The vast and wild mountains are steep, and thousands of rocks and ravines are endless. There are countless ferocious birds and beasts living in them. In the relatively gentle areas near the water source, surrounded by mountains and dense forests, various tribes, large and small, live scattered. Late at night, the sky is filled with Under the twinkling stars, the outlines of the mountains are dim and shadowy. People have gone to sleep, and most of the wild beasts and birds have returned to their nests. The wilderness is peaceful, and the starry sky and mountains look so beautiful and mysterious.
In this quiet night, there are all kinds of invisible dangers lurking. The nocturnal tiger has come out of its cave, folded its hook-like claws, and walked silently through the mountains and forests with thick meat pads under its feet. Looking for prey. In the depths of the jungle, if you listen carefully with your ears, you will occasionally hear faint sounds of rustling and chirping. These are animals like tapirs leaving their nests in the middle of the night, sniffing and sensing the surrounding smells. , listening to all kinds of noises with open ears, carefully avoiding natural enemies from nibbling on the sweet and juicy roots.
Occasionally, a forest owl spreads its wings across the sky, its long pointed beak shining coldly under the starry sky. Its eyes that are good at night vision can detect rats in the dark. At any time, it can spread its wings and fly into the forest like a shooting star. They use their sharp claws to grab them. They fly very quickly without making a sound, and disappear in the blink of an eye under the starry sky, making people think it is just an illusion.
Among the shadowy mountains, there is a strange peak. There is a tall and strange tree growing on the mountain. The top of the thick trunk has countless curved branches spreading towards the sky. From a distance, it looks like a horned dragon about to fly into the sky. The whole tree The tree also looks like a huge strange hand reaching towards the sky.
This is a rare dragon's blood treasure tree. It often only grows in dry lands far away from human habitation and with abundant sunshine. It can absorb moisture and spirituality from the mist that lingers at dawn and dusk. Its bright red resin is like human blood, which is not only a The healing elixir is said to have the miraculous effect of conferring mysterious power. For most people, the dragon's blood tree is just a legend, and it is rare to see it with one's own eyes. However, hundreds of trees grow on this mountain and take root. On a sunny rocky slope.
If under the scorching sun at noon, you use a knife to cut a wedge-shaped narrow opening in the bark of the dragon's blood tree along an inclined arc, the dragon's blood resin will slowly seep out, emitting a rich and strange fragrance. Thousand-year-old dragon's blood When the resin just seeps out, the strange fragrance emitted makes people feel refreshed just by smelling it. The muscles and bones all over the body feel indescribably comfortable, as if the blood vessels and organs have been purified, and it can be invisibly restored. Get rid of injuries and illnesses.
If the exuded dragon's blood resin is not harvested, it will flow to the tree trunks under the scorching sun, drip on the soil and rocks, and gradually solidify into translucent, dark red dragon's blood resin. Dragon's blood resin is both a healing medicine and a A kind of rare dye, ordinary people will try to take the dragon's blood tree when they encounter it.
However, in the eyes of experts with magical powers, using Nagarjuna's blood in this way is a waste of its most important spiritual effect. They have their own magical methods to collect and preserve the more precious dragon's blood before the fragrance evaporates. Tree blood lipid. Dragon tree blood lipid is a kind of elixir, which can also be specially refined to have even more magical effects. However, the secret method of collecting and refining it cannot be mastered by ordinary people, and even if they know it, they cannot do it.
In addition to the rare dragon's blood treasure tree, there is another even more rare thing growing on this mountain peak. Near the top of the mountain, which is often shrouded in light mist, there are trees that are several people tall. They are all slender. The trunk, branches and leaves of the tree are so slim and graceful that they have the brilliance of jade, which is very conspicuous among the vegetation on the mountain. What is even more strange are the fruits on the tree.
There are almost translucent leaves like emeralds, with five parallel leaves surrounding a central flower. After the flowers fade, they produce bead-shaped fruits the size of your thumb. When the fruits first set, they are milky white, with a luster like freshly cut ivory. This kind of beads
It takes many years for the fruit to fully mature, and it gradually becomes translucent and crystal clear like jade. When you hold it on your fingertips, you feel it is soft and elastic, with five colors of luster faintly flowing inside.
It is called the Langgan tree, also known as the fairy jade tree. The reason why it is so conspicuous on the mountain peaks in this late night is because the Langgan tree can shine, and its branches, leaves and fruits exude a soft and faint light. The Langgan tree shines brightly day and night, in
Under the sunlight during the day, the tree body looks like a rainbow surrounding it. At night, it is crystal clear and can vaguely illuminate the surrounding scenery for several feet, which can be seen from a long distance away.
If ordinary people may occasionally find naturally growing dragon's blood trees in the deep wilderness, the Langgan tree is definitely just a legend and has never been seen in person. It is said that the Langgan tree was planted in the palace and courtyard of the Emperor of Heaven, and people who sat under the tree at night
Below, the clear brilliance of the Langgan tree is the divine light that refreshes the body and mind. The patches of Langgan tree are also called Qionglin. The Langgan fruit is the daily snack of the Emperor of Heaven, and is also the food given to the auspicious beasts and birds that protect the sacred soil.
In the folk myths that have been passed down since ancient times, there is an ancient human emperor who obtained the elixir of immortality and ascended to heaven. That is, the emperor of heaven opened up the sacred land of the emperor's hometown and gave the elixir of immortality to his descendants. After taking it, they can ascend to the sacred land of the emperor's hometown and grow up.
Born into an immortal. As for whether these legends are true or false, the immortal traces are elusive and difficult to reach in the imperial land, and they are not known to ordinary people. Langgan fruit is also one of the legendary immortal medicines.
However, on this unknown mountain peak, dozens of Langgan trees grow around the peak, vaguely forming a Qionglin. Surrounded by the faint Qiong light of the jade trees, the peak looks like a sacred land. But regardless of
Whether at the foot of the mountain or the surrounding mountains, you can't see the light of the jade trees in the night, because the mountain peak is surrounded by an invisible magic circle, as if it has disappeared in the wilderness. Standing on the mountain peak, you can clearly see the surrounding scenery
, but the outside world cannot discover its existence here.
The clear brilliance of the Langgan tree echoes the starlight in the sky. The brilliance of the stars seems to be flowing invisibly, like an invisible river of starlight. The crystal branches and leaves of the Langgan tree seem to be absorbing the spiritual breath of the stars. However, this
In the middle of the night, clouds rose from the distance and spread quietly, gathering thicker and thicker to cover the top of the mountain and the surrounding wilderness, and the bright starry sky gradually disappeared.
The magic circle guarding the mountain peak was also quietly broken open. A group of people wearing dark clothes and holding various weapons climbed to the mountain peak, walked under the dragon's blood trees in the mountain forest, and passed through the dense forest.
Qiong Lin shone brightly. The faint light of the jade tree illuminated the faces of these people. Their expressions were indifferent, their mouths were pursed and they said nothing. But judging from the white knuckles holding their weapons tightly, these people were also very worried.
Somewhat nervous.
It was difficult to distinguish the Dragon Blood Tree in the dark night, but the Qiong Forest could be seen clearly. The group of people all showed surprise and shock, but they soon regained their indifference and walked out of the peaks surrounded by the Qiong Forest to form
They formed a circle and were waiting for something silently. The discovery of such a large area of Langgan trees also made them very excited and expectant amid the tension, but they just tried to stay calm.
On the peak where Yushu Qiong's light cannot reach, there are lush green auspicious flowers and flowers, which are now invisible in the dark night. Not far from the peak, there is an exposed stone cliff, and a stone niche is carved in the stone cliff.
It is about three feet in diameter and looks like a semi-open hall. There is a door in the stone niche leading to the stone room at the back, which is like the residence of the gods.
In front of the stone niche, there is a stone platform several feet high, which is both a screen and a sacred table. There is a figure sitting on the stone platform. He is as motionless as a sculpture, but he is a living person.
If you get close enough, you can still sense the faint vitality.
The farthest distance illuminated by the clear brilliance of the Langgan tree below just reaches the stone platform. This person is wearing plain blue clothes instead of the common animal skin clothes in the mountains. His face looks very young, but there are thin crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.
There are also inconspicuous silver threads on the temples, which implicitly carry an aura of vicissitudes of life.
The man in green clothes had his eyes closed and was not even breathing. Although he was sitting on the stone platform, his soul seemed not to be here. Opposite him stood a man about ten feet away. This man actually stood with his hands and feet behind his back in the void. In the darkness
With his back to Qiong Guang, his face could not be seen clearly, and he was wearing a robe with a white background and gold patterns. The material was of a special texture that ordinary people could not own or wear.
The man in the white-backed gold-patterned robe is talking: "Qingsha, if you haven't spoken yet, then I will take action."
He said he wanted to take action, but he did not move. Fire appeared in the distance at the foot of the mountain. There was a valley plain, about dozens of miles in radius, with a clear river flowing by the plain. Among these steep mountains, like this
The place is a hard-to-find treasure land for tribes to settle down. The most powerful tribe within hundreds of miles lives there, and they have built strong villages.
The size of the village is like a small city, with high walls and gates on all sides, and wooden fences surrounding the perimeter. The main purpose is not to prevent wild beasts from attacking. In the open areas where humans have built the city, ordinary wild beasts have long stayed away and rarely appear. More importantly, it is to prevent other animals from attacking.
Tribe attacks. But usually it is peaceful here. There are more than 1,600 people in this tribe and many powerful warriors.
The village was very quiet in the second half of the night. People had already fallen asleep. With the protection of high walls and wooden fences, there were no fires lit all night long to guard against wild beasts like the small tribes in the mountains. The fire was lit from outside the village, and then
The fence made of rough wood with sharpened tops was blasted open with strong force, and some houses in the village were set on fire.
The sleeping people were awakened, and the men rushed out of the house with various weapons, and were met by a group of murderers in dark costumes. In the blazing fire, the men's shouts of killing,
Roars, screams, cries of women and children, cries for help, and howls continued, piercing the darkness and tranquility of the night.
On the stone platform, the man called Qingsha still sat motionless with his eyes closed. The man in white robe with gold patterns opposite seemed to be talking to himself: "You and I and the other seven are collectively called the Seven Shas of Bayuan, and I am the most afraid of them."
The person I admire the most is you, Qingsha. I have been waiting for decades, and today I finally have the opportunity to get the secret I want... If you don't open your mouth, the Qingshui clan will be completely destroyed."
The "Qing Sha" on the stone platform finally spoke. The strange thing was that he neither opened his eyes nor made any move to speak. The voice just sounded in the mind of the listener so naturally: "Mr. Bai'e, the world calls you
Bai Sha, you also call yourself Bai Sha, and you are proud of it. Among the so-called seven evil spirits of Ba Yuan, you are the only one who lives up to your name.
This is not a kind of respect, nor is it a kind intention. It not only refers to power but also to fear. And in the past hundred years, I have never made anyone feel scary. All I feel is the respect and expectations of people within a radius of two hundred miles.
Bai Sha, please call me Li Qing Shui instead of Qing Sha with you."
Bai Sha smiled: "The dispute between names and prime ministers is meaningless. Li Qingshui, I only ordered the attack on the village, but not the annihilation of the clan. Do you really want to watch the Qingshui clan disappear with your own eyes?"
Clear water: "It's useless. No matter what you do today, you won't get what you want."
Bai Sha's voice gradually turned cold: "You settled by the Qingshui River back then and were granted the title of Qingshui Clan. The people here are called the Qingshui Clan because of your ancestor. Are you too selfish?
, just watch the entire tribe perish? They will all die because of you, for you!"
Although Li Qingshui did not move or open his eyes, there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "I am from a mountain man. I once served as the justice of the old country, in charge of litigation and punishment. After I retired, I took my official name and called myself the justice.
Qingshui, my tribe also takes Qingshui as their surname. Back then, I arrested and punished countless criminals and murderers, and I never bowed my head due to intimidation or threats."
Bai Sha: "But the Qingshui clan is not sinners. If you don't hand over what I want, these innocent people will die because of you. Don't you feel guilty?"
Li Qingshui: "That's ridiculous! You also know that they are innocent. You were the murderer, not me. They died because of your desires and by your knife. This is your sin."
Bai Sha: "Then you just watch this crime happen and don't want to save them?"
Li Qingshui: "If I can save them, of course I will. In order to get my secret, you have been waiting and preparing for these years, threatening to destroy the Qingshui clan. The only way I can save them is to kill you.
, and suppress your Chiwangqiu lineage. Unfortunately, I can no longer do it. All I can do now is to prevent you from succeeding.
I understand you and I understand this kind of thing. You have already taken action and made such an arrangement that leaves no room for anything. So many people have died under your knife. If you get what you want, you will definitely kill me and silence me.
, and the entire Qingshui clan will still be buried with them. No matter whether I tell you the secret or not, I can't save them.
You are my enemy and the enemy of my Qingshui clan. You know that you will die, so how can you let your enemy achieve his goal? I have lived for so long and practiced for so many years. How can I not even understand this truth? If you take action
Then you take action, no matter whether it's grief, anger or sadness, I can't stop you, but you can't achieve your goal."
Bai Sha's voice seemed to have an unbearable sting: "You understand in your heart, so I don't have to lie. If you agree, at least I can save you from having to watch the destruction of the Qingshui clan with your own eyes. In fact,
Many people understand this truth, but they can't bear the pain, and you don't have to bear the torture."
The voice of Qingshui that sounded in Bai Sha's mind made people feel a kind of terrible depression: "Since you already understand the truth, why bother to violate it? Many people know it but can't do it, and I am not such a person.
I have seen countless lives and deaths over the past hundred years. All mortals are destined to die. If you are destined to die and let you succeed, then it is truly meaningless. And the pain and self-blame are what I should bear, and I will face it.
it."
At this moment, a man in black flew over from the walled city, holding a long sword dripping with blood. He passed through the gate of the magic circle and climbed to the top of the mountain. He stopped at the Qiong Forest a few feet away and saluted.
: "Evil Lord, we were ambushed. The city was well prepared. They gathered all the strong men and retreated to the center of the city to ambush us. Our losses far exceeded expectations."
Bai Sha did not speak, and waved his hand backwards in a slashing motion. Everyone surrounding the peak received the order silently, quickly turned around and disappeared into the night, joining the team that slaughtered the Qingshui clan. These people were all Bai Sha.
Even if the strong men under Sha are prepared in the city, they cannot resist the fate of destruction.
Bai Sha already knew in his heart that even if he threatened to annihilate the clan, he could not make Ling Qingshui bow his head. And Ling Qingshui also saw clearly that since Bai Sha had taken action today and had invaded the village and slaughtered nearly a hundred people, he would not stop.
Regardless of whether he gets the secret information he wants, he will kill the entire tribe to silence them.
The rest of the people left the mountain, leaving only the famous Qingsha and Baisha on the peak.
Li Qingshui's voice sounded again: "It's ridiculous that you like your subordinates to call you the evil master! The Qingshui clan cannot escape the disaster today, but why don't you do it yourself? In that case, you won't kill so many of your subordinates.
, most of them are also members of your Bai'e clan. I have vaguely heard that the harm to living beings and the hatred it brings are the final obstacles on the road to immortality. It seems that people like you actually have otherworldly abilities.
Delusion.”
Bai Sha: "This is not a delusion but a great wish. I have struggled to survive in this world and worked hard all my life. If there is a glimmer of hope to reach the sky and enjoy the imperial land forever, who wouldn't give it a try? If not,
, why do I have to do all this today? Even if you sort out the water, haven't you been searching for it, and you have never given up for hundreds of years.
But I didn't expect that the Qingshui clan would be prepared and could set up an ambush in the walled city to fight back. But the more they struggle, the more miserable their men, women, and children will die. And you, who are watching this happen, will
It will be even more painful and indignant. I am very curious, since no news of this operation was leaked, how did they know about it?"
This is also something that puzzles Bai Sha. In theory, no one should know about this operation. Although he has been waiting and preparing for a long time, he has never told anyone his thoughts and purposes. This time he led
More than two hundred subordinates set out from Chiwangqiu, the seat of the sect, and quietly sneaked deep into the wilderness. They originally claimed to find and kill a demon king who had a blood feud with Chiwangqiu.
Before setting off, none of his subordinates knew that their destination was the settlement of the Qingshui clan. Baisha led everyone through the wilderness and appeared here, and suddenly gave an order. Qingshui was in seclusion to survive the calamity, and had no idea what was happening in the outside world.
Knowing and absolutely not being disturbed is the opportunity that Bai Sha has been waiting for for many years.
Li Qingshui's voice was soothing: "The reason is very simple. I am the mountain god worshiped by various tribes in the mountains for hundreds of miles around. The priests of the Qingshui clan heard the mountain god's warning late at night, reminding them that a powerful enemy would invade and they were going to attack.
The warriors were urgently gathered to fight back vigorously. Even if the clan was destroyed and the last drop of blood was shed, the killers would still have to pay the highest price.
I was seriously injured, not because you disturbed me after climbing the mountain, but because I came out of seclusion when I couldn't, so all my previous efforts were wasted; I used my magical powers when I couldn't, so I hurt my soul.
There is no hope of reaching heaven in this life. When you broke through the magic circle, I was alarmed and found that it was you.
I have been a mountain god for so many years, and countless people have worshiped and prayed to me. I can hear the voices coming from the altars of various tribes, understand their most sincere wishes, and have witnessed countless reincarnations. Therefore, I have no knowledge of many things in the world.
, as long as you see the signs, you will often know the causes and consequences, and how they will happen.
I didn't know beforehand that you would come, but the moment I saw you, I understood everything and what would happen today, and I was ready to face it. I cast a spell to notify the priests of the Qingshui clan, but it was a pity that they
The preparation time is too short, otherwise it will cost you more."
Bai Sha knew the answer and felt vaguely uneasy. He knew that all the tribes in the wilderness worshiped the mountain gods, and the major tribes that built cities and lived in Ba Yuan also worshiped the gods, regardless of whether the gods existed or not. And he today
The person facing Li Qingshui is a living mountain god, and he is a person just like himself!
Bai Sha frowned and said: "It is said that there are nine sacred mountains surrounding Ba Yuan for thousands of miles. They are the residences of immortals who refine their energy and live forever. They possess the elixir of immortality. They are known as the Nine Hills of Ba Yuan. Among them, I, Chi Wang Qiu, am the most famous.
You Shudeqiu is the most mysterious. No one knows that Shudeqiu is here, a mountain invisible to people, and you are the mountain god here.
But I know very well that the so-called immortals in Jiuqiu are just monks like you and me, or great witches and demons unknown to people, who are still looking for the right path in the endless path to heaven. I doubt it.
You are the mountain god here, but you have never been sure, but today I found out that it is indeed the case!
Do the people of the Qingshui clan who received your order to resist desperately know that your ancestor already knew their fate? The more they resist, the more miserable their fate will be. And you know all this, but you just watch helplessly, and they will feel in their hearts
What do you think?"
Li Qingshui replied calmly: "I did not order them, but as a mountain god, I reminded them that the great disaster was coming. They did not know who I was, nor did they know the name of the mountain god. They did not know that the mountain god here was their ancestor.
They don’t even know that their ancestor Li Qingshui is the legendary Qingsha, but they know that you are the one who committed all these crimes.”
Bai Sha sneered and said: "When your clan is destroyed and your body is about to die, do you still want to pretend like this?"
Li Qingshui: "I am a mountain god. This is neither a pretense nor an act."