turned out it was already late at night.

"Daoist Yun, you're finally awake."

Village Head Zhou and several hunters were guarding beside him. Seeing this, they hurriedly stepped forward, helped him up, and fed him some hot water.

After drinking the hot water, the Daoist also recovered some spirit and said weakly, "Layman Zhou, why have you come?"

Village Head Zhou hurriedly replied, "The Daoist hasn't returned for several days, and we were worried. It just so happened that a few experts came, so we followed them into the mountains to check..."

After speaking, he hesitated again. "Daoist Yun, what exactly is going on inside Longtanhu? Can you tell us clearly?"

The Daoist was stunned, then understood. "Those people told you? What exactly is their background..."

"We also want to know!"

Before he finished speaking, he saw Li Yan leading people walking over from the side.

It turned out that this ancient ancestor cave was pit connected to pit, and there were plank roads connected outside. Li Yan and the others were in the cave on the other side.

They could hear the words here clearly.

After Li Yan entered, he sat by the campfire, looking at the Daoist with a calm face. "Dragon-Suppressing Stake, Nether Fire Gun, these are not things that ordinary cultivators can possess. Daoist, your background is probably not simple."

He had already seen before that this Daoist Yun had fair skin, strong muscles, and calluses on his palms. He was clearly a practitioner, and his cultivation had reached the second or third floor.

For such a person to live in this remote place, there must be a plot.

Seeing the Daoist remain silent, Li Yan said again, "I am Li Yan from Guanzhong, and this is Commandant Gong from the Commandant's Office. We have other important matters when entering the mountains, and this matter was just discovered by accident."

"Now the war in the Southwest is in full swing, and demons from the Ghost Sect and Heavenly Saint Sect are lurking in the Shennongjia. If the Daoist doesn't explain clearly, I'll have to take you down first."

Hearing Li Yan and the others' identities, the defensive intent in the Daoist's eyes lessened slightly, and he finally spoke, "To tell you the truth, I am Yun Lingzi, also belonging to the Tai Xuan Righteous Sect, from the Daoist Qingyang Palace in Shu."

"So it's a fellow Daoist from the Daoist Qingyang Palace."

A trace of surprise flashed in Li Yan's eyes. "The Daoist Qingyang Palace is in Chengdu Prefecture. Daoist, you traveled thousands of miles to this place. What exactly is the background of the Dragon Girl in the lake?"

The land of Bashu had been a stronghold of the Mystic Sect since ancient times. In the past, there were the Eight Immortals of Shu, Laozi entered Shu, Zhang Tianshi set the Ghost and God Covenant, and Qingcheng and Emei were famous throughout the world.

The Daoist Qingyang Palace was also extraordinary, built in the Zhou Dynasty. Laozi practiced here, and it was the "First Jungle in the Southwest," with an extremely respected status.

Running to this remote place to suffer, it definitely wasn't that simple.

"How do you know about the Dragon Girl?"

When Daoist Yun Lingzi heard this, he was also shocked.

"I learned about it from the Dragon Girl's dream..."

Li Yan had other important matters and couldn't spare the time to play riddles with him, so he told the story and then took out the dragon-patterned jade gui.

When the Daoist heard this, he was obviously shocked. It took him a long time to come back to his senses, and he muttered, "So the Dragon Girl's movement was because of this. Thanks to the fellow Daoist's reminder, I almost caused a great disaster..."

Li Yan's brow furrowed slightly. "What exactly is going on?"

Yun Lingzi picked up the dragon-patterned jade gui and said in a deep voice, "If I'm not mistaken, this thing comes from the Dragon Palace water mansion."

"It really comes from the Dragon Palace?"

Sha Lifei's eyes lit up. "Is there a real dragon in the Yangtze River?"

Yun Lingzi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head. "It does come from the Yangtze River, but it's not the Dragon God you think of."

"The current Dragon God of the Yangtze River is the Guangyuan King, one of the Four River Dragon Kings, worshipped by the imperial family. Dragon King Temples are built everywhere along the river. It is a righteous deity, and there is no Dragon Palace water mansion."

"But a long time ago, there was another Dragon King in the Yangtze River. It is rumored that he was born during Great Yu's flood control, originally a poisonous snake, turned into a flood dragon after five hundred years, turned into a dragon after a thousand years in the sea, and returned to the Yangtze River to claim the throne."

"According to records, this River God Great Lord had a violent temper and once demanded that the people along the Yangtze River sacrifice two young girls every year, otherwise he would stir up waves and cause the Yangtze River to flood the city."

"He also built a water mansion, and all the water demons of the Yangtze River were under his command. The people were miserable until Li Bing entered Shu in the Qin Dynasty, invited experts everywhere, and built the Dujiangyan, only then suppressing this dragon."

"Now, it is also suppressed by the True Lord of Clear Source and Wonderful Dao in Guan Kou."

"The Dragon Girl in Longtanhu was born from a wisp of dragon energy of the River God Great Lord. She had a gentle temper and repeatedly saved the people along the river, so she escaped a disaster in the past and fell into Longtanhu."

"For many years, my Daoist Qingyang Palace has been secretly watching over her. I saw the earth energy moving and thought the Dragon Girl was going to return to the Yangtze River, so I secretly drove in the Dragon-Suppressing Stake, but I didn't expect it to trigger a backlash, making the people of Longtan Village unable to have offspring."

"This entry into the mountains was because I heard from hunters that they saw a strange bird, which is the 'Yao' mentioned in the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Eating its meat can help people have children, so I wanted to use this thing to break the backlash."

"So that's it..."

After Li Yan heard this, many things were instantly understood, and then he frowned again. "The Dragon Girl entrusted me in a dream and gave me this jade gui. What exactly does she mean?"

Yun Lingzi gritted his teeth. "If I'm not mistaken, I'm afraid it has something to do with the River God Great Lord and the Dragon Palace water mansion. Although his dragon soul is suppressed at the Guan River mouth, the Dragon Palace water mansion has escaped into the river, and the cultivators of the Mystic Sect in Shu have been searching for it."

"I'm afraid something went wrong, and the Dragon Girl felt it..."

Second update in the afternoon

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