Bi Hu flew across the cold pond and into the narrow and long tunnel on the opposite side. The fine water droplets on the four walls gathered into a stream that gurgled with a cold air. Water droplets kept falling from the rocks above his head, and they quickly condensed into frost and snow in the air. The surroundings were covered in fog. He was worried about Lady Shi Ji's safety, so he hurried forward like the wind and fire. After running for about fifty zhang, he suddenly heard the rumbling sound of a waterfall ahead.
This was already the underground of the Thunder Mountain Villa, so it was quite strange that there was actually a waterfall here. Bi Hu flew out of the tunnel and saw an open grotto-heaven in front of him. In the stone wall opposite him, there was a crack that was five to six feet wide and more than three feet long. The surging water flowed out from there. On the edge of the stone crevice, someone had carved three large Yin Body characters with a sharp silver hook: "Black Ice Pond."
The waterfall was thirty feet wide and a hundred feet high, like a black dragon entering the water. It poured down and formed a small pool with a radius of more than ten feet. Although it was much smaller than the cold pool outside, the water was dark and bottomless. The surface of the water rolled and rumbled like muffled thunder. The water in this small pond converged into a river, meandering outwards and finally entering the cold pond from before.
The ground on the east, west, and south sides of the small pool was filled with rocks. The rocks were jagged and strange. The rocks were frozen with black ice, which was crystal clear. There was also a layer of sparkling snow on the ground. It was unknown how many years it had been. Looking around, the cold wind whimpered, and the black snow floated in the air. There was no life at all, just like the Sen Luo Temple. If one was not in person, one would not think that there was such a cold place in the world.
Bi Hu couldn't help but feel a little scared. He muttered to himself,"F * ck, what the hell is this place? There wasn't a single birdman, but where else could Rayen hide them?”He wanted to turn around and leave quickly, but he knew that Ding Yuan would definitely not let it go so easily. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and look around. Although the cultivation of this Heaven Continent Divine Thief was not as high as that of Red Beard Heavenly Venerate among the Nine Demons, he was not necessarily inferior to Master Shen Ya. However, it was strange that he was born as timid as a mouse.
He looked around carefully and finally, his gaze fell on the surrounding stone walls. It turned out that there were large black marks on the stone wall, but when he looked carefully, he realized that there were many natural caves, large and small. It was just that the entrance of the cave was mixed with black marks, so it was not easy to notice it if one did not look carefully.
Bi Hu's spirits were lifted. He flew to a cave entrance, but he saw that it was pitch-black inside. There was nothing inside. However, there was a line of small words carved at the entrance of the cave: "Black C."
Seeing that there was a clue, Bi Hu was immediately motivated and muttered to himself,"Rayen, do you think no one can find you just because you hid him here?”
He seemed to have forgotten that he was still in danger, and his old habits acted up again. He shook his head and hummed a random tune while using his unique movement technique, the Gecko Wall Swimming Technique, to slowly feel around the stone wall. There were many people captured by the Thunder Mountain Villa in the caves, but Bi Hu was not in the mood to deal with them.，He only needed to search for Iron Hero Qin and Ah Niu one hole after another.
He was quite lucky. After climbing the stone wall for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he stuck his head out and looked into a cave. He heard a low voice from inside,"Who is it?"
Bi Hu was shocked and replied unhappily,"Looking for someone!" The person inside snorted and no longer spoke. Bi Hu looked inside and saw that the cave was only three to five feet square. At the top of the cave, there were two people sitting cross-legged on the left and right. On the left was a burly man in his fifties with a square face. His blood and tattered clothes were frozen together. It was him who spoke.
The first one was much younger, probably less than twenty years old. He had a strong head and a tanned face. His eyes were tightly shut and his face was in pain. He turned a deaf ear to the movements outside. What surprised Bi Hu was that half of the youth's body was blue and the other half was red. The two sides were clearly separated, a sign of ice and fire attacking each other.
Bi Hu had heard Sheng Nian mention the two people's appearance, and seeing this, he hurriedly asked,""Are you Old Master Qin?"
The burly old man inside was startled when he heard this. He nodded and said,"That's right, I am Ironhero Qin. And who are you?" When he spoke, his eyes were filled with wariness. It was obvious that he did not treat Bi Hu as a good person.
Bi Hu introduced himself." I'm the person Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian invited to save you from danger. Bi Hu is one of the Nine Demons of the Continent."”
Ironhero Qin's suspicion was mostly gone when he heard that he could mention Sheng Nian's name. " Where is Brother Sheng?" she asked." Did he come with you?"”
Bi Hu nodded repeatedly. Not only did he and Ding Yuan come, but even your precious daughter has also arrived at the foot of the mountain. She's just waiting for me to save you.”As he spoke, he lifted his leg and was about to step into the cave when he suddenly saw a blue light flash at the entrance of the cave. A gust of cold wind whistled and threw Bi Hu out.
Bi Hu's body curled up in mid-air, and his hands and feet were pressed back against the stone wall. Only then did he see that he was about to enter the cave just now. Then, the hidden seal at the entrance of the cave suddenly activated, forming a powerful barrier that forcefully separated him from the outside. The barrier was suffused with an icy blue light, enveloping the entire cave entrance, making it impervious to wind and rain.
In the center of the barrier, a square pattern about a foot in circumference was slightly raised. A dark red monster with a tiger head and a snake body and two wings on its ribs appeared on it. It was the totem of Thunder Mountain Villa.
" Mister Bi," Iron Hero Qin said with a bitter smile," no one is guarding this place, but it's sealed by the Heavenly Treasure Ice Soul Talisman that Lei Wei set up. If it wasn't for it, we would have left long ago."”
Bi Hu cursed Lei Wei's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart. He laughed and said,"It's fine. I have my own way to break it.”He realized that Ah Niu had not moved for a long time, so he could not help but ask curiously,""What happened to that little brother?"
Iron Hero Qin sighed and replied," Brother Luo has been poisoned by the Limitless Fire Poison and has yet to recover. Now, he's imprisoned in this Black Ice Pond. How can he withstand the cold and hot attacks?" In order to resist the poison of ice and fire, he sat cross-legged and circulated his cultivation, but he never woke up again. I wanted to help him, but my cultivation was too weak. As soon as I put my hand on his body, I was bounced off by his protective true qi. I don't know what happened.”
Bi Hu's beard twitched." It's alright. I'll break this talisman first!"”After saying that, he took out the deer knife from his bosom and silently channeled his Genuine Qi into the blade. The deer knife immediately lit up with a ball of yellow light, and the sharp edge was even more dazzling, making it impossible to look directly at it.
Bi Hu raised his saber and slashed at the barrier. With a "ding" sound, light flew everywhere, and the blue light barrier trembled violently. Before he could rejoice, the totem in the barrier suddenly exploded with a roar and shot out a bewitching blood light towards Bi Hu.
Bi Hu was caught off guard and quickly blocked it with his saber. The bloody light rushed onto the deer knife and caused a " ding " sound, sending Bi Hu flying in the air.
This time, he wasn't as relaxed as before. It took him a lot of effort to stabilize his body in mid-air. He leaned back against the stone wall and cursed,"What the f * ck, what the f * ck is this?”
Iron Hero Qin's voice came from inside,""Mister Bi, can this work?"
Bi Hu was unwilling to lose face in front of others. He puffed out his chest and said,"Why not? Watch me!" He carefully used the deer knife to protect himself. Seeing that the barrier did not make any more movements, he slowly approached the cave entrance.
Just as he was about to raise the deer knife and launch another attack, he suddenly heard a thunderous roar from the Black Ice Pool under his feet. The surface of the water split into two, stirring up countless waves that were more than ten feet tall.
Two clusters of blood-red light first emerged from the pool. The terrifying red light shot out like lightning. It was as big as the festive lanterns that a wealthy family picked at the gate. If it were really two lanterns, it would be fine, but those were clearly the eyes of a monster!
The monster had a tiger head and a snake body. It was more than eight zhang long, and a pair of translucent wings stretched out from its ribs like two small mountains. It stirred up the black water in the pool and shook it in all directions like a landslide and tsunami. The monster's head was as big as a small house, and it had three to four inches of fiery red fur. There were only a few clusters of golden hair on its forehead that vaguely looked like the word "king". In the middle of the word " king " was a golden tumor the size of a goose egg. At first glance, it looked like the monster's third eye.
Its bloody mouth could easily swallow a giant elephant, let alone a skinny person like Bi Hu. On both sides of the mouth, there were dozens of black whiskers that looked like iron bars. They were as sharp as swords. If they touched them, they would immediately retreat.
Below the head of this monster was a snake body that was about eight zhang long. Its entire body was covered in red scales that were the size of a palm. It was writhing in the water, and its momentum was extremely shocking. Obviously, it had been sensed by the demonic talisman. It let out an angry roar and pounced straight at Bi Hu.
Bi Hu shouted in his heart,'My god, why did I attract this monster?”He couldn't be bothered to save her and turned around to run.
He knew that the monster that had come to find trouble with him was the thousand-year-old Water Spirit Demonic Tiger drawn on the talisman. Even though his name was also stained with the word "tiger", it was just a paper tiger. Compared to this demon tiger who had cultivated for more than 1,400 years, it was really a step away.
This demonic tiger was listed as one of the top demonic monsters in the " Records of Demonic Creatures in the Heavenly Continent ". It was even the best among the water-type demonic monsters. Even the Purple Pheasant raised by Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was inferior to it. The " Records of Demons in the Heavenly Continent " recorded all kinds of demons and ghosts in the Heavenly Continent. The first three types could transform into human forms after cultivation, but demons and monsters could not be ferried for life. However, it would be a huge mistake to think that its magic power was not comparable to the other three. A monster like the thousand-year-old Water Spirit Demonic Tiger was not inferior to the Nine Demons of the Heaven and Earth. It was even above Bi Hu and the others. That was why the old thief was so frightened.
This Demonic Water Spirit Tiger had been cultivating at the bottom of the Black Ice Pool for 1,400 years and had never shown itself in the world. Hundreds of years ago, Lei Wei's ancestor had found the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger by chance while cultivating here. He had used all kinds of treasures to subdue the tiger, making it the guardian of the Thunder Villa.
Since then, the Thunder Mountain Villa had become more and more prosperous. The journey had been smooth sailing, and there was no chance for the Demon Tiger to appear. However, everyone knew that there was such a powerful water beast in the Thunder Mountain Villa. This was also one of the reasons why the righteous sects of the Heavenly Continent were unwilling to provoke the Thunder Mountain Villa unless it was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, Lei Wei's cultivation base alone might not be enough to defeat the Sect Leaders and Elders of the Seven Great Sects, because he had the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger behind him.
Bi Hu finally understood why there was no one guarding such an important Black Ice Snow Hell. With this person, the other so-called experts were just decorations. He was timid to begin with, and this time, he fled even more at the sight of the wind. He wanted to invite Sheng Nian to help, but he was helplessly chased by the demon tiger until he could not recognize the north, south, east, and west. How could he still see the cave entrance clearly?
Although Bi Hu's movement technique was fast, the demonic tiger was even more impressive. It circled a few times and closed in on him.
Bi Hu shouted," Brother Hu, killing someone is just a matter of nodding your head. I've already admitted defeat and escaped. Why are you still chasing me?"”However, the demonic tiger completely ignored his nonsense. In a few moments, it had already moved behind him, and its huge wings pressed down like a small mountain.
Bi Hu knew that he couldn't escape. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and swung his deer knife at the demon tiger's wings. With a clang, Bi Hu was thrown more than twenty feet away by an irresistible force, and the deer knife in his hand almost flew off. The demonic tiger's wings paused for a moment before it opened its mouth and spat out a ball of red mist.
Bi Hu quickly took out the Molten Gold Pot and opened the mouth of the pot to absorb the red mist. The demonic tiger was even more furious when it saw Bi Hu break its "Blood Rain Impermanence Fog". Two sword lights shot out from its eyes and stabbed straight at the old thief's head. Bi Hu didn't dare to take it head-on. He dodged it with his unique Dragon Snake Body Movement Technique.
A man and a monster opened the grotto-heaven in a lively manner. After all, Bi Hu was also one of the Nine Demons of the Heaven Continent. His life was at stake. Even if he attacked with all his might, the Demon Tiger could not do anything to him. However, after half an hour, the cave where Iron Hero Qin and Ah Niu were imprisoned appeared in front of Bi Hu. It turned out that he was forced back to his original place by the Demon Tiger. He could not help but complain in his heart,"Oh no, why did he call back?”
At this moment, he suddenly heard a few muffled sounds coming from the cave. A red and white light vaguely shot out from the cave. The light instantly brightened, illuminating the surrounding area of the cave, forming a huge ball of light.
This movement naturally alarmed the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger. It stopped attacking Bi Hu and its red eyes landed on the cave entrance.
Bi Hu heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was also very curious, his life was more important, so he secretly retreated. However, the demonic tiger immediately sensed it and roared at Bi Hu, scaring him so much that he did not dare to move.
Ah Niu was sitting upright in the cave, his body glowing with red and blue light. The mighty wind kept seeping out of his body, but it couldn't expand due to the restrictions of the cave. It only forced the ball of light to become thicker and thicker, constantly pushing and circulating in search of a way out. A moment later, a thunderous boom erupted in the cave. The red and white light that enveloped Ah Niu's body expanded and swept away the barrier. The walls on three sides also rumbled and cracked, as if they were about to collapse.
Bi Hu only felt a flash of light in front of his eyes. A huge gust of wind mixed with two completely different currents of cold and hot air rushed towards him. If it wasn't for his powerful cultivation base, his protective zhenqi would have been crushed into powder. Even so, his entire body was trembling violently. Half of it felt like he was in a furnace, and the other half felt like he was submerged in an ice cave.
Ah Niu seemed to have woken up from his meditation. He stood up with a blank look on his face. He looked around with his eyes wide open, as if he was very curious about why he was here.
It turned out that when his poison acted up and he was captured by Lei Yuan and the others, Master Shen Ya and Heavenly Venerate Red Beard escorted him and Iron Hero Qin back to the Thunder Manor to claim credit from Lei Wei. Lei Wei hated Iron Knight Qin for helping Sheng Nian and ruining his plan. He hated Ah Niu and Ding Yuan even more for killing many of his subordinates. On one hand, he wanted to lure Sheng Nian into a cage. On the other hand, he was worried about Emerald Cloud Sect. Therefore, he imprisoned Ah Niu and Iron Knight Qin in the stone cave of Black Ice Pool.
As soon as Ah Niu entered the cave, he was corroded by the cold Yin energy. He hurriedly circulated his energy to resist, but it did not take long for the Fire Crow Poison hidden in his body to resurrect and spread throughout his meridians. Under normal circumstances, Ah Niu would have lost his life. However, he was trapped in this world of ice and snow by Lei Wei. The cold air around him gradually seeped into his body. The two streams of poisonous air, one hot and one cold, collided with each other, and they were fighting each other in Ah Niu's Dantian.
Coincidentally, Ah Niu was able to achieve his goal. He gradually woke up from the agitation of the two different currents in his body and entered the state of knowing everything. Under the stimulation of the Cold and Heat Absolute Poison, the Green Wei True Qi and the Vermilion Fruit's medicinal power in his dantian gradually accumulated and rose. He began to refine the Ice Soul Fire Poison in the Connate Realm.
After a day and a night, the Limitless Fire Poison and the Icy Cold Poison finally merged into one. Ah Niu felt that the genuine Qi in his meridians was so full that it was about to explode. A cold and hot air blocked his chest, making him feel depressed. After repeated cycles, it accumulated more and more, like a volcano that had been brewing for hundreds of years, waiting to wake up at any time.
With a low growl, the turbid Qi accumulated in Ah Niu's chest gushed out. Two balls of red and white light burst out from his body, forcing out all the Genuine Qi that could not be contained in his body. He also dispelled the Fire Poison and Ice Soul at the same time. Only then did the cave burst open.
Not to mention that others didn't know the process and mysteries of this period, even Ah Niu himself was confused and didn't fully understand. However, there was also a saying that heaven's will was clear, and blessings and misfortunes depended on each other.
Iron Hero Qin was shaken by the strong wind and bumped into Ah Niu. Seeing that he was still standing there in a daze, she quickly pulled him out of the track."Let's go, the cave is about to collapse!"
Ah Niu was pulled out of the hole inexplicably, and he fell straight down. Fortunately, Iron Hero Qin was pulling him. They heard a loud rumble as a rock fell from behind, raising a choking dust. It was just a step away from burying the two of them alive.
At this moment, the demonic tiger had already focused all its attention on the sound of the ox. With a furious roar, it spat out two black light ropes from its nose, one on the left and one on the right, towards his throat. Bi Hu hurriedly shouted,"Quickly dodge!"”
Ah Niu heard someone shouting in a daze and felt an astonishing killing intent coming from his left and right. He didn't have time to take a closer look. His mind came to a decision. He turned his palms into swords and swept out a fierce and vigorous gale.
Bang! Bang! The Ten Stained Rope of Mystic Light that the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger spat out was cut into four pieces by Ah Niu's Green Jade Genuine Qi. Dozens of thunderbolts were set off in the air, crackling like firecrackers.
Ah Niu was shaken to the point that he staggered and fell out of the air. However, the turbid qi in his chest relaxed, and he felt great pleasure. As soon as he came out, before he could figure out what was going on, he saw a giant monster shooting Mystic Light Ten Stained Rope at him, as if it wanted to kill him.
He couldn't help but look around in confusion, wanting to see where this place was and where this unknown monster had come from. Why did it look like it was an enemy when it saw him?
Naturally, he did not know that the Black Ice Pond was the habitat of the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger for thousands of years. Just now, Bi Hu had only slashed the talisman once and it had already aroused the demonic tiger's killing intent. Moreover, Ah Niu had actually destroyed a cave.
The Demonic Water Spirit Tiger saw that Ah Niu had actually blocked its Ten Stained Rope of Mystic Light and shook it even more. It was extremely furious. It ignored Bi Hu and raised its wings high, sweeping over two strong gales, forming a peak that was several feet high and rushing towards Ah Niu.
Ironhero Qin wanted to help, but just as he stretched his leg, he was forced back by the huge airflow. Suddenly, he felt a tight grip on his back and was hugged by Bi Hu,""Do you want to die? How can you provoke this ancestor?”
Ah Niu felt much more comfortable after he had struck out with two palms, but the true qi in his meridians was still boiling and howling, almost bursting. Seeing his opponent coming at him menacingly, he became spirited and pushed his palms forward with all his strength, causing the wind and clouds in front of him to roll backward and violent waves to rise in all directions.
The two monstrous airwaves collided head-on and exploded with a bang, shaking the three people and one beast to the side. Bi Hu hugged Iron Hero Qin and desperately approached the road they came from. He shouted at Ah Niu,"Brother Ah Niu, I was invited by Ding Yuan and the others to come and rescue you and Old Master Qin. That demonic tiger is a thousand-year-old water beast that guards the lake. It is very powerful.”
It turned out that when he saw Ah Niu being so impressive that he actually took two moves from the demonic tiger and did not retreat, he immediately felt hope. However, he also understood that even if he and Ah Niu worked together, they would not be a match for the demonic tiger. That was why he came up with this plan. No matter what, he could protect himself first.
Ah Niu was shaken to the point that his blood was boiling, and his ears were ringing. He only roughly understood Bi Hu's words, but he also understood that the person was here to save him and Iron Hero Qin. He wanted to answer, but he couldn't catch his breath, so he could only nod.
This was the first time in many years that the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger had encountered someone who was so tyrannical and did not retreat in front of it. It immediately became ferocious and spread its wings to approach A Niu. The bloody wind and red mist rose from its mouth again, but it spat out the "Blood Rain Impermanence Mist".
At this time, Ah Niu gradually became clear-headed and understood that the cultivation of this behemoth in front of him was far superior to his own. If he continued to fight head-on like this, he would definitely not have an advantage. Although he was usually a little dull, his alertness in the face of an enemy was not inferior to Ding Yuan.
Seeing that the demonic tiger was closing in on him, Ah Niu did not retreat but advanced instead. His body shot out like an arrow under the urging of the Cui Wei True Qi, barely avoiding the blood mist and heading straight for the demonic tiger. He wanted to engage in close combat with the other party so that it would not be able to unleash its various demonic skills to the extreme.
How could the demonic tiger not understand Ah Niu's intentions after thousands of years of cultivation? Its huge tail swept over with a force of more than ten thousand jin, which was equivalent to the weight of Mount Tai. When Ah Niu saw the huge tail swatting over, it covered half of the sky. Even the thinnest part was thicker than his thigh.
He took a deep breath, and his right palm stood upright like a sword, and the strong wind flew. It was a form of the " Pillar." The heavy gold ancient sword that he carried after he was captured was also taken away by Lei Yuan, so he could only use his palm as a sword and use the outstanding sword technique of Emerald Cloud Sect.
More than ten years of hard work had already laid a solid foundation for Ah Niu. Now that he was in danger, it finally reflected the hard work he had done that day. Even though this form of "Pillar" was made with the palm, the power and smoothness of the move was not inferior to any expert's move. It accurately cut the weakest flank of the demon tiger's tail.
The edge of Ah Niu's right palm was instantly drenched in blood. The demonic tiger was not in a good position either. Several scales cracked open, revealing a thin crack that oozed out thick green blood.
The demonic tiger roared in pain, but its heart was filled with warning signs. It turned out that Bi Hu had found the exit, and he had turned around to use the Sixteen Shuttles of Yanyun to help Ah Niu escape. This treasure originally came from the Swallow Mountain Sect. It was refined with pure Yang inner fire into sixteen flying shuttles made of strange gold. When it was released, the flames soared into the sky and covered the sky. It had the ability to shatter clouds and split rocks.
Although the demonic tiger didn't know the origin of the sixteen shuttles, it didn't dare to neglect them when it saw the sixteen shuttles that were less than three inches long and were shining with red light. It stuck out its three-foot-long scarlet tongue and swallowed all sixteen shuttles!
Bi Hu was dumbfounded and shouted at Ah Niu,""Hurry up and leave!" He grabbed Iron Hero Qin and slipped out.
However, not only did Ah Niu not leave, but he also took advantage of the opportunity when the Demon Tiger was dealing with the flying shuttle to climb onto its back. He shouted at Bi Hu and Qin Tiexia,""I'll hold it back. You guys go first!"
Bi Hu was scared to death, but after hearing Ah Niu's words, he didn't hesitate anymore. He carried Iron Hero Qin and ran outside.
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Bi Hu flew across the cold pond and into the narrow and long tunnel on the opposite side. The fine water droplets on the four walls gathered into a stream that gurgled with a cold air. Water droplets kept falling from the rocks above his head, and they quickly condensed into frost and snow in the air. The surroundings were covered in fog. He was worried about Lady Shi Ji's safety, so he hurried forward like the wind and fire. After running for about fifty zhang, he suddenly heard the rumbling sound of a waterfall ahead.
This was already the underground of the Thunder Mountain Villa, so it was quite strange that there was actually a waterfall here. Bi Hu flew out of the tunnel and saw an open grotto-heaven in front of him. In the stone wall opposite him, there was a crack that was five to six feet wide and more than three feet long. The surging water flowed out from there. On the edge of the stone crevice, someone had carved three large Yin Body characters with a sharp silver hook: "Black Ice Pond."
The waterfall was thirty feet wide and a hundred feet high, like a black dragon entering the water. It poured down and formed a small pool with a radius of more than ten feet. Although it was much smaller than the cold pool outside, the water was dark and bottomless. The surface of the water rolled and rumbled like muffled thunder. The water in this small pond converged into a river, meandering outwards and finally entering the cold pond from before.
The ground on the east, west, and south sides of the small pool was filled with rocks. The rocks were jagged and strange. The rocks were frozen with black ice, which was crystal clear. There was also a layer of sparkling snow on the ground. It was unknown how many years it had been. Looking around, the cold wind whimpered, and the black snow floated in the air. There was no life at all, just like the Sen Luo Temple. If one was not in person, one would not think that there was such a cold place in the world.
Bi Hu couldn't help but feel a little scared. He muttered to himself,"F * ck, what the hell is this place? There wasn't a single birdman, but where else could Rayen hide them?”He wanted to turn around and leave quickly, but he knew that Ding Yuan would definitely not let it go so easily. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and look around. Although the cultivation of this Heaven Continent Divine Thief was not as high as that of Red Beard Heavenly Venerate among the Nine Demons, he was not necessarily inferior to Master Shen Ya. However, it was strange that he was born as timid as a mouse.
He looked around carefully and finally, his gaze fell on the surrounding stone walls. It turned out that there were large black marks on the stone wall, but when he looked carefully, he realized that there were many natural caves, large and small. It was just that the entrance of the cave was mixed with black marks, so it was not easy to notice it if one did not look carefully.
Bi Hu's spirits were lifted. He flew to a cave entrance, but he saw that it was pitch-black inside. There was nothing inside. However, there was a line of small words carved at the entrance of the cave: "Black C."
Seeing that there was a clue, Bi Hu was immediately motivated and muttered to himself,"Rayen, do you think no one can find you just because you hid him here?”
He seemed to have forgotten that he was still in danger, and his old habits acted up again. He shook his head and hummed a random tune while using his unique movement technique, the Gecko Wall Swimming Technique, to slowly feel around the stone wall. There were many people captured by the Thunder Mountain Villa in the caves, but Bi Hu was not in the mood to deal with them.，He only needed to search for Iron Hero Qin and Ah Niu one hole after another.
He was quite lucky. After climbing the stone wall for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, he stuck his head out and looked into a cave. He heard a low voice from inside,"Who is it?"
Bi Hu was shocked and replied unhappily,"Looking for someone!" The person inside snorted and no longer spoke. Bi Hu looked inside and saw that the cave was only three to five feet square. At the top of the cave, there were two people sitting cross-legged on the left and right. On the left was a burly man in his fifties with a square face. His blood and tattered clothes were frozen together. It was him who spoke.
The first one was much younger, probably less than twenty years old. He had a strong head and a tanned face. His eyes were tightly shut and his face was in pain. He turned a deaf ear to the movements outside. What surprised Bi Hu was that half of the youth's body was blue and the other half was red. The two sides were clearly separated, a sign of ice and fire attacking each other.
Bi Hu had heard Sheng Nian mention the two people's appearance, and seeing this, he hurriedly asked,""Are you Old Master Qin?"
The burly old man inside was startled when he heard this. He nodded and said,"That's right, I am Ironhero Qin. And who are you?" When he spoke, his eyes were filled with wariness. It was obvious that he did not treat Bi Hu as a good person.
Bi Hu introduced himself." I'm the person Ding Yuan and Sheng Nian invited to save you from danger. Bi Hu is one of the Nine Demons of the Continent."”
Ironhero Qin's suspicion was mostly gone when he heard that he could mention Sheng Nian's name. " Where is Brother Sheng?" she asked." Did he come with you?"”
Bi Hu nodded repeatedly. Not only did he and Ding Yuan come, but even your precious daughter has also arrived at the foot of the mountain. She's just waiting for me to save you.”As he spoke, he lifted his leg and was about to step into the cave when he suddenly saw a blue light flash at the entrance of the cave. A gust of cold wind whistled and threw Bi Hu out.
Bi Hu's body curled up in mid-air, and his hands and feet were pressed back against the stone wall. Only then did he see that he was about to enter the cave just now. Then, the hidden seal at the entrance of the cave suddenly activated, forming a powerful barrier that forcefully separated him from the outside. The barrier was suffused with an icy blue light, enveloping the entire cave entrance, making it impervious to wind and rain.
In the center of the barrier, a square pattern about a foot in circumference was slightly raised. A dark red monster with a tiger head and a snake body and two wings on its ribs appeared on it. It was the totem of Thunder Mountain Villa.
" Mister Bi," Iron Hero Qin said with a bitter smile," no one is guarding this place, but it's sealed by the Heavenly Treasure Ice Soul Talisman that Lei Wei set up. If it wasn't for it, we would have left long ago."”
Bi Hu cursed Lei Wei's eighteen generations of ancestors in his heart. He laughed and said,"It's fine. I have my own way to break it.”He realized that Ah Niu had not moved for a long time, so he could not help but ask curiously,""What happened to that little brother?"
Iron Hero Qin sighed and replied," Brother Luo has been poisoned by the Limitless Fire Poison and has yet to recover. Now, he's imprisoned in this Black Ice Pond. How can he withstand the cold and hot attacks?" In order to resist the poison of ice and fire, he sat cross-legged and circulated his cultivation, but he never woke up again. I wanted to help him, but my cultivation was too weak. As soon as I put my hand on his body, I was bounced off by his protective true qi. I don't know what happened.”
Bi Hu's beard twitched." It's alright. I'll break this talisman first!"”After saying that, he took out the deer knife from his bosom and silently channeled his Genuine Qi into the blade. The deer knife immediately lit up with a ball of yellow light, and the sharp edge was even more dazzling, making it impossible to look directly at it.
Bi Hu raised his saber and slashed at the barrier. With a "ding" sound, light flew everywhere, and the blue light barrier trembled violently. Before he could rejoice, the totem in the barrier suddenly exploded with a roar and shot out a bewitching blood light towards Bi Hu.
Bi Hu was caught off guard and quickly blocked it with his saber. The bloody light rushed onto the deer knife and caused a " ding " sound, sending Bi Hu flying in the air.
This time, he wasn't as relaxed as before. It took him a lot of effort to stabilize his body in mid-air. He leaned back against the stone wall and cursed,"What the f * ck, what the f * ck is this?”
Iron Hero Qin's voice came from inside,""Mister Bi, can this work?"
Bi Hu was unwilling to lose face in front of others. He puffed out his chest and said,"Why not? Watch me!" He carefully used the deer knife to protect himself. Seeing that the barrier did not make any more movements, he slowly approached the cave entrance.
Just as he was about to raise the deer knife and launch another attack, he suddenly heard a thunderous roar from the Black Ice Pool under his feet. The surface of the water split into two, stirring up countless waves that were more than ten feet tall.
Two clusters of blood-red light first emerged from the pool. The terrifying red light shot out like lightning. It was as big as the festive lanterns that a wealthy family picked at the gate. If it were really two lanterns, it would be fine, but those were clearly the eyes of a monster!
The monster had a tiger head and a snake body. It was more than eight zhang long, and a pair of translucent wings stretched out from its ribs like two small mountains. It stirred up the black water in the pool and shook it in all directions like a landslide and tsunami. The monster's head was as big as a small house, and it had three to four inches of fiery red fur. There were only a few clusters of golden hair on its forehead that vaguely looked like the word "king". In the middle of the word " king " was a golden tumor the size of a goose egg. At first glance, it looked like the monster's third eye.
Its bloody mouth could easily swallow a giant elephant, let alone a skinny person like Bi Hu. On both sides of the mouth, there were dozens of black whiskers that looked like iron bars. They were as sharp as swords. If they touched them, they would immediately retreat.
Below the head of this monster was a snake body that was about eight zhang long. Its entire body was covered in red scales that were the size of a palm. It was writhing in the water, and its momentum was extremely shocking. Obviously, it had been sensed by the demonic talisman. It let out an angry roar and pounced straight at Bi Hu.
Bi Hu shouted in his heart,'My god, why did I attract this monster?”He couldn't be bothered to save her and turned around to run.
He knew that the monster that had come to find trouble with him was the thousand-year-old Water Spirit Demonic Tiger drawn on the talisman. Even though his name was also stained with the word "tiger", it was just a paper tiger. Compared to this demon tiger who had cultivated for more than 1,400 years, it was really a step away.
This demonic tiger was listed as one of the top demonic monsters in the " Records of Demonic Creatures in the Heavenly Continent ". It was even the best among the water-type demonic monsters. Even the Purple Pheasant raised by Heavenly Venerate Red Beard was inferior to it. The " Records of Demons in the Heavenly Continent " recorded all kinds of demons and ghosts in the Heavenly Continent. The first three types could transform into human forms after cultivation, but demons and monsters could not be ferried for life. However, it would be a huge mistake to think that its magic power was not comparable to the other three. A monster like the thousand-year-old Water Spirit Demonic Tiger was not inferior to the Nine Demons of the Heaven and Earth. It was even above Bi Hu and the others. That was why the old thief was so frightened.
This Demonic Water Spirit Tiger had been cultivating at the bottom of the Black Ice Pool for 1,400 years and had never shown itself in the world. Hundreds of years ago, Lei Wei's ancestor had found the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger by chance while cultivating here. He had used all kinds of treasures to subdue the tiger, making it the guardian of the Thunder Villa.
Since then, the Thunder Mountain Villa had become more and more prosperous. The journey had been smooth sailing, and there was no chance for the Demon Tiger to appear. However, everyone knew that there was such a powerful water beast in the Thunder Mountain Villa. This was also one of the reasons why the righteous sects of the Heavenly Continent were unwilling to provoke the Thunder Mountain Villa unless it was absolutely necessary. Otherwise, Lei Wei's cultivation base alone might not be enough to defeat the Sect Leaders and Elders of the Seven Great Sects, because he had the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger behind him.
Bi Hu finally understood why there was no one guarding such an important Black Ice Snow Hell. With this person, the other so-called experts were just decorations. He was timid to begin with, and this time, he fled even more at the sight of the wind. He wanted to invite Sheng Nian to help, but he was helplessly chased by the demon tiger until he could not recognize the north, south, east, and west. How could he still see the cave entrance clearly?
Although Bi Hu's movement technique was fast, the demonic tiger was even more impressive. It circled a few times and closed in on him.
Bi Hu shouted," Brother Hu, killing someone is just a matter of nodding your head. I've already admitted defeat and escaped. Why are you still chasing me?"”However, the demonic tiger completely ignored his nonsense. In a few moments, it had already moved behind him, and its huge wings pressed down like a small mountain.
Bi Hu knew that he couldn't escape. He gritted his teeth, turned around, and swung his deer knife at the demon tiger's wings. With a clang, Bi Hu was thrown more than twenty feet away by an irresistible force, and the deer knife in his hand almost flew off. The demonic tiger's wings paused for a moment before it opened its mouth and spat out a ball of red mist.
Bi Hu quickly took out the Molten Gold Pot and opened the mouth of the pot to absorb the red mist. The demonic tiger was even more furious when it saw Bi Hu break its "Blood Rain Impermanence Fog". Two sword lights shot out from its eyes and stabbed straight at the old thief's head. Bi Hu didn't dare to take it head-on. He dodged it with his unique Dragon Snake Body Movement Technique.
A man and a monster opened the grotto-heaven in a lively manner. After all, Bi Hu was also one of the Nine Demons of the Heaven Continent. His life was at stake. Even if he attacked with all his might, the Demon Tiger could not do anything to him. However, after half an hour, the cave where Iron Hero Qin and Ah Niu were imprisoned appeared in front of Bi Hu. It turned out that he was forced back to his original place by the Demon Tiger. He could not help but complain in his heart,"Oh no, why did he call back?”
At this moment, he suddenly heard a few muffled sounds coming from the cave. A red and white light vaguely shot out from the cave. The light instantly brightened, illuminating the surrounding area of the cave, forming a huge ball of light.
This movement naturally alarmed the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger. It stopped attacking Bi Hu and its red eyes landed on the cave entrance.
Bi Hu heaved a sigh of relief. Although he was also very curious, his life was more important, so he secretly retreated. However, the demonic tiger immediately sensed it and roared at Bi Hu, scaring him so much that he did not dare to move.
Ah Niu was sitting upright in the cave, his body glowing with red and blue light. The mighty wind kept seeping out of his body, but it couldn't expand due to the restrictions of the cave. It only forced the ball of light to become thicker and thicker, constantly pushing and circulating in search of a way out. A moment later, a thunderous boom erupted in the cave. The red and white light that enveloped Ah Niu's body expanded and swept away the barrier. The walls on three sides also rumbled and cracked, as if they were about to collapse.
Bi Hu only felt a flash of light in front of his eyes. A huge gust of wind mixed with two completely different currents of cold and hot air rushed towards him. If it wasn't for his powerful cultivation base, his protective zhenqi would have been crushed into powder. Even so, his entire body was trembling violently. Half of it felt like he was in a furnace, and the other half felt like he was submerged in an ice cave.
Ah Niu seemed to have woken up from his meditation. He stood up with a blank look on his face. He looked around with his eyes wide open, as if he was very curious about why he was here.
It turned out that when his poison acted up and he was captured by Lei Yuan and the others, Master Shen Ya and Heavenly Venerate Red Beard escorted him and Iron Hero Qin back to the Thunder Manor to claim credit from Lei Wei. Lei Wei hated Iron Knight Qin for helping Sheng Nian and ruining his plan. He hated Ah Niu and Ding Yuan even more for killing many of his subordinates. On one hand, he wanted to lure Sheng Nian into a cage. On the other hand, he was worried about Emerald Cloud Sect. Therefore, he imprisoned Ah Niu and Iron Knight Qin in the stone cave of Black Ice Pool.
As soon as Ah Niu entered the cave, he was corroded by the cold Yin energy. He hurriedly circulated his energy to resist, but it did not take long for the Fire Crow Poison hidden in his body to resurrect and spread throughout his meridians. Under normal circumstances, Ah Niu would have lost his life. However, he was trapped in this world of ice and snow by Lei Wei. The cold air around him gradually seeped into his body. The two streams of poisonous air, one hot and one cold, collided with each other, and they were fighting each other in Ah Niu's Dantian.
Coincidentally, Ah Niu was able to achieve his goal. He gradually woke up from the agitation of the two different currents in his body and entered the state of knowing everything. Under the stimulation of the Cold and Heat Absolute Poison, the Green Wei True Qi and the Vermilion Fruit's medicinal power in his dantian gradually accumulated and rose. He began to refine the Ice Soul Fire Poison in the Connate Realm.
After a day and a night, the Limitless Fire Poison and the Icy Cold Poison finally merged into one. Ah Niu felt that the genuine Qi in his meridians was so full that it was about to explode. A cold and hot air blocked his chest, making him feel depressed. After repeated cycles, it accumulated more and more, like a volcano that had been brewing for hundreds of years, waiting to wake up at any time.
With a low growl, the turbid Qi accumulated in Ah Niu's chest gushed out. Two balls of red and white light burst out from his body, forcing out all the Genuine Qi that could not be contained in his body. He also dispelled the Fire Poison and Ice Soul at the same time. Only then did the cave burst open.
Not to mention that others didn't know the process and mysteries of this period, even Ah Niu himself was confused and didn't fully understand. However, there was also a saying that heaven's will was clear, and blessings and misfortunes depended on each other.
Iron Hero Qin was shaken by the strong wind and bumped into Ah Niu. Seeing that he was still standing there in a daze, she quickly pulled him out of the track."Let's go, the cave is about to collapse!"
Ah Niu was pulled out of the hole inexplicably, and he fell straight down. Fortunately, Iron Hero Qin was pulling him. They heard a loud rumble as a rock fell from behind, raising a choking dust. It was just a step away from burying the two of them alive.
At this moment, the demonic tiger had already focused all its attention on the sound of the ox. With a furious roar, it spat out two black light ropes from its nose, one on the left and one on the right, towards his throat. Bi Hu hurriedly shouted,"Quickly dodge!"”
Ah Niu heard someone shouting in a daze and felt an astonishing killing intent coming from his left and right. He didn't have time to take a closer look. His mind came to a decision. He turned his palms into swords and swept out a fierce and vigorous gale.
Bang! Bang! The Ten Stained Rope of Mystic Light that the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger spat out was cut into four pieces by Ah Niu's Green Jade Genuine Qi. Dozens of thunderbolts were set off in the air, crackling like firecrackers.
Ah Niu was shaken to the point that he staggered and fell out of the air. However, the turbid qi in his chest relaxed, and he felt great pleasure. As soon as he came out, before he could figure out what was going on, he saw a giant monster shooting Mystic Light Ten Stained Rope at him, as if it wanted to kill him.
He couldn't help but look around in confusion, wanting to see where this place was and where this unknown monster had come from. Why did it look like it was an enemy when it saw him?
Naturally, he did not know that the Black Ice Pond was the habitat of the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger for thousands of years. Just now, Bi Hu had only slashed the talisman once and it had already aroused the demonic tiger's killing intent. Moreover, Ah Niu had actually destroyed a cave.
The Demonic Water Spirit Tiger saw that Ah Niu had actually blocked its Ten Stained Rope of Mystic Light and shook it even more. It was extremely furious. It ignored Bi Hu and raised its wings high, sweeping over two strong gales, forming a peak that was several feet high and rushing towards Ah Niu.
Ironhero Qin wanted to help, but just as he stretched his leg, he was forced back by the huge airflow. Suddenly, he felt a tight grip on his back and was hugged by Bi Hu,""Do you want to die? How can you provoke this ancestor?”
Ah Niu felt much more comfortable after he had struck out with two palms, but the true qi in his meridians was still boiling and howling, almost bursting. Seeing his opponent coming at him menacingly, he became spirited and pushed his palms forward with all his strength, causing the wind and clouds in front of him to roll backward and violent waves to rise in all directions.
The two monstrous airwaves collided head-on and exploded with a bang, shaking the three people and one beast to the side. Bi Hu hugged Iron Hero Qin and desperately approached the road they came from. He shouted at Ah Niu,"Brother Ah Niu, I was invited by Ding Yuan and the others to come and rescue you and Old Master Qin. That demonic tiger is a thousand-year-old water beast that guards the lake. It is very powerful.”
It turned out that when he saw Ah Niu being so impressive that he actually took two moves from the demonic tiger and did not retreat, he immediately felt hope. However, he also understood that even if he and Ah Niu worked together, they would not be a match for the demonic tiger. That was why he came up with this plan. No matter what, he could protect himself first.
Ah Niu was shaken to the point that his blood was boiling, and his ears were ringing. He only roughly understood Bi Hu's words, but he also understood that the person was here to save him and Iron Hero Qin. He wanted to answer, but he couldn't catch his breath, so he could only nod.
This was the first time in many years that the Demonic Water Spirit Tiger had encountered someone who was so tyrannical and did not retreat in front of it. It immediately became ferocious and spread its wings to approach A Niu. The bloody wind and red mist rose from its mouth again, but it spat out the "Blood Rain Impermanence Mist".
At this time, Ah Niu gradually became clear-headed and understood that the cultivation of this behemoth in front of him was far superior to his own. If he continued to fight head-on like this, he would definitely not have an advantage. Although he was usually a little dull, his alertness in the face of an enemy was not inferior to Ding Yuan.
Seeing that the demonic tiger was closing in on him, Ah Niu did not retreat but advanced instead. His body shot out like an arrow under the urging of the Cui Wei True Qi, barely avoiding the blood mist and heading straight for the demonic tiger. He wanted to engage in close combat with the other party so that it would not be able to unleash its various demonic skills to the extreme.
How could the demonic tiger not understand Ah Niu's intentions after thousands of years of cultivation? Its huge tail swept over with a force of more than ten thousand jin, which was equivalent to the weight of Mount Tai. When Ah Niu saw the huge tail swatting over, it covered half of the sky. Even the thinnest part was thicker than his thigh.
He took a deep breath, and his right palm stood upright like a sword, and the strong wind flew. It was a form of the " Pillar." The heavy gold ancient sword that he carried after he was captured was also taken away by Lei Yuan, so he could only use his palm as a sword and use the outstanding sword technique of Emerald Cloud Sect.
More than ten years of hard work had already laid a solid foundation for Ah Niu. Now that he was in danger, it finally reflected the hard work he had done that day. Even though this form of "Pillar" was made with the palm, the power and smoothness of the move was not inferior to any expert's move. It accurately cut the weakest flank of the demon tiger's tail.
The edge of Ah Niu's right palm was instantly drenched in blood. The demonic tiger was not in a good position either. Several scales cracked open, revealing a thin crack that oozed out thick green blood.
The demonic tiger roared in pain, but its heart was filled with warning signs. It turned out that Bi Hu had found the exit, and he had turned around to use the Sixteen Shuttles of Yanyun to help Ah Niu escape. This treasure originally came from the Swallow Mountain Sect. It was refined with pure Yang inner fire into sixteen flying shuttles made of strange gold. When it was released, the flames soared into the sky and covered the sky. It had the ability to shatter clouds and split rocks.
Although the demonic tiger didn't know the origin of the sixteen shuttles, it didn't dare to neglect them when it saw the sixteen shuttles that were less than three inches long and were shining with red light. It stuck out its three-foot-long scarlet tongue and swallowed all sixteen shuttles!
Bi Hu was dumbfounded and shouted at Ah Niu,""Hurry up and leave!" He grabbed Iron Hero Qin and slipped out.
However, not only did Ah Niu not leave, but he also took advantage of the opportunity when the Demon Tiger was dealing with the flying shuttle to climb onto its back. He shouted at Bi Hu and Qin Tiexia,""I'll hold it back. You guys go first!"
Bi Hu was scared to death, but after hearing Ah Niu's words, he didn't hesitate anymore. He carried Iron Hero Qin and ran outside.
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