Chapter 7 Chapter 7 The Legend

Qilidong, the altar of the Miao people. The great battle last night didn't seem to have affected the peaceful atmosphere here. Under the leadership of the young wizard, Ghost Li and Xiao Bai walked in the altar in silence.Xiao Hui, who was lying on Gui Li's shoulder, seemed to be much quieter now, as if the gloomy atmosphere around him had calmed him down. Walking through the long corridor, before arriving at the stone room deep in the altar, the young wizard nodded slightly, turned around and left without saying anything to them, and disappeared into the darkness after a while. Around, only the two of them were left.Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked at each other, Gui Li said indifferently: "Let's go in!"

Xiaobai nodded in agreement, and the two walked in together. The room was still very dark, and a pile of flames was still burning in the depths in front of it. In front of the flames, there was still a hunched figure sitting with his back facing them. In this familiar scene, in a trance, what happened last night seemed unreal, maybe it was just a dream... A slight cough sounded from the old man, and his back under the light of the fire trembled violently, breaking the silence here and bringing people back to reality. "You are here," the great wizard said slowly in a hoarse voice after the cough stopped, "Come here!"

Gui Li and Xiao Bai walked behind him, and sat down quietly, in front of this thin old man, both of them felt that they didn't know what to say. The great wizard seemed to sigh softly, and said: "The people of mine were rude to you just now, don't be offended." Gui Li nodded slightly, said: "Don't dare." The great wizard coughed twice again, but fell silent, saying nothing more.Gui Li and Xiao Bai had to wait patiently, but unexpectedly, after waiting for a long time, the great wizard seemed to be asleep, motionless, and had no reaction at all. Ghost Li became more and more anxious. Firstly, he didn't know what the great wizard was thinking. Secondly, the sudden turmoil last night made him almost regret his whole life. If he missed Baguio because of himself, what a shame There is no redemption for a hundred deaths.

At this moment, after waiting for a long time, the great wizard still didn't seem to speak, Xiao Bai next to him was still patient and not in a hurry, but Xiao Hui was already impatient.Playful like a monkey, at this moment he couldn't stand the solemn atmosphere here, grabbing this place, slid here and there, and slipped off Ghost Li's body quietly. Gui Li was anxious in his heart, he really didn't want to delay any longer, he immediately said: "Senior, the one I asked you for..." Before the word "matter" came out, the great wizard suddenly interrupted: "Young man, let me tell you a story!"

Gui Li was stunned, glanced at Xiao Bai next to him, but saw that she also frowned, her eyes were full of confusion, obviously she didn't know what this old guy was thinking. It's just that at this moment, after all, there is a need for others, Gui Li can only sigh in his heart, restraining the impatient anxiety in his heart, and patiently said: "Senior, please tell me!" The great wizard's hoarse voice resounded faintly in the depths of this dark altar, as if thousands of years had passed, and at this moment, it quietly turned back... "Our southern border is located in the south of the vast land of China. It has never been as prosperous as the middle land, but it has its own unique origin..."

Ghost Li nodded silently, the unique customs here in Southern Border are indeed different from those in Central Earth. "Everyone in the world now knows that here in southern Xinjiang, there are five clans standing side by side and living together on this land. But in fact, a long, long time ago, the five clans of Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu, and Gaoshan were actually They belong to the same ancient clan, named 'Witch Clan'." Both Gui Li and Xiao Bai were taken aback, not to mention that Gui Li had never heard of these things, even Xiao Bai had no impression of them. The back of the great wizard was slightly distorted by the blazing flames, and reflected on the ground. In his voice, there was also the "cracking" sound of firewood cracking in the flames, faintly, carrying the vicissitudes of the past time .

"There is a legend in the clan that in ancient times, the ancient witch clan ran the southern frontier and had a powerful influence. The clan gave birth to aliens with profound witchcraft power. Among them, the witch maidens who served the witch gods in each generation were the most powerful in witchcraft." "The so-called witch maiden is to select a virgin with the highest spiritual power from each generation of the ancient witch clan, serve the witch god in the altar, study witchcraft, and lead all the witch clan. This kind of life has been passed Many years, many years..."

Both Ghost Li and Xiao Bai raised their heads slightly, they are both smart people, they both know the key point that the great wizard said at this moment, they are about to come out.But at this moment, Xiao Hui has gone to somewhere quietly. "However, in the third year after the succession of the eleventh generation of the witches of the ancient witch tribe, a sudden change occurred among the 100,000 mountains on the border of southern border." The voice of the great wizard was still hoarse, but his tone , but quietly rose, as if the vague excitement in his heart was slowly revealing.

"Among the Hundred Thousand Mountains, there unexpectedly appeared a monster called 'Beast God'. No one knew the origin of that monster, as if he just appeared out of nowhere in the precipitous and ferocious Hundred Thousand Mountains." At the beginning, no one knew I didn't notice the existence of that monster, but gradually, the ancestors of the Wu clan felt the change.Although the rolling mountains of the Shiwanda Mountain are steep, the forest is lush and there are many animals. The skilled hunters of the Wu tribe have always been able to enter and hunt.But from that time on, a vicious miasma suddenly appeared in the 100,000 mountains. If a person inhales it, his whole body will fester and die.What's even more strange is that the original normal beasts have undergone strange changes one after another. Some monsters have turned into beast-headed and human-shaped monsters. They are extremely ferocious. They kill people when they see them. Among them, people were panicked for a while. "

Gui Li and Xiao Bai couldn't help but glanced at each other again, all the things the great wizard said were really weird and unheard of. The great wizard paused for a while, as if he was also immersed in the past that had been lost in the ancient history. After a while, he continued slowly: "At that time, the witch empress called the leaders of the wizards in the clan to discuss, and finally dispatched A team of powerful fighters led by three wizards went to the Hundred Thousand Mountains to find out what strange things had happened, causing poisonous miasma to suddenly appear in the mountains, and animals to change. But on the tenth day after the team entered the mountain, God, only the leading wizard with the strongest witch power escaped back, and his whole body was festered, and it was still ineffective despite the best efforts of the witch maiden. dead!"

"Beast monster..." Gui Li and Xiao Bai both said slowly in their hearts. "From this time on, the ancestors of the Wu Clan finally knew that a monster appeared in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Later, after many investigations, and after the sacrifice of many warriors' lives, they gradually realized that this monster suddenly appeared on the Hundred Thousand Mountains. In the forest, there is an unimaginable and strange ability. Under his magic, the mountains with lush forests turned into barren mountains, the clear rivers are full of poison, and poisonous miasma is everywhere. And the original animals in the forest, He was also turned into a monster with demonic methods, and turned into all kinds of monsters such as bears, tigers, leopards, werewolves, etc., ferocious and cannibalistic, extremely terrifying..." The corner of Gui Li's mouth twitched suddenly, and cut off: "Is there a kind of murloc among them?" The great wizard's back was shocked, and he was silent for a moment, as if he was thinking about something, then nodded slowly, and said: "Yes, there is indeed such a group of murlocs among the ferocious barbarians in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Why, don't you..." Gui Li pondered for a moment, and finally said: "That's right, I have seen such a monster with a fish head and a human body in the Western Great Swamp." The great wizard's body was shaken, and finally he couldn't bear it any longer, he turned his head suddenly, the flames shone on his wrinkles, like the deep rings carved by the years, and his voice was hoarse at this moment: "You, you are really Did you see these monsters?" Silently but firmly, Gui Li nodded. The great shaman's face turned pale, and he murmured: "It has appeared, it has finally appeared, God's will! God's will... But why did they appear in the west? The entrance of the Shiwan Dashan is not the guardian of Fenxianggu who is practicing Taoism. Let's go..." On his old face, there were times of fear and confusion, and the expression kept changing, as if he was in a trance. Gui Li stretched out his hand and patted the old man's shoulder lightly. The great wizard shook his body, as if suddenly awakened, looked at Ghost Li, his expression gradually calmed down, then turned his head again to face the flame. "I, let's continue talking! Anyway, if it is God's will, we mortals are powerless." There seemed to be a little more desolation in his voice: "After knowing the monster of the beast monster, the people of the witch clan never lived a stable life, and as time went by, the monster under the beast monster All kinds of monsters gradually began to come beyond the 100,000 mountains. In this way, the news of the murder of the tribe continued to spread from all over the place, and the number of people was increasing. It really reached the point of panic. In the end, ordinary Wu people They even began to abandon their homes and migrate to the north recklessly, and it seems that if this continues, the entire Wu clan will be destroyed." "The witches of that generation originally wanted to inquire more about this monster, and then discuss how to get rid of this monster. But at that time, there was a lot of anger among the witch clan, and the situation was at its most critical moment. She finally It is decided to call all the wizards and warriors in the entire Wu Clan to fight against this unrivaled monster and fight him to the death to save the Wu Clan." "Unexpectedly, on the night when the Witch Empress made this decision, the Beast Demon led his countless demon subordinates, suddenly rushed out from the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and directly rushed to the place where the ancient witch clan altar was located. The witch clan altar, It is the place where the Wu tribe worships the witch gods. It has always been the lifeblood of the tribe and is sacred and inviolable. That night, all the Wu tribe, regardless of men, women, and even older children, rushed to the battlefield to fight to the death with those vicious monsters! " The great wizard's voice stopped slightly when he said this, while Gui Li and Xiao Bai each held their breath.The bloody fight in ancient times seemed to quietly surface again in this darkness, in the words of the great wizard's desolate vicissitudes. "That fierce battle is by no means what we can imagine. What my ancestors of the Miao people have passed down from generation to generation is nothing more than a scale and claw depicting that war. Afterwards, after countless warriors of the witch clan died with the demons with their bodies, the beast monsters finally took some demons and rushed into the altar of the witch gods last guarded by the witch maiden. Outside the altar, they were still fighting..." "It's just that the great witch god has finally begun to protect his people at this moment, and the witch maiden of that generation is recognized as the most powerful witch in the past. After a shocking battle, the beast monster and his few A powerful demon under her hand was finally trapped by the witch maiden with the eight fierce mysterious fire magic circle handed down by the ancient witch god in the altar..." "What?" Gui Li and Xiao Bai suddenly lost their voices at the same time. The great wizard looked back at them strangely, and said, "Eight fierce mysterious fire circle, what's wrong?" Gui Li and Xiao Bai looked at each other, were silent for a moment, and said: "This name is quite strange." The great wizard sighed, and said: "This magic circle was handed down by the ancient witch gods. It was activated with the rare treasure 'Xuan Huo Jian', the essence of all fires. The magic circle was trapped within it. The morale of the people of the witch clan was greatly shaken, while those monsters were in a state of confusion, and they were finally gradually repelled." "It's just that although the magic power of the Eight Ominous Profound Fire Formation is boundless, the power of the beast monsters is really extraordinary. They were able to survive under the burning of the Eight Desolation Fire Dragons day and night. Although they were seriously injured, they still survived and confronted the Witch Empress without a break At that time, in the entire altar, because the magic power of the magic circle itself was too strong, none of the wizards in other clans could approach to help. Only the witch lady alone supported the huge magic circle with her own magic power. After three days and three nights like this, When the entire Wu Clan people were almost crazy about it, the beast monster broke out." "However, although the beast monster escaped, it was already dying from being burned by the magic circle. It didn't dare to wait any longer, and flew back to its lair in the Hundred Thousand Mountains. And when everyone rushed to the altar, the witch maiden had already died. Exhausted, so tired that the oil was almost exhausted. It's just that the witch girl is really an admirable figure. She just rested for a day, but she decided to enter Shiwanda Mountain alone to get rid of the beast monster. .Because if the beast monster recovers, I'm afraid the end of the witch clan will really come." Xiaobai sighed lightly, and said: "This witch girl is really a hero among women, with a heart of Bodhisattva, she is so self-sacrificing for others!" The great wizard said indifferently: "Here in southern Xinjiang, we don't believe in Bodhisattvas." Xiaobai smiled, but didn't speak. The great wizard continued: "At that time, none of the witch clan agreed with what the witch lady did. Everyone knew that she might never come back after she left. But the witch lady was determined and finally went It’s just accompanying, and there are the bravest warriors among the seven witch clans. Eight of them entered the extremely vicious Shiwan Mountain like this.” "They traveled all the way, overcoming obstacles and killing countless monsters. Finally, on the sixth day, they came to the ancient cave where the beast monster lived. At this moment, the witch made an unexpected decision. She made the other seven people, Waiting outside the cave, she was the only one to enter the ancient cave. Naturally, the seven warriors refused, but the witch maiden was extremely determined, and she bluntly said that they would not help the matter if they went in, but would drag her down. In the end, the seven warriors also I just have to agree." "After the witch lady entered the ancient cave, there was no news. The seven warriors waited outside the ancient cave for two full days and two nights. Finally, two of them couldn't bear it anymore and rushed into the ancient cave to look for the witch lady. But the other five thought that You should continue to wait and obey the order of the witch maiden. The seven warriors quarreled like this, and finally, the two warriors entered the ancient cave, but there has been no news since then." "In this way, until the fifth day, when the remaining five warriors gradually lost their confidence, Mistress Miraculously staggered out of the ancient cave. At that time, Mistress, the whole person It was as if he had completely lost blood, and his face was frighteningly pale. But the five warriors were so overjoyed that they didn't notice it at all. The witch maiden summoned the five warriors to her side, and gave each of them a gleaming and strange magical power artifacts, and told them that these five holy artifacts were made by refining his body after she got rid of the beast monster. The soul does not disperse." "The five warriors turned pale with shock, and the witch lady said again, as long as the five holy artifacts don't return to this ancient cave, the beast monster will never be revived! After she finished speaking, her body trembled repeatedly, and all seven orifices suddenly bled. The five warriors were shocked, and the witch maiden exhausted her last strength and told them to ask the witch clan to guard the five holy artifacts forever, and never let the beast monster come back to life, otherwise, it would be the end of the witch clan and the world. You must stay outside this ancient cave forever, use your own soul to subdue all evildoers, and lock them in the ancient cave. After barely saying this, the shaman lady couldn't hold on anymore, so she stood up and passed away. After a while, she His body turned into a stone statue facing the depths of the ancient cave!" The great wizard's voice slowly sank. In the firelight, everyone's faces were a little strange, with an indescribable expression. After a long time, Xiaobai let out a long breath, and said, "What a lady! But you, great wizard, tell us this story. But for what?" The back of the great wizard, as if bent by an invisible burden, was extremely bleak.He didn't answer Xiaobai's question. Instead, he continued on his own: "The five warriors returned to the witch clan after weeping bitterly. The great enemy was finally suppressed in that ancient cave, and the people of the Wu Clan were sad, but also a little bit happy. However, at this moment, the five warriors who had a high reputation because of the return of the demon, but because of Competing for the position of leader among the witch clan, and fighting among themselves." "The most regrettable thing is that each generation of witch maidens in the witch clan is appointed by the previous generation of witch maidens, but this generation of maidens did not leave any instructions, and at that time, the five warriors all forgot to ask this question." Question. In this way, the Wu tribe, which has always been prosperous and strong, gradually split under the quarrel of the five warriors, and the people each supported one of them. Finally, it gradually split into the Miao, Li, Zhuang, Tu, and Tu in southern Xinjiang. The five clans in Gaoshan, and the five key sacred artifacts are also in charge of each of the five clans." When this ancient but soul-stirring story finally came to an end, Gui Li took a deep breath, looked at the back of the great wizard, and said slowly: "Senior, after you have said so much, do you want me to help you find the holy artifact of the Miao people?" return?"