Chapter 171 The Bi Fang Bird

The world of mountains and seas.

The due west of Chongwu Mountain.

A streak of scarlet light flew swiftly across the sky and earth.

Wherever it passed, the plants withered on the ground and the rivers dried up. Only areas protected by mountain gods and water gods had the divine power to resist the emanation of this authority. Those places without gods suffered disaster. Within the flames was a bird like a white crane, but with only one foot. As its wings flapped, heat surged.

This was a Bi Fang bird.

The heat forced many ferocious beasts to flee from its path.

However, this ferocious bird, originally high in the hierarchy of fire-attribute beasts, was somewhat panicked and had no urge to hunt at all. It seemed as if the Nine Nether Hells were behind it, knowing only to flee desperately forward, not knowing how far it flew before slowing down slightly, as if it had finally eased its mind a little.

Just as it was about to discern its surroundings, it suddenly sensed an aura, and its expression changed.

With a flap of its wings, it tried to transform into fire and leave.

But in an instant, it was pressed down by a tiger's paw.

With a crash, two huge wings unfolded, each feather enormous and sharp-edged, emitting a dark aura. The Bi Fang clan had once been related to the Fire God, so it recognized who this extremely ferocious aura belonged to, and it instinctively let out a shriek.

"...Qiongqi?!"

Qiongqi lazily pressed the ferocious bird down, playing with it as if it were a toy. The ferocious beast that was said to cause fires and droughts was powerless against the Four Fiends. Qiongqi said:

"Bi Fang bird?"

"What did you see? Why are you so scared?"

The Bi Fang was still terrified and trembling.

Qiongqi yawned. It was in a rare good mood today and did not directly kill the Bi Fang that had trespassed into its territory. It lazily said, "Tell me, what did you encounter?"

"I'm in a good mood today. If you tell me, I'll spare your life."

The Bi Fang tremblingly opened its mouth, "I, I saw..."

It said, "Yuan."

Qiongqi's movements suddenly froze.

As if the entire world had frozen, Qiongqi stood up, its huge body like a mountain. Its wings unfolded behind it, like dark clouds falling. Its eyes stared at the Bi Fang, its fangs slightly bared, and wisps of inky black aura emanated from its body as it slowly said:

"Who?!"

"Yuan? Where is he?!"

The Bi Fang trembled and said, "I, I don't know."

"Don't know?"

Qiongqi murmured. Suddenly, its right paw exerted force, its tiger mouth slightly open, forcefully manipulating the Bi Fang bird's divine soul, and saw the scene when it fled from Chongwu Mountain, saw the two mountain gods, Ji Wang and San Wei, and saw the old man resurrected from the stone coffin.

However, the Bi Fang bird turned its head and fled as soon as it saw that person, so Qiongqi had no way of knowing where that Yuan had gone now. It became even more enraged. The Bi Fang remained in a state of submission and fear. Qiongqi exerted force with its right paw, directly tearing the Bi Fang into pieces, and then opened its mouth and sucked it in, devouring the flames and flesh together, without even letting go of its divine soul.

The Bi Fang bird's scream came to an abrupt halt. Qiongqi swallowed the Bi Fang bird into its stomach, devouring its divine soul.

It saw the white-haired old man even more clearly.

From the image, it could still make out his appearance from back then.

He was originally a celestial god, but because he ate people, Emperor Shun stripped him of his divine status and made him a ferocious beast.

So Shun banished the Four Fiends to the four directions, throwing them to the four wilds to ward off demons.

In the end, the reason why this matter, which made him resentful and ashamed, was passed down, was the Classic of Mountains and Seas written by King Yu. And now that King Yu was gone, and the historians and artisans of that year were still around, it was enough for him to vent his thousands of years of resentment.

Yuan...

I remember, the two beside him were the Chongwu Mountain Gods.

Qiongqi seemed ecstatic and enraged, raising its head and roaring angrily.

The sound of its roar shook the entire area recorded in the Classic of Western Mountains.

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Wei Yuan had a solemn and serious expression, and extended three fingers.

"So, Stellaris, plus the Mount & Blade: Warband full mod, plus a Starcraft hamster."

"I guarantee that these three games have been tested, and even you won't be able to finish them easily."

"Three games, in exchange for you to take action once, how about it?"

Wuzhiqi sat cross-legged at the bottom of the Huai River, stroking his chin and slowly shaking his head, and said slowly:

"Not enough."

"This seat wants six."

Wei Yuan raised his eyebrows and shook his head, "Where is the logic in doubling the price as soon as you open your mouth?"

"Four at most."

Wuzhiqi stubbornly shook his head, thought for a while, and said slowly: "Five, no less."

"Deal!"

Wei Yuan nodded crisply.

The easiness made Wuzhiqi suspect that he had fallen into a trap.

Wei Yuan said with emotion: "As expected of a god, really powerful, admirable, admirable."

"I lost this time."

Wuzhiqi: "............"

Are you treating me like a monkey?

However, the majesty of a god still made him lift his chin slightly and say slowly: "It should be so."

"However, if these games you give me are not good, I will return them."

Wei Yuan gave a thumbs up and said, "Don't worry, they're definitely fun."

He and Wuzhiqi agreed on the way to take action, and then left here. Now that there was the mountain god's seal to deal with the enemy, the aura of Zhujiu Yin to protect him, Zhang Ruosu's demon-subduing formation, and the agreement with Wuzhiqi to cover the bottom line, the resentment left by Gu after his death should no longer be a concern.

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Wei Yuan soon arrived at Longhu Mountain.

Daoist Zhang was already waiting for him there, with his hands in his wide sleeves. He did not carry a sword, but brought a lot of talismans. Wei Yuan said, "Daoist Zhang, don't you need to bring more people?"

The old Daoist shook his head and just said, "It's useless to bring too many."

Wei Yuan nodded. In order to save mana, they directly took a plane to the coast of the East China Sea. Zhang Ruosu divined several hexagrams and selected a location. Then they were going to prepare the talisman array on the sea far away from the coastal city. Wei Yuan said, "Daoist Zhang, where exactly is Gu now?"

Zhang Ruosu had already sent the information to Wei Yuan before.

These pictures were uploaded to the Internet on foreign websites, and then quickly blocked. On them were pictures of fighter planes in combat. Although they were not as advanced as Shenzhou's standing fighter planes, since they were fighter planes, they already represented a height of human war technology.

And the opponent of the fighter planes was not other countries, but a huge bird.

The last video was of the fighter plane crashing down, emitting smoke. The bird beast opened its mouth and swallowed two pilots into its belly, and then flapped its wings and flew away from the city. It was exactly the hatred of Zhujiu Yin's only son after his death. From the picture, even fighter planes failed to cause real damage to Gu.

That was, after all, a ferocious god.

Zhang Ruosu stroked his beard and said: "It should be, in Australia... the place that the Western Fog City called the 'city of descendants of criminals' three centuries ago..."

"Wei Yuan, you go there and lure Gu to this vicinity, and this old Daoist will join forces with you to suppress Him."

"And then let your friend take action."

"However, when you go to Australia, you should pay attention to..."

Wei Yuan said: "The extraordinary forces local to Australia?"

Zhang Ruosu shook his head and explained: "You don't need to care about the later people there. It's just that Fog City originally exiled criminals. Fog City particularly values the inheritance of the family, and what is called aristocratic reserve. In short, they are very xenophobic. Those Western extraordinary schools cannot be passed down. Most of them are what the criminals know, that kind of hodgepodge that tends to fighting styles."

"However, be careful of Australia's native mythology."

"Native inheritance?"

The old Daoist nodded and said: "Yes, they believe that their ancestors are eternal gods who shaped the land and created species and humans in the golden age of mythology. Even in this era, there are still sacred cliffs and caves full of tribal residential areas, and there will be corresponding inheritance."

"Three hundred years ago, when the Europeans criminals entered this land, there were millions of locals. Now, three hundred years have passed, and the number of Australian aborigines is not as good as before. But thinking about it, they have after all inherited it. The strength of the local inheritance cannot be underestimated."

Wei Yuan's expression was solemn. The old Daoist slapped his forehead and suddenly took out a animal skin map from his arms, and then skillfully pointed to several locations, and said: "Oh, yes, you can go here, and here, and here. There are several sacred cliffs and caves there where you can live. They are still clean."

Wei Yuan wondered: "Daoist Zhang, why do I feel like you are very familiar with this place?"

He suspiciously said: "Could it be..."

Zhang Ruosu: "..."

The old Daoist coughed and said:

"When I was young, I lived there for a while."

Wei Yuan looked at the kind-hearted, peaceful and harmless old Daoist, and suddenly understood something.

He put away the map, nodded, and said, "Okay, Daoist Zhang, you wait first."

Zhang Ruosu took out a plane ticket, preparing to hand it to Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan waved his hand and said, "No need. Australia's population urbanization is a bit too serious. Most people live in Sydney and the capital. It's too troublesome to go to the wilderness where Gu is."

"Then how are you going?"

Wei Yuan stretched out his hand, pulled out a blue shared bicycle from his sleeve, slammed it on the sea, patted the handlebars, and said, "This will do. I temporarily brought it from Quanzhou today. The handlebars are intact, and the body is in good condition. It's a top-quality shared bicycle."

He casually took out his mobile phone, scanned a QR code, and luckily had the last day of membership, which made Wei Yuan relieved.

With a click, the bicycle lock was unlocked. Wei Yuan waved his hand, carried his sword on his back, and rode the shared bicycle, directly wrapping the bicycle with the method of controlling water, submerged into the sea, and moved forward quickly. The old Daoist looked at the departing Wei Yuan, his mouth twitched.

Young people, playing really wild.

He made a Daoist hand seal with both hands, and with a slight wave of his wide sleeves, talismans fell down, suspended in the void.

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At the same time.

At the bottom of the Huai River, Wuzhiqi skillfully opened the Internet.

He wanted to search the reviews of these games first, so as not to be fooled by Wei Yuan.

After searching, they were indeed not bad, but when he saw the hot search next to them, he subconsciously clicked it. As he watched, he gradually forgot what he originally wanted to do. And the biggest hot search recently was the struggle between Taoism and Buddhism, and that the disciple of Xuanzang of the Tang Dynasty was going to Tientai Sect to discuss the Dharma.

Buddhism? Bald donkey? Bald head?

Wuzhiqi scrolled.

His movements froze.

He saw a video, which was a combination of the Huai River changing course, the Great Sage Equaling Heaven, and the monk Yuanjue. For some reason, Wuzhiqi suddenly felt that the name Xuanzang sounded a bit familiar. He swiped down and saw a line of divine comment hot searches, and large paragraphs of repetition below—

"Great Sage, your master is out!"

"Great Sage, Master is calling you to come out of the mountain!"

"Great Sage..."

Wuzhiqi: "..."

He slowly murmured: "Tang, Xuan, Zang?"

ps: Today’s first update… Thank you Cong Xiaoshuai Dao Lao Wan for the reward, thank you. I checked some things in the next paragraph and pushed the timeline…

Not easy to write... I will try to update it as soon as possible.