Chapter 187 Darkness and Hell Tao Tie did nothing. After just one look at the water spirit of Mingyue Lake, he left the bottom of the water, chose a position with a wide view, squatted down, and observed patiently. Faced with the persecution of the evil master of Mieluo Mountain, the dark goblins and the dark beasts driven by the dark goblins were hunting, and the threat of the three-pronged Dayong Dynasty's forward bases was posed. In the area around the Million Mountains, there are many ancestral villages like Mingyue Village that are in difficult situations. Mingyue Village is just a "typical" village that Tao Tie found randomly. For Tao Tie, since there was no need for him to rush to participate in the Celestial Empire's conquest of the Hundred Mountains, he could just stand by and watch many things. Only by seeing the situation more clearly can we know what to do. Under Tao Tie's watch, Mingyue Village dispatched a large number of hunters. These hunters are the elite among the elite. Although not all of them are battle-hardened, at least they are well-trained. They had two targets, one was a dark fairy settlement hiding in an underground cave, and the other was a hunting ground in a nearby ancestral village.

After a bloody battle, the hunters from Mingyue Village gained rewards at both targets, at the cost of one-third of their manpower being killed or wounded. Eleven living dark goblins and seven people from another village were quietly brought to the ancestral tree of Mingyue Village in the cover of night. This is human sacrifice. Under the chairmanship of the great elder of Mingyue Village, a human sacrifice ceremony for the ancestors of Mingyue Village began and ended quickly. A column of blood mixed with thick smoke gushed out from the human sacrifice on the altar and rushed towards the human face and facial features of the ancestral tree. The facial features of the ancestral tree, which had been trying to remain closed, had to open under the impact of the thick smoke and blood column. Despite the huge waste, a portion of the thick smoke and blood column was integrated into the tree trunk, and then through the tree trunk, into the ancestral spirit. The ancestral priests and warriors of Mingyue Village, who had been blessed by the ancestral spirits and gained powers, felt the long-lost power. Although it is still not as strong as the one bestowed by the ancestor spirit in its heyday, it is no longer as weak as it was some time ago. If we were to participate in the two battles today in our current state, there would never be one third of the casualties! Tao Tie watched the entire process of human sacrifice, but did not use the Taiyi Xuanzhu to analyze it. After the human sacrifice was over, the chief elder of Mingyue Village dismissed everyone as usual and stayed alone. This time, what Tao Tie saw was that the great elder, who seemed to be wholeheartedly concerned about the continued survival of the villagers of Mingyue Village, personally integrated into the ancestral tree. Through a tiny gap that was not closed in time, Tao Tie's vision penetrated the inside and outside of the tree and saw the truth. The ancestral spirit of Mingyue Village is a ghost who has stolen the power and authority of the water spirit of Mingyue Lake. The ghost was in a seriously injured state at the moment, with several large holes on his body. Columns of smoke and blood are trying to repair the holes. Every time one is repaired, the ghost's injury becomes a little better. However, those eyes, which were originally cloudy but still retained wisdom, gradually became covered with a layer of blood, revealing a hint of madness! The underlying color of the Million Mountains is chaos, mixed with a lot of evil. There is madness, but it is rare.

Without in-depth understanding, Tao Tie knew that the ancestral spirit of Mingyue Village would soon lose control and turn into a monster. It is already a blessing that he did not take the initiative to kill the villagers of Mingyue Village. It is impossible for him to protect the villagers of Mingyue Village anymore! "What are you going to do?" Tao Tie whispered in his heart, feeling extremely curious about what action the Great Elder of Mingyue Village would take next. The chief elder of Mingyue Village chose to offer sacrifice. He took out some stones, tree roots, and bone fragments, cut his wrist with a sharp knife, and poured scarlet blood on these materials. Then he built a simple altar, knelt down, and chanted an incantation with an unclear accent. The sacrificial ceremony directed to the will of millions of mountains began so easily and absurdly. Not long after, a ray of consciousness with the will of millions of mountains descended and swept away the sacrifice of the great elder of Mingyue Village, leaving behind a blank, confused, mechanical but controllable ghost. As soon as the blank ghost appeared, it bound itself to the water spirit of Mingyue Lake in a miraculous way. From then on, this ghost was the ancestor spirit of Mingyue Village. And the water spirit of Mingyue Lake will continue to sleep under the water. Without external help, the water spirit of Mingyue Lake will never succeed. "interesting." After watching the entire process of human sacrifice and offering, and witnessing some of the details of the birth and operation mechanism of the ancestral spirits, Tao Tie muttered to himself silently. Compared to the rough methods of the overseas demon sects, the ancestral spirit forces in the Million Mountains have more sophisticated methods. Although both involve sacrifice and offerings, the overseas demon sects always create a chaotic and bloody scene, while the power of the millions of mountain ancestral spirits seems... understated. However, Tao Tie felt that the latter was more cruel. The great elder of Mingyue Village had a pale face, and he stood up tremblingly, then staggered out of the tree. What surprised the Great Elder was that someone was waiting for him outside. An elite scout who always carries a bow and arrow, a woman with a heroic face but murderous eyes, looked at the great elder with an unhappy expression, and her aura was very low. The air under the big tree was almost frozen and very cold. "What do you want to do?" After the accident, the Great Elder slowly opened his mouth and asked in a deep voice. The female scout with a bow replied seriously, "I don't want to do anything, Great Elder. I just want to know why the Great Elder would rather sacrifice the ancestral spirits to the will of the Million Mountains than organize the tribe to move to Mieluo Mountain and submit to the Lord of Mieluo Mountain." "Ugh!" The Great Elder sat down on the tree trunk where there was no face, and he sighed deeply. He said in a complicated tone, "Do you think I don't want to submit to the Lord of Mie Luo Mountain? But he is an evil cultivator, and we must worship our ancestors in order to survive and become strong. We are not on the same path as him." "What does it matter?"

The female scout said seriously, "As long as you are alive, it's not impossible to change your cultivation." The elder asked with a complicated expression: "If the price of becoming an evil cultivator is to let you eat the heart of a loved one, do you still think so?" "nonsense!" The female scout raised an eyebrow and angrily said, "It's obvious that you only need to gnaw on one finger." The Great Elder raised his hands to cover his old and depressed face: "Those are puppets! The puppets with the lowest status and the lowest ability among the evil cultivators! The purpose of their existence is to be the dregs that the evil cultivator mountain master throws out to consume the enemy's strength when he encounters the enemy!" This was something the female scout was not aware of. The female scout was stunned when she heard this. According to this, the reason why the Great Elder was always unwilling to relocate the tribe and refused to submit to the Lord of Mie Luo Mountain has been found and established very firmly. And it is irrefutable. The issue is…… The female scout said worriedly, "But even if we get a new ancestor spirit, how long can we hold out? The Lord of Mieluo Mountain wants to attack us, the Dark Fairies want to attack us, and there is also the Dayong Dynasty watching us covetously. Sigh..." Sighing, the female scout said hopefully: "It would be great if the Great Yong Dynasty could accept our surrender." The Great Elder shook his head and said nothing. The new generation like the female scout must still have relevant fantasies and don’t know much about some past events and secrets, so they have such unrealistic expectations. However, having lived for nearly sixty years, the Great Elder was well aware of the situation as he was the most centenarian person in the Baiwan Mountains. No matter how the Great Yong Dynasty deals with the will of the Million Mountains, it is very likely that the attitude towards the evil cultivators, ghost cultivators, ancestral worship cultivators, demons, monsters, ghosts, and monsters in the Million Mountains will be to eliminate all evil. Since the founding of the Great Yong Dynasty, the upheaval in the south of the sky more than 30 years ago was one of the few successful plans by the Million Mountains to cause huge damage to the Heavenly Dynasty. The mountain owners and forces involved in it always enjoy talking about this great achievement. Everyone knows that the more frequently and solemnly it is mentioned, the more violent the revenge from the Dayong Dynasty will be. However, since they are already mortal enemies, why should we be afraid of anything? Therefore, the chief elder of Mingyue Village, who understood the disputes and secrets involved, knew that Dayong Dynasty would never accept surrender! Tao Tie saw through the Great Elder's thoughts and thought that the other party had guessed it correctly. Dealing with the "creatures" in the millions of mountains and dealing with the will of the millions of mountains are two sides of the same coin. How can we crush the will of millions of mountains without completely eliminating these chaotic creatures? What's more, the blood feud is there. The Celestial Empire will rescue the people, but will never accept surrender! "Great Elder, have a good rest." The female scout stood there in a daze for a while, then left. Tao Tie's attention was divided into three parts: one was keeping a close eye on the Great Elder who seemed to be completely weakened, one was following the female scout, and one was specifically staring at the water spirit of Mingyue Lake. The Great Elder's weakness was indeed an illusion. He only sat against the tree roots for a while, and his face was no longer pale, and his body stopped shaking.

Ancestral priest, as long as the ancestors are not dead, what does it matter if you lose some flesh and blood? Even if the body dies, as long as the soul is intact, the ancestral priest can still live on in the world. Even as long as one is willing to submit to the will of millions of mountains, there is a possibility of transformation into an ancestral spirit. The ancestral warriors, on the other hand, must keep their bodies as intact as possible. If you are chopped, you will be injured; if you are killed, you will die. The distraught female scout returned to her home, an ordinary residence that looked normal. There is a courtyard, trees, a well, a main room, bedrooms, a kitchen, and a toilet. It has everything. However, the place the female scout finally entered was not a living room, kitchen, or bedroom, but a secret room located underground on the side of the building. It was dark inside, and two dark goblins were imprisoned there. The female scout walked up to a dark goblin, twitched her nose and sniffed it, thinking it was okay, so she picked up the other's hand and began to chew it bite by bite. An ancestral warrior relies on the ancestral spirits for everything. His strength is floating. How can he be as powerful as an evil cultivator? Isn’t it just eating flesh and blood? Eating humans is best, but eating dark goblins is not bad either! The creaking sound continued. Under the Mingyue Lake. A figure as nimble as a fish swam to the vicinity of the water spirit of Mingyue Lake. Maybe it exists naturally, or maybe it is a maze that makes it impossible for this person to spot the shape of the water spirit. Even though this person circled around Shui Ling several times, he still couldn't touch Shui Ling who was so close to him. Human physical strength is always limited. After circling more than ten times, the man felt a little tired, so he wanted to float up, catch his breath, rest for a while, and come back later. Unexpectedly, Shui Ling, who had been closing her eyes as if in eternal sleep, suddenly opened her eyes, raised her hand, and held the man tightly. Shui Ling opened her small mouth, then suddenly expanded and bit the man's head. A crunch. The man's head exploded in Shui Ling's mouth. The blood flowed and spread. Under the lightless water, there is no scarlet color, only evil and weirdness. "This is a food chain that eats people!" Tao Tie sighed softly, stopped reading, and left Mingyue Village. When he came, he also marked a group of dark goblins and dark monsters.

It's time to go see what's going on over there. Dark fairies and dark monsters move around in the mountains and forests during the day and hide in caves at night. Except for special occasions, such as war, they never come to the surface at night. When choosing a cave to live in, try to choose a naturally formed one, and the next best option is to choose one dug by yourself. The group of dark goblins marked by Tao Tie belong to a powerful clan in this area. The underground caves where they live are vast and complex, like a maze. If it were filled up, it would probably be able to hold more than a million! However, at present, the number of this dark fairy tribe is less than 100,000. Tao Tie estimated that the strongest dark fairy was between the upper fourth grade and lower third grade. Still very impressive! The rules for the shallow layer underground are different from those on the ground. Tao Tie took some effort and finally simulated some of the shadow-affinity characteristics of the Shadow Demon, allowing him to blend in smoothly without being discovered by the powerful Dark Elf. However, this method can only support Tao Tie's activities outside the underground cave. If you go a little deeper, you'll have a hunch that you might be discovered. "Shadow Affinity and Upright Shadowlessness don't work, what else do we need to add?" Tao Tie pondered for a while and tried to add some shadow affinity traits from the Shadow Demon. I didn't expect that it would work just by adding it casually! Feeling the force field that seemed to cover his body with a layer of dark veil, Tao Tie's mind was subtle. "Even if the Million Mountains and the Eternal Sea are not fragments of the same world, they are at least fragments of similar worlds." "Then what about the Sea of ​​No Sky and No Earth, the Icefield Demon Realm, and the Ten Thousand Monsters Desert? Could they also have highly similar places?" "I think so." After relaxing his thoughts for a while and eliminating the chaotic influence on himself, Tao Tie gathered his mind and dived into the underground cave. The underground caves are interconnected, with many entrances and exits, many branches, and many levels. The further in you go, the narrower the range you can perceive becomes. In the end, one can only see things by relying on the dark vision of the naked eye. Fortunately, Tao Tie had good eyesight, so he did not get lost in the winding tunnel. Following the marks, we found the core area of ​​this dark fairy tribe at the bottom of the underground cave. Here, Tao Tie discovered an altar and then found the object of the dark goblin's sacrifice. He is not a mountain lord, a racial deity, or the will of millions of mountains.

But the River Styx! (End of this chapter)