Chapter 1087: The Number of Glow Stones

In that shallow soil, a rotten female mummy was entangled by those wriggling vines that seemed to be alive. And those vines covered with mucus and bumps seemed to go deep into this land, existing together with this land since ancient times.

Wiping away the ice crystals formed by blood and tears, Xia De already understood what he saw.

Although that corpse was covered with extremely terrible curses, it would not make him so gaffe just by looking at it. What really affected him was the vines. For Xia De, who had come into contact with the power of "Pantanal Xiewu" from many aspects, those vines were directly labeled with the Xiewu label.

This Great Swamp is used to seal that terrible thing, but in fact, the seal had already had problems many years ago, otherwise the organization "Pantanal Voodoo Society" would not have appeared.

Those vines were weird plants formed by the power of the Xiewu sealed in the subspace extending toward the material world. And although that corpse looked like it had only been buried for a few hundred years, according to the traces of that unique curse and whisper elements on it, if Xia De guessed correctly, it was very likely the main body of the Relic 【Swamp Witch】.

【It should be the main body.】

He returned to Iluna's side. The girl, whose mental state was better, also jumped off the horse and listened to Xia De talk about his discovery.

"In other words, after she died miserably that year, her bones were captured by the Pantanal Xiewu, so even if she became a Relic, she still couldn't leave the Great Swamp area?"

Iluna held Xia De's hand and asked. Xia De nodded, his eyes trying to search for the trace of the woman who only showed half her face every time in the wind and snow:

"Although there is no evidence, she became like this after death, and the Pantanal Xiewu absolutely cannot get rid of the relationship."

Casually drawing a crack in the air, behind the crack was the beach before the water area representing true death:

"If it wasn't for being bound by the Pantanal Xiewu, I could completely let her leave through this door and step on the road she should have stepped on in the distant past... Although Relics are difficult to annihilate, at least I can liberate the soul that longs for freedom."

Xia De sighed slightly:

"Unless the Pantanal Xiewu is completely eliminated, we cannot save her."

The peripheral vision of his eyes also saw the 【Swamp Witch】 again at this time.

She was behind the mountain rock covered by snow not far away, still only showing half her face, peeping at Xia De and Iluna with a malicious expression. In the blizzard, the messy hair that was almost stuck together was "dancing" in the air, and such a scene would only appear in horror stories.

Still pointing behind her and then disappearing, Xia De and Iluna led the horse and followed in the snow. And this time, behind the mountain rock, they found a cave that was difficult to detect.

The cave probably hadn't been used for a long time, but it miraculously wasn't covered by mud and wind and snow, nor was it used as a nest by wild animals.

"Xia De, I have heard rumors in the Sect that there are some interconnected caves in the depths of the Pantanal Great Swamp..."

Iluna looked at Xia De, and Xia De nodded:

"The acquaintance I met in Huntington City also mentioned this kind of cave."

He and Iluna led the horse into it. The underground cave was not long, but after ten minutes, they saw the light in front. And after walking out of the cave along the slope, in front of them was the Great Swamp in the blizzard, and the lake water was not frozen in this cold winter, but was constantly shaking with the wind, hitting the shore.

In the very center of the great lake, there was an island shrouded in fog. Faintly, one could see the black shadow of a lighthouse standing on one side of the island. The firelight of the lighthouse was so reassuring in this kind of weather.

Iluna couldn't see the firelight, so Xia De was sure that the firelight was the wisp of fire split from the "Primordial Fire." Through that strange cave, they actually arrived at the destination so simply.

"This lake is even bigger than I thought."

Xia De sighed softly. If this area of lake needs navigation, large steamships are also more than enough.

"We arrived?"

Iluna said in surprise, looking back at the long and damp cave behind her:

"She actually pointed out the direction for us..."

"Don't think about other things now. Since she helped us, we will also come back to help her. This is the most primitive contract."

Xia De in the snow took back his gaze:

"There are no Ringed Shushi of the Pantanal Voodoo Society around, nor are there people from the Truth Society. But this lake is probably not safe. There might be battles on the lake in a while. It is not easy to go to the central island to observe the ceremony. This journey still has the last hurdle."

At this time, it was still about two hours before the ritual time given by the Divination Association. The blizzard had weakened a lot around this gloomy great lake, but the lingering smoke was obscuring everything on the central island in the distance.

Xia De and Iluna couldn't distinguish whether anyone had arrived here before them. They could only hear the whistling night wind carrying snowflakes hitting the ground, and the dark lake surface was so gloomy and terrifying.

"What was the Sect's original plan?"

Xia De asked Iluna, and the girl beside him replied:

"The first task is to prevent the Pantanal Xiewu from returning to the material world. The Chosen One is the second task. The Sect hopes that I and Sister Daifulin can subdue Reijin Puxia who held the ritual."

The Sect's attitude was similar to Luweiya's, both defaulting to letting Baron Puxia become the fourth Chosen One. The Five Gods Sect and the Lady Sanmei Great Academies were probably also very interested in the enlightenment brilliance when the ritual was held.

"Do you have any way to confirm the location of the Sect's Ringed Shushi?"

Iluna shook her head:

"Everyone carried candle heads with similar functions before departure. As long as they are close to companions, the fire will light up. But after entering the core area of the Great Swamp, this item failed."

She took out the candle head and handed it to Xia De:

"This area has other powers, prohibiting alchemical items with similar functions."

Xia De nodded, thinking for a moment:

"Reijin Puxia should be on the island now, and I think Miss Pawo and the high-ranking Shushi are all there. Since there are still nearly two hours, let's rest for a while... Set off in twenty minutes."

After all, crossing the river and exploring on the island also require time, so Xia De did not leave more rest time.

Iluna nodded, but they did not retreat into the cave, but first used illusion to hide the light, then set up a tent and campfire, and set up a small camp on the shore. Because they needed to cross the wide water surface in a while, Iluna did not cancel the skeletal horse that continued to consume her spirit.

That horse lay obediently behind the seventeen-year-old girl, allowing Iluna to lean against her mount when she sat down with her legs hugged.

Xia De looked after the campfire, and Iluna's gaze looked at the central island hidden in the clouds and fog:

"I don't know what will happen next."

"I am more concerned about whether Reijin Puxia has already obtained five Glow Stones."

Xia De only knew of four, but it didn't exclude that he had other means.

"Should have found them all. The Chosen One is attracted by fate to complete his mission. Others take the initiative to find the Keeper of Secrets, but the Keeper of Secrets will take the initiative to find him."

Iluna said in a low voice, looking at the firelight in front of her and saying softly:

"Xia De, you also know that as the Chosen One continues to appear, I can obtain more knowledge about the Chosen One. I feel it, this ritual is almost bound to succeed. This is... almost irreversible. But the Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom seems to have other special rules. I don't know what this refers to for the time being."

After speaking, she took out blue teardrop-shaped crystals from the small bag at her waist, and the quantity was quite astonishing:

"During this period, the Sect also tried to get some 【Sage's Glow Stones】, and the ownership has now been transferred to me. Plus the ones I got from the dice game and the old woman who planted herbs just now, as well as the ones you sent me through the Divination Association, I have six in total."

In other words, in a place Xia De didn't know, the Sect actually obtained three Glow Stones.

The crystalline stones reflected the firelight, held in Iluna's hands:

"Currently, only my own two can be transferred to the owner again. The others cannot be transferred anymore, but..."

She signaled Xia De to look at the one pressed at the bottom by her finger. At first glance, it was the same as the others, but looking closely, it was actually in a gray petrified state.

The smile appeared on the seventeen-year-old girl's face in that small cluster of campfire:

"This is what you gave me. Although you have already signed the document, after getting it, I refused your gift in my heart."

That Glow Stone was sent back to Xia De's hand by Iluna:

"The Sect didn't expect me to refuse, just let me keep it well, and thought it might be useful. Now I give it back to you."

The Glow Stone fell into Xia De's hand and immediately returned to a crystalline state. Iluna looked very happy:

"I spent a lot of effort, and didn't let the Sect discover it. I won't take your gifts casually..."

She bit her lip again:

"But I will still take the gift for the Year-End Festival."

In this way, Iluna had five Glow Stones in her hand, Xia De had three, and Baron Puxia had at least four.

"The current role of the Glow Stone is only the Chosen One ritual, and the sublimation ritual that draws bloodline power from time on the island. If possible, Iluna, I am very much hoping that you can hold that ritual. Maybe something interesting will happen."

"Compared to me, I think it is you who may borrow the ritual of Stonehenge to draw the power of time."

Iluna carefully stuffed her Glow Stones back into that small cloth bag with a drawstring:

"The Sect letting me carry these Glow Stones must have meaning."

"Speaking of which, Luweiya helped me pack my luggage before departure. She also put these Glow Stones in a position where I could touch them easily."

Xia De said softly, as if seeing Luweiya's purple eyes from the firelight in front of him.

The gale blew on the lake shore, and the dark lake water constantly hit the shore. The lake water also reflected the dim firelight in the small camp, and snowflakes fell on the water surface, extinguishing the firelight.

The whistling wind was so cold, and the dull sound of explosions came from the distance again. Some fine whispers were transmitted from the bottom of his heart into the ears of Xia De and Iluna, but no one cared about these.

The wind was cold, and the snow was heavy. Xia De holding the sword and Iluna leaning on the horse's back were both waiting for the upcoming decisive battle. The small camp was not warm but very warm. Iluna Beias curled up her body, the peripheral vision of her beautiful eyes looking at Xia De's half-side face illuminated by the campfire, watching the snow fall on Xia De's shoulders, and a peaceful smile appeared on her face.

Across the lake was the central island in the thick fog, and weird creatures were hidden in the lake, but the lake shore was so reassuring. Probably only thick-coated oil paintings with dull colors could record this scene in the snowy night that seemed like an epic of ancient heroes' adventures. For the material world, tonight will decide many things.

And in the depths of the Pantanal Lake in the distance, something flashed under the lake surface. It was a huge black shadow, but the snowy clouds obscured the starry sky, and in the dim and lightless environment, one could only see that it seemed to be the shape of a mermaid. ===== CHAPTER 1088 =====