Martial Arts: Gain a Jiazi internal force at the beginning!

Chapter 564 Puppet

Tian Youfang is an old horse who knows the way here.

With him leading the way, the process of entering this Gu God Cave was smooth.

“There should be two cave chambers in this cave.

"The first place is where the Gu King is. I escaped from the Flute Clan after stealing this Gu King.

"This is it."

Tian Youfang said, leading the way, taking a step forward, and his eyes suddenly opened up.

A rather strange cave room appeared.

In the middle of this cave, there is a high platform.

On the table is an open box.

"What about people?"

Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi followed closely behind.

However, the box was already empty, but the surrounding ground was filled with pits and criss-crosses, which were complex and seemed to contain some kind of pattern.

Tian Youfang took the lead, stepped over the Gu bed on the ground, came to the entrance of the second floor cave, and went deep inside.

"I don't dare to go too far.

Tian Youfang said softly:
"Moreover, at this moment, the natal Gu in my body is almost wailing... The road ahead is unpredictable, so please be careful, Your Majesty."

Jiang Ran waved his hand gently.

Tian Youfang smiled, pointed to another hole in the cave and said:
“This is the entrance to the second level cavern.

"Brother-in-law, I can understand the mystery of the formation, but... according to the situation just now, if we continue to move forward, we will probably hit the mountain wall, right?

The surrounding scene suddenly changed.

"This……"

"However, once the Gu King is gone, these Gu insects who serve the Gu King will die."

Jiang Ran raised his eyes and used his five senses, but he didn't notice anything strange.

"Now that I have your Majesty by my side, I think I can find out what's going on."

"Why does it seem a little colder here?"

At this moment, Tian Youfang's figure happened to enter a turning point.

This place is far darker and more cramped than before.

Jiang Ran breathed out lightly:

"It doesn't seem like it, it's really cold."

"It's not an agency..."

"It's a formation."

Tang Huayi's expression changed:
"Brother-in-law, you have sharp ears and eyes, have you ever heard the sound of the machine operating?"

Tian Youfang said:
"Wherever there is a Gu King, there will be thousands of Gus around.

"So, this is the second level of formation among the formations."

"No matter how mysterious and profound the formation is, it can't change the terrain, right?"

"Well, don't worry."

"I just want to find out more. Please lead the way."

Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi were one step away from him, but unexpectedly, as soon as they took one step forward, there was no trace of Tian Youfang.

Tang Huayi folded her arms and shrank her neck:

Tang Huayi was stunned:

“The first one is the one we saw initially, and the second one is the one after I broke the first level formation.

Jiang Ran smiled:
"The methods of the Flute Clan are indeed interesting."

He stared at several stalactites in the cave. After thinking for a moment, he turned his fingers and picked up a stone. He flicked it and heard a snapping sound.

Jiang Ran's Huozhezi flickered on and off, and the silhouettes of the three people reflected in it were also strange.

“In other words, there are two paths here.

Jiang Ran touched Tang Huayi's head:

“After this heavy formation, it is still unclear whether there are other paths.

"It's just that when I first set foot here, the natal Gu in my body started to warn me.

"It made your Majesty laugh."

When he said this, he pointed to the potholes on the ground and said:
"This is the Gu bed of Gu insects. However, the Gu bed is still there and the Gu king has not returned, so they have no reason to exist."

It was still a corridor, but the direction changed instantly.

"Whether Tian Youfang just turned out of the formation and stepped into this corridor, or took another path, it is even more unpredictable."

"...That's easy, just break all the formations."

"It's not that easy."

Jiang Ran felt helpless for a while:
"Although I have studied formations with Jingtan layman for a few days, the mystery and depth of this method are beyond the level of martial arts.

"In this short period of time, I have only learned a little bit, and I am far from being proficient.

"The formations here are so mysterious that even if the Jingtan layman comes in person, he won't be able to decipher them all..."

"Then what should we do?"

Tang Huayi blinked at Jiang Ran.

"We'll be safe now that we've come. No matter how exquisite this formation is, it's impossible for us to be sent out of this Gu God Cave.

"The left and right are in this cave, so it's better to explore them one by one."

He said, taking Tang Huayi's hand and walking towards the newly emerged road.

Tang Huayi nodded, but still couldn't help but said:

"Who do you think this person was just now?"

"This person..."

Jiang Ran was silent for a moment and shook his head gently:

"I dare not say for sure now...but no matter who he is, he will never be Tian Youfang."

Wu Di once said that when he and Tian Youfang parted ways, he gave the Gu puppet to Tian Youfang.

The Gu King is hidden inside the Gu Puppet.

This is a big killer.

Now that he has returned to the Di clan and wants to save Wu Di, Tian Youfang will not leave this killer weapon unused.

Even if you are just thinking about it, you should keep Gu King by your side just in case you need it.

This is one of them...

Secondly, if he really was Tian Youfang, he would not have come to the Gu God Cave even though he knew what Jiang Ran was going to do.

Tian Youfang knew very well what kind of abilities Jiang Ran had.

It's not too much for him to be here, and it's not enough for him to be missing. If he doesn't go outside and call Tian Miaomiao, Jin Ge and others away, what's the point of coming here to fill in the mess?

Of course, there is a third point.

The chaos caused by Tian Miaomiao and the others has gradually subsided.

It can be seen that they have retreated.

But Jin Ge said that they were using themselves as bait during this trip to make it easier for Tian Youfang to save people.

In other words, the core key lies in Tian Youfang.

If he didn't say leave, how could they leave?

But if he left with Tian Miaomiao and the others, how could he appear in Gu Shen Cave?
Therefore, when Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi saw Tian Youfang for the first time, they already knew that there was something wrong with this person's identity.

But neither of them exposed it.

If you happen to need someone to lead the way, here you go.

The light of Huozhezi is limited, and it disappears as soon as the light of the fire goes out.

Jiang Ran was very well prepared. Who among the people who traveled around the world didn't carry ten or eight fire certificates in case of emergencies?

He immediately threw away the old one and took out a new one.

The path in this cave was very long. Jiang Ran took Tang Huayi and walked for a long time, but he didn't see any changes.

After walking like this for about a stick of incense, Tang Huayi suddenly said "Hey".

He gently tugged Jiang Ran's hand, squatted down and picked up something from the ground.

He waved to Jiang Ran:

"Brother-in-law, don't leave, we are going in circles."

What she was holding in her hand was the fire certificate dropped by Jiang Ran.

Jiang Ran said without any surprise:
"I had expected it, let's keep going..."

"What did you expect?"

“The formation in the Gu God Cave is very large, complex, and exquisite.

"It won't just be the one before, otherwise, the stone I just broke would have broken the formation.

“However, the final result is that the formation is still there.

"It means that there is something else involved with the formation... Then it is natural that there will be obstacles from the formation on this road.

"Well, it can be said now that this formation is assembled, one link inside another.

"But it affects the whole body.

"I expected that even if we turn back the same way, it would be difficult to find the previous fork.

"And when I put this formation...well, it's right here."

Jiang Ran pulled Tang Huayi and said, taking a step out intentionally or unintentionally.

After taking this step, Tang Huayi discovered that Jiang Ran seemed to have melted into the surrounding stones, with only half of his hand still holding his hand, stretching out of the stone.

Immediately after he was pulled by Jiang Ran, another cave suddenly appeared in front of him.

"Yin and Yang, Five Elements, Bagua... I have spent all my life learning, no matter how I look at it, this is the way out. In the end, this way out is a stone... Don't you think it's interesting?"

Jiang Ran winked at Tang Huayi:
"This is an illusory formation. What you see is not real. True and false intersect with reality, making it difficult for people to see the truth.

"But as long as you are firm in what you think in your heart, you can uncover the illusion."

"The investigation was just a head-on collision?"

Tang Huayi subconsciously covered her head.

"Sometimes we need this kind of determination not to hit the south wall and not look back. Otherwise, we can only follow the path given by the person who set up the formation and just go in circles here."

Jiang Ran said softly:

"This formation cannot be broken, otherwise, it will be really difficult for us to find a way out.

“The mountains and rivers are changing, the wind and clouds are changing, and the flowing water is changing.

"Changes follow. If it was a mountain and a river at first, then the first time I broke the formation it became a storm.

“We are all in the midst of the storm now, but if we are still broken, we will turn into water.

“At that time, what the wind and clouds know will be of no use to the flowing water.

"Knowing becomes a barrier, blocking our eyes and preventing us from seeing the truth." Tang Huayi's head was buzzing when he heard:
"Okay, okay, brother-in-law, you are great. You are the master of formations. Don't tell me, where are we now?"

"Gu God Cave..."

Jiang Ran smiled helplessly.

"What about fake fields?"

"Probably too."

"This person is quite interesting... pretending to be Tian Youfang and leading us into the depths of the Gu God Cave.

"What do you want to do?"

"The answer may be in front... Of course, it may also be in the back."

Jiang Ran smiled:
"In the end, it's better to move forward first."

The two of them continued to walk forward. As they walked, Tang Huayi muttered in a low voice:

"Brother-in-law, do you know that you deserve a beating for talking like this?"

"Huh? Can you beat me?"

"Of course you can't beat it."

"So it's better to control your dangerous thoughts."

"But I can join forces with my sister to make you lose your armor!!"

"?"

Jiang Ran suddenly felt that something was wrong with this topic.

He sighed helplessly, stretched out his hand and poked her between the eyebrows:
"The little girl is talking about tigers and wolves day by day."

"Where are the words about tigers and wolves? Brother-in-law, where did you think you were?"

Tang Huayi said with a smile:

"I mean, my sister and I will join forces to beat you, and I'll make sure to beat you all over the place!
"How...are you talking about tigers and wolves? Or do you have other things in mind?

"Oh, brother-in-law, this is not okay, I am your sister-in-law!"

Jiang Ran couldn't laugh or cry, he dared to talk nonsense like this in this Gu God Cave.

Should I say that she is worthy of being a saint from the devil's sect?

As he was talking, his eyes suddenly opened.

What appeared in front of him was a square cave.

Where the Gu King was previously stored, there were already many traces of human touch.

Now in this cave, it is even more obvious.

The surrounding walls are straight, and the bluestones are neatly divided and built up.

The ground is flat, with eight platforms on the left and right sides.

Standing on the platform are stone sculptures.

These stone sculptures are all human-like, each holding a piccolo, which is obviously the shape of the people of the Di tribe.

Tang Huayi didn't care about teasing Jiang Ran. He looked over and frowned:
"It feels a little weird... as far as statues go, they seem a little too small."

Statues, especially those placed in a place like this, should naturally be larger to intimidate visitors.

But the statues in front of me are all life-size.

Jiang Ran was thoughtful and led Tang Huayi forward.

But unexpectedly, as soon as he took a step, he heard a cracking sound.

The sound did not come from under the feet, but from a statue nearby.

A crack appeared and spread all over the body at an extremely fast speed.

Like a charging horn... After the cracks on this statue appeared, the other seven sculptures also cracked.

I heard banging, banging, banging sounds one after another.

One after another figures jumped out from the sculpture.

At the same time, the sound of ocean waves arose, and dense black insects emerged from the surrounding walls.

These bugs are not too big. They are completely black and have a sharp thorn on their head. If you pick them up and take a closer look, you will find that the legs under their abdomen are actually sharp teeth.

“It’s not a sculpture, it’s a person!!!”

Tang Huayi's eyes flashed together, and there were stars flowing in his eyes.

Inner demon thoughts!
"stop!"

Tang Huayi's voice sounded.

However, the Gu insects around him were still whizzing in without any pause.

At the same time, three figures came out of the sky and headed straight towards Jiang Ran and Tang Huayi.

Jiang Ran took Tang Huayi's hand and pulled him behind him.

The Immortal Tiangang turned around and roared, and a strong wind protected the two people in it.

The surrounding Gu insects jumped away as soon as they encountered the Immortal Gang Qi, but there were also stubborn ones who climbed along the Gang Qi. Even if they were shattered to pieces by the Gang wind, they were unwilling to retreat and eventually died on the Gang Qi.

Layers upon layers, dense and endless.

However, how those three figures came here will lead to their return.

All the moves they used were aimed at themselves.

But these figures rolled on the spot, got up again, and rushed forward as if nothing happened.

Only then did Tang Huayi say in surprise:

"The inner demon thoughts are useless?"

"If inner demon thoughts can be used on living people, can they also be used on dead people?"

Jiang Ran said softly:

"How can a living person be sealed in a stone?

"Not eating, not drinking, not going to the toilet? Or, every time you go out to do these things, when you come back, you seal yourself in the stone again?
"Don't mind it?"

"So...they are not alive?"

"Ah."

Jiang Ran looked up and saw three figures who were beating the Immortal Tiangang with all their strength, and said softly:

"Do you still remember that Wu clan?"

This happened not long ago, just two days ago.

Tang Huayi naturally remembered it.

This Wu clan controlled the iron worms and thus manipulated the corpse, and the method was extremely weird.

Then suddenly:
"It turns out that they were also manipulated by similar means."

"Not only that……"

Jiang Ran held Tang Huayi's hand with one hand, put the other hand behind his back, and said softly:

“These guys are physically very strong, and they still retain some of the skills they had when they were doing it.

"Able to control Gu insects to kill people.

"It probably took a lot of effort to get these eight."

When he said this, he suddenly took out a piccolo from his arms.

This was what Jiang Ran and the others seized from there when they first went to the Ghost King's Palace.

The piccolo of the flute clan is very rare, Jiang Ran always carries it with him.

There's just no opportunity to use it.

He said to Tang Huayi:
"How about I play you a song?"

"Yeah!"

Tang Huayi didn't look nervous at all.

She is just afraid of ghosts.

Apart from that, she is not afraid of anything else, even death, let alone the situation in front of her?

Jiang Ran put the piccolo to his lips, took a deep breath, and started playing.

silent!

However, there is a strange rhythm.

The Gu insect that was originally focused on attacking Jiang Ran suddenly became troubled.

There was a faint scene of killing each other.

However, there were five figures on the opposite side, which strengthened the strength of the playing.

Let the few waves that had just arisen return to calm again.

Tang Hua laughed out loud at this:
"Brother-in-law, you can't do this either."

Jiang Ran curled his lips and took off the piccolo:

"Falling to the ground is different from what others have practiced since childhood. I only have a superficial understanding of it...

"That's all."

When he said this, his sleeves shook slightly, and a chill immediately started from him and spread in all directions.

The cold wind swept in all directions.

Countless Gu insects fell under the cold wind, and their bodies fell like snow.

But more Gu insects came one after another.

Tang Huayi frowned as he watched:

"Why are there so many?"

"How can we underestimate the accumulation of hundreds of years and thousands of years?"

Jiang Ran shook his head gently:

"It seems that the thief must be captured first..."

As he spoke, the cold wind suddenly turned into the light of a sword.

He slashed directly at the five playing puppets on the opposite side.

This is the quiet style among Jiang Ran's Jingshen Jiu Dao.

The wind of silence... After the wind passes, the world becomes silent.

How can a few puppets stop it?
Only a banging sound was heard, and all the piccolos in their hands shattered.

Without them stepping forward one after another to add fuel to the flames, the surrounding Gu insects suddenly lost their target.

Being swept up by Jiang Rangang's wind, it faded away like the tide.

Immediately afterwards, the strong wind around Jiang Ran immediately dissipated, but another Dharma rose from the ground.

Fortunately, this cave is relatively spacious, otherwise, it would not be able to accommodate Jiang Ran's Dharma form.

He clenched his fist, the word 'swastika' glowed on it, and the Vajra Demon-Suppressing Fist suddenly struck out.

The huge fist shadow fell, and these eight figures didn't even have a hand to carry them, so they were knocked upside down and flew away, scattering into dust in the sky.

(End of this chapter)