Celestial Immortal

Chapter 976 Humans are not humans, ghosts are not ghosts

As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows.

 In fact, the tribes and creatures in the wilderness are worse than the others, with four caves, five caves, or even more.

In the mountain stream, a white mist gathered and never dispersed. It was hazy and unclear, until we reached a mountain rock. In the white mist, the seemingly smooth and hard mountain wall suddenly opened a hole, revealing a passage.

Immediately, billowing white mist surged toward the cave.

"Hurry up!"

 “Hurry in~”

 “Sir, hold your little one in your arms and be smart with your hands and feet!”

With the sound of urging, clouds of white mist poured into the entrance of the cave in the belly of the mountain. Indistinctly, figures could be seen flashing past and pouring into the cave.

 After about half a stick of incense.

With a "boom", the entrance to the mountain wall disappeared, and the lingering white mist dispersed with the mountain wind.

In the cave, a burly man wearing animal skins, with gnarled muscles and scars all over his body opened his big hands like cattail leaf fans.

In his hand, there is a silkworm that is all pure white, like white jade, swallowing strands of mist, looking languid.

"Thanks for your hard work."

The burly man took out a bunch of tender green mulberry leaves from the animal skin bag on his waist. The sluggish White Mist Silkworm was overjoyed when he saw the mulberry leaves. His chubby body squirmed quickly, and he plunged into the delicious young leaves and feasted on them. .

 “Dad~Is Baiwu Silkworm okay?”

Among the crowd, a boy in his teens, muscular, wearing black animal skin, who looked like a grown-up, walked out of the crowd. He looked at the languid white mist silkworm Gu in the hand of the burly man, with a look on his face. Full of distress.

They were able to move hundreds of miles safely in the dangerous and wild jungle, thanks to the protection of this little white mist silkworm.

"No need to worry, it is a fifth-grade spiritual Gu, but it consumes too much real energy, so it doesn't matter."

The burly man waved his hands and said to the young man:

"Xiaoyun, you are frightened today, please go back to your room and rest first."

When the young man heard the words, he hesitated a little. He looked at the complicated expressions of the tribesmen around him. He felt guilty in his heart and wanted to say something, but he didn't know how to say it.

 In the end, he nodded slightly, said nothing more, and walked toward the deep corridor of the dark cave.

 Scattering together with the young man were a number of clan members, old and young.

The originally crowded cave hall suddenly became deserted, leaving only a burly man and a dozen warriors wearing animal skins and wizards wearing black robes. They all had good magical abilities, and the lowest It is also the sixth level.

Seeing everyone leaving, the burly man and his group did not stay long. They found a small cave at the entrance of the cave. Everyone sat down and discussed matters.

After sitting down, the burly man sighed:

 “What is this!”

 A man in black robe sighed when he saw the burly man, and said:

“Clan leader, now is not the time to sigh. There is no chance that the Great Elder Council will come here and cause another conflict. Our Zhangqiu family is facing this kind of difficulty and is in danger of falling apart or even annihilating the clan. We should take measures as soon as possible.”

 “That’s what the second elder said!”

The Zhangqiu clan chief sighed, but the crisis had not been over yet, so he did not lose heart and cheered up:

“I accidentally discovered this cave while hunting alone. No other tribe members know about it. They won’t be able to find us for a while, so there’s no need to worry too much!”

Hearing this, everyone in the room nodded, secretly heaving a sigh of relief, and their tense spirits relaxed a lot.

However, some people still looked quite serious, worried in their hearts, and frowned:

“Clan leader, why did the elder suddenly want to sacrifice Xiaoyun to the witch god? Is he crazy?”

Hearing this, Chief Zhangqiu shook his head:

"I don't know the specific situation. Today, the great elder suddenly came to me and said that I encountered a great opportunity that could help our Zhangqiu tribe become a top tribe. I didn't think much about it at first, and I was quite worried. In order to be happy and look forward to it, who would have thought that he would actually set his sights on Xiaoyun."

 The expressions of everyone changed slightly.

 To become a "top big tribe", the most basic requirement is to have a powerful person with great supernatural powers.

 Previously, the Zhangqiu tribe had ambitions to become a top tribe.

The whole clan is aware of the miraculous powers of the young patriarch Xiaoyun.

When he was born, he was accompanied by a spiritual snake. In the witch clan, this kind of "accompanied by poisonous insects" is an auspicious sign. As long as those who have such an unexpected encounter do not die young, they will definitely be strong in the future and have the potential to achieve great supernatural powers. .

 Hence, the whole clan attaches great importance to Xiaoyun and regards him as the hope of the whole clan.

“The First Elder is absolutely crazy. He treated Xiaoyun as a sacrifice. What a shame! Damn it!”

“Who says it’s not the case? I’m afraid he’s gone crazy. Xiaoyun is the hope of our whole family. How could he do this?”

 For a time, everyone in the room was filled with indignation and condemned what the great elder Zhangqiu had done.

 “Cough cough cough~”

The second elder of Zhangqiu looked solemn when he saw everyone cursing at him:

"Clan leader, brothers, scolding is useless right now. There is no need to be afraid of the great elder. I don't say whether he can come over. Even if he comes, we are still capable of fighting. The biggest crisis now is not the internal strife in the clan, but the internal strife in the clan. The Great Elder exposed Xiaoyun's talent, but the Witch God still took a fancy to Xiaoyun."

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room who was originally cursing fell silent.

Facing the Great Elder, they were not afraid at all, but when it came to the Witch God, everyone was like a deflated rubber ball, every one of them fainted, with a look of fear on their faces.

 Once they are targeted by the Witch God, it is simply a fantasy for them to keep "Xiaoyun".

Although the Zhangqiu tribe has its back to the Divine Fox Palace, it can be considered as having no foothold, but under the current situation, how can they dare to report to the Divine Fox Palace.

 The human heart is unpredictable, and the fox’s heart is even more unpredictable.

If you report it to the Divine Fox Palace, Old Mother Xinyue may not covet you, but as for other people in the Divine Fox Palace, that is not necessarily the case. There is a high probability that the sheep will fall into the tiger's mouth.

 In other words, they are now in a dilemma and have reached a dead end.

 “Now we’re in trouble.”

Zhangqiu Clan Chief felt restless and had no idea at all. Immediately, he looked at the second elder beside him:

“Second Elder, what should we do now?”

The second elder looked calm and did not answer the question:

“Clan chief, do you know why the great elder went crazy and wanted to sacrifice Xiaoyun?”

Zhangqiu Clan Chief frowned: "Why, Second Elder, do you know the reason?"

"good."

The second elder nodded: "My witchcraft ability to communicate with the Witch God is not as good as that of the Great Elder, but I also know that the Witch God has recently issued a reward to the Shifang Jungle for young people with excellent bones and qualifications. As long as they are favored by the Witch God, they will be rewarded with a [Witch God] Yin Dan]."

What!

 Witch God Yin Dan!

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked. They were very familiar with the [Shaman God Yin Pill]. This is the supreme divine pill refined by the Witch God Li Tian. One pill can make the fifth level of Taoism perfect. A person condenses his soul and becomes a monk with quasi-great supernatural powers.

The soul condensed by [Shaman God Yin Dan] is basically not much different from the monks with great supernatural powers in the Eight Classics of Zheng'er. They all have some great supernatural powers, but at most they are much weaker. In addition, there is no potential for improvement in the future. This lifetime has reached its peak, and in terms of longevity, it cannot be compared with the serious monks with great supernatural powers.

 For people with outstanding talents and high qualifications, [Shaman Shen Yin Dan] is quite useless, tasteless to eat, and a pity to discard.

However, for most people in the spiritual world, the realm of great supernatural powers is out of reach. Depending on their own luck, they will never be able to set foot in such a profound realm in their lifetime. They can obtain a [Shaman God Yin Pill], condense the soul, and gain access to great supernatural powers. It is not an exaggeration to say that the realm is "defying nature and changing one's fate".

A [Shaman God Yin Pill], if it strays into the world of cultivation, it can easily cause a **** storm.

Witch God is so generous!

　　Everyone couldn't help but swallow their saliva, and their breathing became a little heavy.

At this moment, they finally understood why the great elder was "crazy"

Everything in the world is about profit. In the face of absolute interests, few people can resist the temptation and remain unmoved.

 For a while, the room fell into an eerie silence.

After a long time, the second elder saw that no one spoke, so he slowly spoke:

“Chief, you must have seen the situation clearly now, it’s time to make a decision.”

Zhangqiu Clan Chief was stunned: "What decision have you made?"

The second elder sighed quietly:

"Forget it, I will be the bad guy. Clan leader, if nothing happened to the great elder, no matter whether there is [Witch God Yin Pill] or not, Xiaoyun is the greatest hope of our whole clan, and now that the matter has come to this, we can't save Xiaoyun. , instead of taking advantage of the Great Elder or taking advantage of outsiders, why don’t you come here, Patriarch, you are also in the late stage of fifth grade.”

 At this point, the words were already very explicit, so the second elder did not continue.

Hearing this, the Zhangqiu clan leader was furious: "No! How can I sacrifice blood to Xiaoyun? I..."

The second elder Xu had expected this scene a long time ago, but now that he had opened his mouth, he fired his bow without looking back, and he said leisurely:

“Clan Chief, for the sake of the reproduction of the ethnic group, which family has not sacrificed anything? Please put the overall situation first, the child can be born again. If we continue to hold on, our whole family may suffer a catastrophe and never have peace.”

"this"

Hearing this, the leader of the Zhangqiu tribe froze on the spot as if struck by lightning, as if he was petrified.

These words are very heart-wrenching.

  Living in a dangerous, barbaric and harsh world, it is common to sacrifice for the reproduction of the ethnic group. In the past, when the ethnic group was weak, it was also common to sacrifice the boys and girls of the tribe in order to obtain the protection of ghosts and gods.

 In recent decades, as tribes have become stronger, this situation has become less common.

However, when trying to make a living in the wilderness, it is still commonplace to sacrifice a few people for the benefit of the entire ethnic group.

In the past, ordinary members of the clan sacrificed their children and gave up their children. Now it was his turn as the clan leader, but he couldn't bear to leave his children. What does this mean?

The originally angry Zhangqiu patriarch suddenly fell silent and fell into a painful struggle.

 The rest of the tribe also fell into silence and did not speak again.

 Tiger poison does not eat its seeds.

 Let alone sacrifice the blood of his own children to fulfill himself.

 For anyone, this is a great inner torment.

 “Didi Didi~”

 In the cave, only the sound of dripping water could be heard rhythmically, and the atmosphere was extremely strange.

I don’t know how long it took, but the burly Zhangqiu patriarch closed his eyes and said in a bitter voice:

"That's all! Then I'll follow the second elder!"

 “The patriarch is wise!”

 In the cave, everyone heard the words, their expressions were relaxed but solemn, extremely complicated.

However, what they didn't know was that in the corner of the cave, a half-grown boy was crawling on the mountain wall, silently, blending into the rock, and hearing their conversation clearly.

Originally, he just used witchcraft to become one with the rock. However, at this moment, he was really dumbfounded.

 “My father also wants to offer me a blood sacrifice”

The young man's body was shaking uncontrollably, and his whole body was cold, as if he was in a world of ice and snow. The soft heart in his heart seemed to be crushed over and over again by a giant beast from the wild, with flesh and blood splattering and blood dripping.

 After about half a stick of incense.

The young man Xiaoyun returned to his room, feeling completely lost and his whole body seemed to have lost all energy.

The betrayal and injuries from the relatives have been greatly changed. Not to mention a child, even if it is a mature adult, I am afraid I can't suffer at this moment.

 “Tick tock tick~”

Xiaoyun's face was expressionless, but tears were trickling down, and his heart was cold.

At this moment, a spiritual snake with a body like jade emerged from his sleeves, crawled onto Xiaoyun, and spit out snake letters in front of him to comfort him.

 The spirit snake took it, and his hands were cold.

However, young Xiaoyun felt unprecedented warmth from the coldness. He hugged the green snake with both hands and stroked it gently:

 “Xiaoyu~”

At this moment, the only thing in the world that could bring him warmth and strength was the spiritual snake in his hand.

Xiaoyun stroked the little green snake in his hand and murmured:

“Xiaoyu, my father wants to sacrifice me to the witch god. My mother is already gone. I don’t have any relatives left.”

Green snakes are extremely spiritual. Perhaps they are aware of the sadness in their master's heart. They spit out snake-shaped snakes and keep comforting them.

Everyone in the world has betrayed him, but the little green snake in front of him will not betray or leave him.

It was the existence of the green snake that made the young Xiaoyun feel a little warm. His cold and fragile heart had support and warmth, and his trembling body gradually returned to normal:

 “Xiaoyu, fortunately I have you, you are the only one who will not leave me.”

 After saying that, the young boy Xiaoyun cheered up and planned to put the green snake in his arms, take the little snake away and fly away from this sad place.

However, as soon as he stood up, he was slightly startled.

 For no other reason, a small white snake appeared in front of him, looking at him with a complicated expression.

Xiaoyun was stunned. He looked at the white snake and then at the green snake in his arms. He might have thought of something, and his expression changed drastically:

“Xiaoyu, you want to leave me too? Follow it!”

White Snake couldn't help but sigh in his heart when he saw Xiaoyun's nervous expression.

Immediately, a burst of white smoke floated by, and the little white snake transformed into a human form.

 The person who came was none other than Chu Chen.

 He got "Xiaoyun"'s personal belongings from the Miasqiu tribe. After getting the exact aura, the sapphire in his hand easily locked its position and found it.

Xiaoyun was horrified, but her expression was calm and she asked coldly:

 “Who are you?”

Chu Chen didn’t answer and asked:

 “Little friend, do you hate your father?”

The young man Xiaoyun gritted his teeth and remained silent.

 Seeing the young man's appearance, Chu Chen sighed in his heart.

Before, he was still speculating on the "catastrophe" that Judge Cui said, but now he has seen what happened to Mr. Qingyun's reincarnation, and he already understands it.

 The real catastrophe is not external danger, but inner trauma.

If you cannot guide "Xiaoyun" well and heal your heartache, I am afraid that you will remain ignorant and leave great hidden dangers.

As soon as he thought about this, Chu Chen sighed quietly:

"You are a smart person. You can trace everything back to its origin. Tell me about what you have experienced. Where is the source of evil? Is it the first elder of your clan, the second elder, your father, or a member of your clan? It’s still the Litian Witch God”

Young man Xiaoyun tightened his fists, perhaps too hard, and his nails dug into the flesh, and blood oozed out:

"No!! It's not my father, it's the Witch God. He is the one who makes everyone become human and ghost!"

Hearing this, Chu Chen showed approval on his face.

 “Well said! My little friend, do you want to vent your anger?”

Young boy Xiaoyun was stunned:

 “How to vent?”

Chu Chen smiled slightly and looked into the distance:

“I have a sword that can shake the sky, split the earth, hang mountains, topple seas, cut down mountains and destroy temples, kill monsters and eliminate demons!”

 (End of this chapter)