Between mountains and seas

Chapter 164 Sacrifice

With Ji Yan's exclamation, everyone's spirits lifted.

Ji Yan lay down on the ice wall.The runes were engraved on the ice wall, and the surface was covered by new ice. He had to use various light refractions to read the runes one by one.

However, after he finished reading, the surprise on his face disappeared, and he didn't speak for a long time facing the ice wall, until Zhang Sheng couldn't help urging him, then he murmured: "This is not a teleportation talisman, it's just , just a guide sample..."

"Guiding sample?" Bai Xin thought for a while, "Because it needs to be kept for thousands of years, Nu Wa is afraid that it will lose its effectiveness? But, can't you learn it?"

The so-called guidance sample means that the rune array is drawn only for display, and it does not have real effects.Just like the pictures of apples printed in books, you can recognize apples through pictures, but you cannot eat them as real apples.

There is only one sample symbol array here, which everyone can understand.The operation of the talisman requires energy. In this world, there is no water without a source or a tree without roots. Any talisman can work because it has an energy source.For example, the ready-to-use talisman paper comes from the ability of the talisman painters. When they draw the talisman paper, the consumed power is stored in the talisman paper.

Or the talisman paper such as the blood seal of Qingfu consumes less abilities of the talisman painter because the blood of Qingfu is used, that is, the ability of Qingfu itself is used.

And such a huge talisman array in the Zhongshan Valley used countless five-color moth pupae, and the initial energy of these pupae came from the "victims" in the four claw-foot pillars.

Not only that, because this talisman array needs to run for thousands of years, Nuwa also used the "activity" of the five-color pupae to absorb the power of mountains and seas in the air by themselves, thus making up for the daily loss.

But this huge talisman has consumed countless five-color moth eggs and the lives of countless people. Even Nu Wa really has no strength to arrange another talisman that can last for a thousand years—even if this talisman is compared to the valley. The one of them, is completely insignificant.

So Nuwa only left a sample, and later people can learn from her sample and arrange the talisman array by themselves.

In terms of this ability, Ji Yan definitely has it.The best of the Ji family's children, if there is a sample in front of him and he says he can't learn it, he will be beaten to death by the adults in his family.

Ji Yan's expression now is no different from being beaten up: "I-I can't learn...I can't find the exit."

The three elements of the teleportation array: entrance, exit, and path.First determine the entrance and exit, and then the passage path.But now, he couldn't decide on an exit.

If it was outside, then Ji Yan would naturally be able to do it, even if he painted a gourd first, he could also set up a teleportation array.But this is in the Zhongshan Valley, this is an extremely special place, there are no five-color moths and even the door to come in cannot be opened, because the space outside it has been carefully arranged by Nuwa, it is no longer a normal space.

"Zhongshan itself is an independent space, otherwise you won't be able to find the entrance from the outside." Of course, everyone knows this, and some don't. "There are several small spaces surrounded by Zhongshan. It is to limit the space of those fierce beasts of chaos, and the nameless land... When these are combined, the space outside Zhongshan is extremely distorted, without the ability of the space system, I can't even decide the exit..."

Zhang Sheng was a little puzzled; "Does it have to be so precise? Just leave Zhongshan, right? Even if the exit leads to Chaos—"

"No!" Ji Yan interrupted him, "It's not that simple."

He organized his language for a while, but gave up: "You can just think that we are digging a tunnel. If you are not sure about the exit and dig randomly, it is very likely that we will be exhausted or unable to dig. What's worse is that the tunnel we dug is There is no turning back, we will be trapped underground, suffocating to death!"

"So we need an exit location?" Huo Qing said suddenly, "What if there is a location?"

"Is there a location?" Ji Yan looked at him raising his arms in surprise, first in a daze, then his eyes lit up, "The bloodstain of the green clam? You mean to use the bloodstain on Xiao Shao's body to locate it? Theoretically, this is feasible, but—— now Once the array is repaired, the nameless land will open the door to the real world, Xiao Shao should... "Shao Jingxing should have returned to the real world, but he really can't do it through the barrier - no matter what his teleportation array is, No matter how he can't cross such a long distance, this is limited by his own ability and cannot be changed.

Huo Qing simply said: "He is still in the world of mountains and seas." Although the connection of the blood seal of Qingfu has been weakened after passing through several layers of space, he can still feel that Shao Jingxing is not only still in the world of mountains and seas, but also more and more close.

"If that's the case——" Ji Yan only said half of an excited sentence, and then burst into tears again, "No, I still can't do it..."

"Why can't you do it?" Even Huo Qing couldn't hold back this time, "I've got a position—" He couldn't bear the emotional ups and downs like a roller coaster, after all, he saw a chance to get out alive and see him again Shao Jingxing, however, was splashed with cold water head-on.

Ji Yan's expression was uglier than crying: "It's still because the space outside Zhongshan is too complicated. Even if there is a location, I can't guarantee the safety of the passage. Maybe I will dig to a place with loose soil, maybe I will dig out groundwater, and then the passage A landslide is the same as death..."

At the end of his speech, he suddenly slapped himself heavily: "It's still that I'm too bad..." If he studies the space talisman better, maybe he can...

At this moment, Ji Yan really hoped that time could be turned back, so that he could go back to the past and beat up that self-satisfied self—since Pangu and Nuwa, there are very few space-talented supernatural beings. According to the investigation, there are only a few people such as Hu Gong, Zuo Ci, Huang Chengyan, etc., and their levels are uneven.Even in a big family like the Ji family, there are nearly a hundred people with supernatural powers in this generation, and only Ji Yan has some attainments in space.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, even if they have the same surname.Ji Yan is not a direct descendant of the Ji family, so it is inevitable that he will be oppressed in terms of resource allocation. Even after he showed his rare spatial ability, he was even more secretly suppressed because of jealousy.Ji Tan chose to stay away from the Ji family. Although it was not considered to be a separate family, he basically rejected the resources of the Ji family.

Of course, this is a bit of a disadvantage. After all, Ji Yan is not a real space-type ability, but only talented in space research. Losing the support of Ji's family resources has a great impact on him.But in Ji Yan's view, freedom and dignity are more valuable, not to mention that he is doing well outside, even if his progress is slow or even stagnant, it is enough for him to live.But at this time, Ji Yan regretted it, regretted it very much!If I had known today, he would have spent every minute in researching the space, even if he stayed at Ji's house in a shameless manner—but if he made a little progress, he might be able to save everyone's life today!

"Forget it—" Zhang Sheng let out a sigh of relief, and sat down on the ground, "Without this talent, there is nothing I can do... Anyway, the task is completed, so it's a worthy death."

"That's right." Zhuang Juan also sat down beside him, and stretched out his long legs, "Not born in the same year, the same month, on the same day, but also died in the same year, the same month, on the same day. This must be fate."

"Disgusting——" Zhang Sheng pursed his lips, and moved his body away from him, "You have soured your teeth."

Zhuang Juan rolled his eyes at him: "I wasn't talking about you either. Forget it, everyone has been tired for a long time, so sit down and rest."

Huo Qing was silent, and finally raised his hand to pat Ji Yan who was still pulling his hair, and said softly, "You did your best, forget it."

"Forget it—" Ji Yan's face was red and swollen from his slap, but he didn't seem to feel the pain at all, and was still tearing his hair, "If I tried my best..." If I tried my best, then he Now I can say frankly that there is no other way, but...

"Even if at the beginning—" Huo Qing didn't finish his sentence, and suddenly turned his head to look at the corner of the ice cave, "Gu Rong!"

So Suo has been placed in the deepest corner since he entered the ice cave, where it is warmer—although it is relatively speaking—a layer of plants is placed under his body, which are those that Zhuang Juan tried his best to grow. It won't burn for long, so it's better to use it as a cushion for him - after the cold.

In fact, how much air can these plants block?What's more, Gu Rong's ability has limited physical strength, he should be as pale as everyone else, and even colder than others.But now he is sitting there with his body propped up, his face is abnormally ruddy, so ruddy that a word pops up in everyone's heart: return to light.

"You—" Bai Xin walked over quickly, wanting to hold his hand, "You used your ability—"

But before the conversation was finished, he took a deep breath—Gu Rong's sleeves were already stained red with blood, but because it was too cold, the blood had already condensed into ice before it flowed out, and there was not even much bloody smell coming out.

"What are you doing—" Bai Xin's words were interrupted by her gasp again, Huo Qing had already stepped over and lifted Gu Rong's clothes.

A shocking wound appeared on Gu Rongzhong's chest. Because the blood was frozen, the wound didn't look so bloody.But it is also because the rolled-up flesh is also frozen and cannot shrink back, so it looks like it has opened a mouth, which is especially scary.

"What's going on here?" The last green light condensed on Bai Xin's palm, and he wanted to stick it on, "Are you also cursed?" This wound looks a bit like the wound on Qi Tongmin's body, but Gu Rong When did you get hit by the sand of the city?

Gu Rong picked up his hand to block Bai Xin's.His hand was clenched weakly, and after blocking Bai Xin with the back of his hand, he turned over and opened his palm - in his hand lay a white oval stone.

"Five-color stone—" Huo Qing's pupils shrank suddenly, "You, you dug it out!"

This is exactly the five-color moth pupa that was originally placed in Gu Rong's body to replace his lungs to breathe for him.After feathering, the five-color moth left his body, but the chrysalis remained where it was.But now, Gu Rong took it out with his own hands.

The five-color moth chrysalis looks exactly like a cold white pebble, except that now a round hole is opened at the larger end of the "egg", and it can be seen that the inside is empty, turning into an "egg shell", only the egg shell Those bright red blood clots that have been frozen into ice remind everyone that this is not an ordinary pebble.

Gu Rong's hands were also covered with his own blood. His breathing was like a blown bellows, heavy and short, and the air leaked out puffing, which sounded uncomfortable.But now, everyone hopes that he can still breathe like that—his breathing is almost inaudible now, but the wound on his chest is still emitting a slight white gas, as if the wound is breathing...

"What are you doing!" Bai Xin's eyes were red, but she still wanted to put her hand on Gu Rong's wound.She knew it was useless, she could only heal the wound that Gu Rong took out by herself, but she couldn't restore his normal breathing.But—even if it made him feel better?After all, this wound is too big, it must be very painful...

Gu Rong shook his head, but he didn't have the strength to push Bai Xin's hand away. He just handed the chrysalis shell to Huo Qing and said with his mouth, "It can be used." When the five-color moth emerged, the power of the five elements was transformed into a spatial ability, and a little bit remained in the chrysalis after all.

Huo Qing took the chrysalis shell and supported Gu Rong's falling arm.He wanted to say something, but didn't know how to say it.

Gu Rong's lips parted again, unable to make a sound, but Huo Qing understood what Gu Rong said: "You are more like his son..."

"Uncle Gu—" Huo Qing wanted to explain.He wanted to say that Gu Sheng just apologized too much to him. It is said that Gu Sheng blocked Gu Rong from joining the special affairs department because it was too dangerous. He wanted to say how could Gu Sheng not love his son? Carrying a heavy cross on his back... He wanted to say a lot, but Gu Rong had already closed his eyes and could no longer hear.

"Gu Rong!" Ri Xin shouted in a hoarse voice, but her hand slowly slipped from the wound on Gu Rong's chest—Gu Rong's wound was only half healed, because life was gone, and the body would not be able to recover again. grew up.

There was no sound in the ice cave for a while, but it was Huo Qing who broke the silence.He handed the chrysalis shell to Ji Yan and whispered, "Let's take him back."

To take Gu Rong "back", first they must be able to "go back."

Ji Yan took the chrysalis shell.From the opening, he could see that there were five colored light spots flickering inside the chrysalis shell.This is the fine scale powder that was stuck when the five-color moth emerged from the pupa shell after it emerged as a moth, and it is also the power of space remaining in the pupa.If time goes by, these spatial abilities will also dissipate in the air and cannot be used anymore.

Ji Yan held the chrysalis tightly in his hand, and looked up at Huo Qing: "I'll try. But it will take time." Even with this chrysalis, it will take time for him to arrange the talisman array. Before the talisman array was set up, Shao Jingxing left...

"You arrange it." Huo Qing said simply, leaning over to lay Gu Rong's body flat, and added, "He won't leave." If he can't find him, Shao Jingxing won't leave.I just hope that he doesn't run into any danger...

However, things in this world don't always go as expected. Huo Qing is here to pray that Shao Jingxing will not run into danger, but Shao Jingxing has already encountered it...

First, he lost his way.

Although the Nameless Land is huge, Shao Jingxing can be sure that there is no swamp in that place.But now, what appeared in front of him was a large wet ground, which looked like a wasteland after it had just rained, but—the foot would pop—sink into the foot, and then pull out Sometimes even the shoes will be glued off!

While rejoicing that he was wearing boots today, Shao Jingxing looked around.For some reason, when he came out of the woods behind, he came across this swamp.It would be fine if it was just the swamp, but the trouble was that the swamp exuded a bitter smell, and he felt his chest tight when he smelled it on the edge. If he walked into the middle of the swamp, wouldn't he be overwhelmed by the smoke?

So what the hell is this place?Shao Jingxing pinched his nose and knocked the fishy mud on his boots, while looking around worriedly - this swamp seemed to be boundless, how could he get across it?

The safest way is of course to go around from the side, but there is not even a marker in this place. If he really goes around, I am afraid that he will lose his direction halfway, and it is possible to go around again. After all, Jing Shao—— ——It’s Mr. Jing who doesn’t know the way.

It would be nice to have a reference, but there is nothing in this wasteland, and everything looks the same...

etc!Shao Jingxing narrowed his eyes suddenly, he seemed to see something in the gray mist.

Yes, in the land occupied by this swamp, the air is gray, like the color of a cloudy sky, so that it looks gray and yellow from a little farther away, perfecting the gray building itself. It was not until Shao Jing walked up to him that he realized that it was an earthen platform.

The upper circle and the lower part of the platform are more than five meters high, and the color is gray. It is obviously built from local soil.I don't know why the soil is so strong. The overall preservation is very good, only the edge of the steps is partially damaged by weathering.It's just that the table is empty, and I don't know what it was built for in the first place.

But Shao Jingxing's eyes lit up - this earthen platform is quite high, wouldn't he be able to see farther if he climbed on it, maybe he could see something, at least he could see how big the swamp was.

But just as he walked to the front of the platform, he suddenly heard a slight sound behind the platform, as if something was crawling.Shao Jingxing stepped back vigilantly, and saw yellow and black shadows swaying, and several snakes crawled out.

At first glance, these snakes look like kraits, but if you look closely, you will find that the black and yellow rings on their bodies are not so uniform. Some places are wide and some places are narrow, but they are somewhat like tiger stripes.

Seven or eight snakes, big and small, crawled out, all raised their heads towards Shao Jingxing, Shao Jingxing was so frightened that he stood still and did not dare to move.Although he didn't dare to move his feet, his mind was spinning quickly - he suddenly knew where it was!

"Shan Hai Jing Da Huang Bei Jing" said: The minister of Gong Gong was named Xiang Liu,... Yu drowned the flood and killed Xiang Liu.Yu Yanzhi, three feet and three depressions, thought it was a pond, and the emperors thought it was a platform, which was in the north of Kunlun.

And "Overseas Beijing" also said: The platform is in the east, and there are four sides of the platform, and there is a snake in the corner, the color of a tiger.

This, this swamp, this earthen platform, this yellow and black snake—isn't this where Yu killed Xiangliu?