Chapter 138 Hunt in the Mountains and Seas

Wei Yuan gripped his sword, staring at the strange beast that originally came from Kunlun of the *Shan Hai* era. The old Daoist didn't look strong, as if he would fall over with a push, but with his right foot stepping on the back of the Tu Lou, this monster, once a man-eating beast during the *Shan Hai* period, couldn't move easily.

Wei Yuan could vaguely sense it.

The Tu Lou's immense strength was directly redirected and transferred back onto itself by the old Daoist.

Unless it could lift itself up, it shouldn't even think about pushing the old Daoist away.

This was clearly an extremely clever use of internal energy.

However, with the appearance of the Tu Lou, did that missing part of Kunlun Mountain return to the *Shan Hai* Realm?

Wei Yuan pondered. Following this line of thought:

Because Kunlun Mountain went to the *Shan Hai* Realm, this place became an important node between the *Shan Hai* Realm and the human world. Gu, Qin Yuan, Tu Lou, Bi Bi, all came out from Kunlun Mountain here? But when did this happen? Besides Kunlun Hill, where else has such a node?

Was the person who took Kunlun away also someone from the *Shan Hai* Realm?

Just as Wei Yuan's thoughts were expanding, the Tu Lou, stepped on by Zhang Ruosu, suddenly roared and transformed into its original form. The *Shan Hai Jing* records it as a sheep. Zhang Ruosu was fully prepared for this, but the old Daoist never expected that looking like a sheep and being a sheep were two completely different things.

The old Daoist's expression froze.

The original form of the Tu Lou was actually as tall as a small mountain.

The old Daoist was directly sent flying.

The Tu Lou raised its head and roared, looking like a sheep, but it had sharp claws and fangs.

Primordial Qi was rich, gathering around it and turning into a mountain.

The Tu Lou was about to take the opportunity to disappear.

It was a method of taking a substitute for disaster.

Zhang Ruosu frowned slightly, landed lightly, and then stepped down.

The Yin and Yang energies converged. The intensity of the *sha* (killing) aura revealed in that instant made even the fierce beast feel like it was falling into an ice cellar. It couldn't understand how this seemingly amiable old Daoist could have such a strong *sha* aura, almost as if his entire being was submerged in blood, with only his eyes remaining clear.

With one step down.

The Tu Lou, as big as a mountain, directly knelt down.

The old Daoist shattered a mountain with one step.

The Tu Lou almost knelt directly on the ground. Even so, it still roared and scattered streamers of light. In that instant, Wei Yuan felt the existence of the *Shan Hai* Realm. Taking advantage of this opportunity, the fierce beast, originally living in Kunlun Hill, directly escaped into the *Shan Hai* Realm.

The old Daoist could have used ruthless methods to trap it in an instant.

But he retracted his hand, only leaving a mark behind.

After the fierce beast disappeared, Zhang Ruosu closed his eyes to sense, but in the end, he couldn't detect anything. He sighed and said with a bitter smile: "I was planning to follow the vine to see where this Tu Lou came from. Now, even the vine has been taken away. I knew I should have just dealt with the Tu Lou directly."

He couldn't help but complain and sigh:

"Sometimes the old Daoist also thinks that the *Shan Hai Jing* is written too vaguely."

"Can this be called a sheep?"

Wei Yuan was slightly embarrassed, remained silent for a moment, and said without looking sideways:

"To be fair, Zhang Daoist friend."

"Don't you think it looks like a sheep?"

Zhang Ruosu was stunned for a moment, and said: "If you're talking about a sheep, it does look like one, but the size is a bit strange."

Wei Yuan silently added in his heart.

To be fair, the *Shan Hai Jing* is just a passerby.

Then he said with a serious face: "I'm just evaluating it from an objective point of view."

"After all, this thing does look like a sheep, it just looks a little bigger now."

"Strictly speaking, the *Shan Hai Jing* didn't get it wrong."

"Moreover…"

Wei Yuan paused and said, "Moreover, this thing may not have been considered big in ancient times." Zhang Ruosu thoughtfully nodded and said, "Indeed, what Daoist friend Wei said makes some sense."

He added: "A sheep this big must have a strong muttony smell."

"Not very tasty."

Wei Yuan looked at the old Daoist strangely.

"An expert…"

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The battle just now was very short.

Zhang Ruosu and Wei Yuan circled around Kunlun again, unable to find other objects similar to the bronze lamp, nor did they see other *Shan Hai Jing* strange beasts like the Tu Lou. Finally, the two returned to the starting point, collected the white bones on Kunlun, and the old Daoist bowed three times to the bones, his face a little gloomy. Even he couldn't relax anymore.

He slowly said: "Daoist friend Wei, you have the inheritance of the Taiping Dao, you should know the relationship between these *Shan Hai* Realm fierce beasts and our human world. This situation has been going on for thousands of years, but in the past, these fierce beasts were difficult to appear. Maybe you could only see one every one or two hundred years, but now the frequency of their appearance is getting higher and higher."

"Similar to man-eating ones, ones that bring drought, and ones that bring floods."

"There are too many of these fierce beasts in the *Shan Hai* Realm."

"Once the *Shan Hai* Realm and the human world come into contact, even those great evils might come out. That's why the old Daoist wants to popularize cultivation as soon as possible. To put it bluntly, at that time, even running away will be faster than the fierce beasts. It's a pity that I couldn't catch that Tu Lou. It tasted blood, and now it's run away again. If we don't care about it, I'm afraid it will get out of hand and come again and again, getting bolder and bolder."

"It must be killed as soon as possible."

"I will have my disciples prepare a magic array here."

"At least if there are fierce beasts coming into the human world from here again, we can be prepared in advance."

Wei Yuan didn't speak.

He squatted down, reaching out to touch the place where the white bones were just buried.

The last scene flashed before his eyes.

It was a child running by with a windmill, smiling.

It was soft sunlight, a meadow, and street scenes of riding bicycles on the streets, the sound of selling tofu brains and fried dough sticks next to him. Because it was swallowed by the Tu Lou, even this scene was incomplete. In the end, Wei Yuan reached out and grasped these memories, but he couldn't stop the dissipation of these remnants of true spirits.

Laughter, crying, everyday things that could be touched at will, finally dissipated from the hands of the Daoist kneeling on the ground.

Tu Lou, a fierce beast, is a man-eater.

Zhang Ruosu was silent for a moment, closed his eyes, and sighed: "Let's go."

Wei Yuan nodded. He stood up without saying much. There was a sense of fatigue in the old Daoist's voice. Wei Yuan didn't doubt that with the old Daoist's past experience, if he had really found the place of the Tu Lou clan just now, the old Daoist would have directly killed his way in.

It's just a pity that Zhang Ruosu didn't expect that the Tu Lou, relying on the human world's rejection of the *Shan Hai* Realm's fierce beasts, took the initiative to return to the *Shan Hai* Realm. Although Zhang Ruosu's Daoism was high, it was not high enough to cross the world to find fierce beasts.

The two came down from Kunlun Mountain.

Wei Yuan suddenly said, "Daoist friend Zhang."

"Did you leave a tracking talisman from the Tianshi Mansion on the Tu Lou just now?"

He smiled, his expression like a silent tiger hunting in the snowy night:

"Can you give me the corresponding talisman?"

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Tracking talismans have different manifestations depending on the caster, to ensure accuracy during tracking. Zhang Ruosu only thought that Wei Yuan was planning to be wary of the Tu Lou appearing in the human world again. He didn't think of other possibilities at all. He nodded, drew a talisman in the void with his fingers, and then gave the talisman to Wei Yuan. Wei Yuan folded the talisman and put it in his arms, thanking him.

The two said goodbye to each other. Zhang Ruosu went to Longhu Mountain, while Wei Yuan returned to Quanzhou.

It was already night.

Jue and Yu Ji were not there. The flower shop and studio were all dark. It was rare that the Qingqiu foxes from the bookstore next door were all there. The old fox Hu Ming smiled and greeted Wei Yuan when he saw him come back, raising the spatula in his hand. He had mastered the essence of greeting people in Shenzhou, and said with a smile: "Curator Wei, you're back. Have you eaten?"

"I just stewed an old yellow chicken, added a handful of wild mushrooms. The taste is really good."

"When it's cooked in a while, you must try it."

"I'll have Miss Yu'er send it to you."

Wei Yuan saw the nine-tailed fox, who didn't know what relationship she had with Chaoge City, standing on the second floor. The latter's eyes were indifferent, holding a book in her arms, and just nodded politely. Wei Yuan casually agreed. Stewed old hen by fox spirits, you can imagine how good it tastes. Wei Yuan entered the door, rummaged through the museum, and found the bronze wares.

Tu Lou is a fierce beast of Kunshan Hill.

Kunshan Hill is being recorded in the *Xi Shan Jing* (Classic of Western Mountains).

Gu, who was recorded in the *Xi Shan Jing*, came to the human world, but Kunlun Mountain in the human world disappeared. In addition to the Tu Lou and Qin Yuan of Kunshan Hill coming to the human world, Wei Yuan originally planned to go to the *Shan Hai* Realm to take a look. He also promised the people of Chaoge City to go to Mount Chongwu.

Wei Yuan also has the *Shan Hai Jing* jade book he got from Xiang Liu.

He also wants to go to the *Shan Hai* Realm to see what the things left by King Yu and Qi are for. Of course, these are not the main points. This time he goes to the *Shan Hai* Realm, he has another purpose. Sometimes, Wei Yuan feels that he is a petty person. For example, he generally doesn't like to wait overnight for revenge.

Wei Yuan held a sword in one hand and took out the Crouching Tiger Token in the other.

As ripples dissipated, the passage between the human world and the *Shan Hai* Realm opened again.

Because it is not a two-way communication through the Chaoge City to open the sacrificial ceremony.

This time Wei Yuan entered the *Shan Hai* Realm with more difficulty, and the duration would be shorter. He estimated that it would be at least two-thirds shorter than before, or even shorter, maybe only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn. Soon, the Chaoge Mountain God in the appearance of a young Daoist appeared again, and then quickly restrained the aura belonging to the Mountain God.

The Bo beast noticed the abnormality and stood up. Wei Yuan reached out and pressed his lips, signaling Bo Long to be quiet.

He glanced at Chaoge City at night from a distance.

Wei Yuan didn't stay here long.

He stretched out his hand, and the talisman of Zhang Ruosu was also brought by him.

At this moment, the talisman, which had no effect in the human world, emitted a stream of light, and was connected with the Heavenly Mandate Red Talisman on the back of Wei Yuan's right hand, allowing him to vaguely grasp the direction of the Tu Lou. He clenched his fist, feeling the majestic divine power in the *Shan Hai* Realm state, Wei Yuan stepped out and jumped off the mountain.

Only the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

The wind was wrapped around him, and the speed was normal at first, but gradually accelerated, and his appearance gradually changed.

Like a gust of wind sweeping down the mountain.

Finally, he turned into his original appearance, dressed in black, with a sword on his back, and a waist card hanging from his waist.

Running like the wind.

This is the vast and long-separated *Shan Hai* Realm, and this is the first time it has welcomed this guest. The sleeping mountains and seas, the barbaric and power-worshiping fierce beasts, do not yet know what the wind passing them in the night means, but the Crouching Tiger Token on Wei Yuan's waist and the Eight-Sided Han Sword on his back are already humming faintly——

Here, the Crouching Tiger travels urgently.

No living beings should approach.

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