Within a radius of a few hundred meters, there were countless small caves. When people entered, they would not even be able to straighten their backs. Every cave was connected to each other. There were countless of them, just like an ant's nest.
But after entering, one would discover a completely different world.
On the smooth and flat stone walls, there were large murals painted in gold. Flying creatures, mythical beasts, spiritual birds, flowers, birds, insects, fish … The colors were magnificent, and the ink was exquisite.
On the top of every cave, there was a luminous pearl that was overflowing with light.
The steps carved from jade were sparkling and translucent. It was actually made of ice type jade, and the edges were pasted with gold leaf …
These murals, luminous pearls, and even the gold leaf, if taken out, each of them would be worth millions. Even if he was once the young master of the Nie family, and enjoyed all the glory and wealth, he rarely saw them.
In each of the hundreds of death cells in the caves, there were some strange people living there.
Perhaps because they were imprisoned for too long, they were already half human and half ghost, but they seemed to be very strong.
When he reached the innermost part of the nest, Nie Mingyuan saw an even more shocking scene.
A blood pool!
In a cave cell, there was a huge blood pool with a radius of ten meters.
The blood in the pool did not have the slightest ripple, as if it had solidified. It was so thick that it was black, and the smell of blood was suffocating.
Beside the blood pool, there was a tall man sitting there.
This person's curly golden hair and beard covered his face, and it was so long that it touched the ground. Perhaps because it had not been washed for too long, it had already become clumps of hair.
Only now did Nie Mingyuan understand why his senior brother gave him a big bottle of fresh blood that had just been drawn from the sika deer before he came up the mountain.
Trembling with fear, he went forward and carefully handed it over.
That person did not move at all, sitting there like a dead tree.
"Hehe, trash! All useless trash! "
Suddenly, an ear-piercing strange laughter like the cry of an owl sounded behind Nie Mingyuan.
Nie Mingyuan was so scared that he fell to the ground, but he saw an even more terrifying scene.
In the cave opposite the blood pool prison.
On a high platform paved with countless pieces of brightly colored tiger skin, sat an old man with a withered face.
This old man had chicken skin and crane head, and all his hair was gone. His toothless mouth was shriveled, and his ribs were clearly protruding, like steep and cold mountain peaks.
What was even more terrifying was that he had no limbs, and even no buttocks.
It should be said that his torso had been slashed by a sharp weapon from below his chest.
His face was decaying and covered with grayish-brown age spots. He was lifeless and had no signs of life. Only the occasional round of his eyes proved that he was a living creature.
He was obviously very short, like the bark of a tree, but he gave people a feeling of arrogance and disdain.
It was as if everything in the world was but an ant in his eyes.
"Senior … Your food!"
At that time, Nie Mingyuan suppressed his fear and crawled up. He handed over a porcelain bowl with a steamed bun and a bowl of water.
"Chen Anping gives me a steamed bun and a bowl of water every year. I'd rather not have them!"
The old man cackled strangely. His voice was like a knife cutting through the bottom of a pot, ear-piercing and dry.
His eyes suddenly shot out a sharp, cruel, and crazy light that seemed to have materialized.
Bang!
The porcelain bowl in Nie Mingyuan's hand shattered into pieces.
Later, Nie Mingyuan finally realized that the old man's meridians and acupoints had long been damaged.
At this time, his gaze had shattered his porcelain bowl. He had only relied on pure mental strength, a real Earth Immortal.
Later on, he even found out that the old man had not eaten for decades.
Every day, he absorbed some water vapor, the spiritual energy in the luminous pearls and jade to nourish his body.
He also did not have an excretory system. He used some kind of secret method to force the impurities out of his body.
When Nie Mingyuan had a better understanding of cultivation, he was even more amazed by the old man's various magical powers.
Nie Mingyuan had been with them for a long time and gradually understood their temperament.
The old man had a clear mind and liked to inquire about the outside world. He chattered and occasionally said a few words of wisdom. The blonde man called him the "Brainless Taoist".
The blonde man was very strong. He often smashed boulders with a punch and often went berserk in the cage.
However, his mind was fuzzy and his eyes were dull like a fool. The old man liked to call him the "Four-Legged Monster".
It sounded funny, but it actually contained an extremely cruel and tragic taste.
Once, Nie Mingyuan had mentioned this old man to Nie Xueman in admiration.
"According to the records, martial artists absorb the spiritual energy of plants and elixirs to refine their bodies. Sorcerers control the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and borrow external forces to form their own strength."
"But I have never heard of a technique that directly absorbs the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, or even the spiritual energy in jade, and transforms it into one's own aura to condense one's cultivation!"
"Mingyuan, don't be bewitched by him! He has already fallen into the 'Demonic Path'! "
Nie Xueman warned him sternly.
"As cultivators, we are still humans. Humans need to eat the five grains and miscellaneous grains. Of course, humans can only refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth contained in living things. This is the law of nature, the law of heaven. It can't be violated at all! "
"Even if you are a powerful cultivator, even if you have a flawless Taoist body, even if you have reached the legendary Inedia Realm, you can only go without food for a dozen years. How can humans eat the aura of minerals as food? "
"In the long run, the body and soul will be polluted by the impurities of heaven and earth, and become neither human nor ghost. Neither human nor ghost is a demon. That is falling into the Demonic Path! "
When Nie Mingyuan heard this, he didn't think much of it.
Cultivation is naturally to become stronger!
So what if you are a human, a ghost, a demon, or a demon?
As long as you are a powerhouse!
What is a powerhouse?
That is a person who can kill and trample on others!
That is enough!
However, on the surface, he still nodded in agreement. Then, he asked curiously, "What is the background of this old man?"
"I don't know!"
Nie Xueman shook her head and said, "I heard that when the Sect Leader entered the sect at the age of eight, this old man was already there! Later, that monster who likes to drink blood was stuffed into the sect to accompany him! "
"It is said that the Brain Taoist is a powerhouse from the Daoguang era of the Qing Dynasty. His origin is unknown. He once destroyed more than a dozen large sects, including Wudang, Tianshan, Kunlun, and Emei, in a year with only one sword. Blood flowed like a river. The cultivation world was frightened by his name!"
"Later, more than a dozen Immortal State Warriors and Human Immortals joined forces and used many magical treasures to suppress him here. Compared to him, Kang Tae-chu is still far from being able to defeat him! "
"Rumor has it that he came from the 'Arcane Land' or the Ruins of Immortals. But it is just a rumor. No one knows the real situation!"
"He is an old monster who has lived for 200 years!"
On one hand, Nie Mingyuan was shocked by the strength of this person.
On the other hand, he vaguely understood why Chen Anping asked him to be the servant disciple who cleaned the nest behind the mountain and delivered food and blood.
He longed for revenge and wanted to become stronger. He was also the person who was most likely to get the inheritance of the monster's unique skill.
However, things didn't go as smoothly as Nie Mingyuan expected.
When he first asked to be apprenticed to the Brain Taoist, the Brain Taoist laughed.
"You're too weak …" Brain Daoist sneered.
Nie Mingyuan didn't know what was going on. He looked at him in confusion.
The Brain Taoist's eyes burst out with needle-like light. Then, it became bigger and bigger, and it turned into flames.
Nie Mingyuan felt an extreme heat.
This was a real flame!
The Brain Taoist raised his thin neck. His veins and blood vessels bulged like earthworms. He shouted desperately, "You don't have any cultivation base.
"You don't have the foundation to cultivate. You're trash, an ant, a worm!"
"I am a piece of trash now, but not forever!"
Nie Mingyuan knelt on the ground. His eyes were calm and deep like a deep pool.
He was as gentle as water, but also as hard as water.
"A piece of trash is a piece of trash!"
"All the humans on Earth are worms! I, I am a member of the 'Heavenly Lord' race. I am here to suppress everything, but you turned me into a worm when I was not prepared! Ridiculous worms! "
His voice became louder and louder like thunder. It was full of murderous energy and contained the power to destroy the world.
He shouted, laughed and cried crazily as if he were going to shatter the stars, destroy the earth and kill thousands of people.
The golden murals cracked and then peeled off like butterflies.
The entire cliff cave trembled as if a magnitude 8 earthquake had occurred.
Blood spurted out of Nie Mingyuan's seven orifices. He flew more than ten meters away and fell to the ground.
He was unconscious for three days before he woke up. He felt that the Brain Taoist was so powerful that he was almost a god.
So he went to the Brain Taoist every day to help him clean his body. He kowtowed and begged him to teach him supreme techniques.
But the old man still did not agree. He only mocked him every day, but he would never teach him any techniques.
...
"In four months, the sect competition will be held. Kang Tae-chu might come!"
Nie Mingyuan threw the memories of the humiliation and pain from the past few days out of his mind. His eyes were full of anger. It was as if the hatred in his eyes could pierce through his sunglasses.
"Jiang Tian, you demon. You killed my parents and destroyed my family. If I don't kill you, I am not a human!"
"I have taken care of those two monsters for a year. I hope there will be a turn for the better today. They will teach me something!"
Thinking of this, he limped towards the cliff cave at the back of the sect with quick footsteps.
...
He helped the two of them clean their bodies, chatted with them about anything under the sun, and carried out their excrement and urine.
Just as Nie Mingyuan was about to leave, disappointed that this was another fruitless day.
The golden-haired monster finally stuttered, "Brain, I have … a way to turn the food delivery guy into … a powerful being!"
"A powerful being with all brawn and no brains like you?"
The Brain Taoist sneered disdainfully.
"Chen Anping's master suppressed your mind with the three souls and six spirits of a few people. You have become an idiot! Haha! "
"Yes, my spiritual power … has been destroyed."
The four-legged monster stuttered.
"But my duke-level Blood Race body is very powerful! My physical body, your spiritual power … Combined, we will create a true immortal! "
"'Four-legged monster', if you do this, your spiritual power will be suppressed forever! This is an extremely difficult decision, isn't it? "
The Brain Taoist laughed sinisterly.
The four-legged monster's eyes were dull and empty. "But is there any other way?"
The Brain Taoist looked at Nie Mingyuan and laughed even more sinisterly.
"Food delivery guy, your spiritual power is also suppressed! It is very likely that you are both my physical body … Think carefully! "
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