kingnovel Chapter 274 5 layers of seals
Chapter 274 5 layers of seals
Yan Niang did not force Ji Anni to move forward, but carefully felt the source of this terrifyingly powerful demonic energy.
"What's going on in this cave? Is it lacking oxygen? Is it filled with carbon dioxide?" Ji Annie didn't know that it was a powerful evil spirit that was blocking their progress. She thought that she was having trouble breathing because of lack of oxygen.
"Oxygen? Is oxygen also a kind of evil spirit?" Yan Niang had never heard of this chemical term.
Seeing Yan Niang asking seriously, Ji Anni almost burst out laughing. She didn't expect Yan Niang to have such a funny side.
"Oxygen is not demonic energy. Oxygen is... is... Never mind. You won't understand it anyway if I tell you."
At the critical moment, Ji Anni finally controlled her mouth. If she accidentally said the definition of oxygen, Yan Niang would immediately realize that Ji Anni was not Zhao Ji. In order to continue to conceal her identity, Ji Anni had to shut up. Fortunately, Yan Niang did not delve into it. Now Yan Niang was only concerned with identifying the evil spirit and had no energy to pay attention to Ji Anni's strangeness.
Yan Niang touched the wall of the cave and slowly took two steps forward. She walked very slowly, carefully, and with difficulty.
The evil spirit had a great influence on Yan Niang, causing her to be prepared for death every time she took a step forward.
"Yan Niang, don't go..." Seeing Yan Niang walking further and further away, Ji Anni couldn't help but call her worriedly.
On the one hand, he was worried that Yan Niang might be in danger, and on the other hand, he was afraid that he would be left alone.
In this cave filled with evil spirits and complex terrain, there is only one outcome for being alone, and that is death.
"I think I should know what this evil spirit is..." Yan Niang's low voice produced a strong echo in the cave.
The echo made the atmosphere even more eerie, causing goose bumps to appear on Ji Anni's arms.
"Then...what exactly is this evil spirit?" Ji Anni wanted to find out.
"I don't know." Yan Niang said these three words without hesitation, which hit Ji Anni hard.
Just as Ji Anni was about to ask more questions, she suddenly saw Yan Niang turn around and rush back.
"If we don't go in and take a look, no one will know the source of this evil spirit." Yan Niang suddenly grabbed Ji Anni's shoulders and pulled her deeper into the cave without saying a word.
"Ouch, it hurts...it hurts..." Ji Anni cried out in pain.
Under Yan Niang's brutal treatment, Ji Anni's shoulders were already covered with bruises. Not to mention being clamped by Yan Niang's five fingers that looked like eagle claws, even a slight touch would make her break into a cold sweat.
"Stop talking nonsense and don't make a noise." Yan Niang turned around and glared at Ji Anni, warning her with a stern look to shut up.
Ji Anni pursed her lips in grievance, and in order to prevent her shoulders from suffering further torture, she had to swallow her anger.
Although the evil spirit in the cave was very strong, after getting used to it, breathing didn't seem difficult anymore. Although her limbs were still very weak, as if she had been smeared with cartilage powder, Ji Anni's heartbeat and breathing gradually returned to normal, and she became bolder.
Just now Yan Niang said that she didn't know what the true form of the evil spirit was, but from her thoughtful look, one could vaguely guess that Yan Niang already had some idea in her mind, but she didn't dare to say it out loud until she was sure.
What kind of monster is hiding in this cave?
"Yanniang... don't go any further. If you keep going, you'll really get lost..." Ji Anni dragged Yanniang like a weight. She didn't want to be trapped to death in this cave. After she followed Yanniang into the cave, she never heard the sound of the pursuers again. Maybe the pursuers had already been terrified of this cave and retreated at the last minute, so they didn't need to go deeper.
Yan Niang answered confidently, "We won't get lost, because I can roughly judge our location by the strength of the demonic energy. As long as we walk towards the place where the demonic energy is strong, we can get close to the center of the cave; as long as we walk towards the place where the demonic energy is weak, we can find the exit of the cave."
After hearing what Yan Niang said, Ji Anni also felt that there was some truth in it. Although the forks in this cave were as complicated as a spider web, as long as you can still sense the changes in the strength of the demonic energy, you don't have to worry about getting lost.
When you want to leave the cave, just walk towards the place where the evil spirit is weakened.
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They walked for about a quarter of an hour towards the place where the evil spirit was strongest.
Suddenly, a dazzling golden light appeared in front.
Ji Anni thought she had found a treasure and shouted excitedly, "Yanniang, look ahead, what is that?"
Yan Niang stopped and stared at the strange light in front of her. This was the first time they saw light since they entered the cave. While the light was emitting light, it also emitted a strong demonic aura.
They walked forward for a distance, but the increasingly powerful demonic energy forced them to stop.
At this time, they were about twenty steps away from the light source.
Ji Anni could clearly see that the glittering object not far away was not a treasure, but a golden door.
It's more like a golden shell than a door.
Because there is no door lock or anything like that on the hard shell, but a very smooth golden surface.
This golden plane blocked the cave and created a dead end. Without breaking through this golden gate, it would be impossible to move forward.
Faced with the overwhelming force emanating from Jinmen, Ji Anni and Yan Niang did not dare to move forward.
"Yan Niang...there's no way out here..." Ji Anni reminded Yan Niang in a low voice.
However, Yan Niang's eyes were fixed on the Golden Gate, and it was unknown whether she heard Ji Anni's question.
"Yanniang? Yanniang?" Seeing that Yanniang's attention was completely absorbed by the golden gate, Ji Anni couldn't help but raise her voice and called her a few more times. From Yanniang's deep and dark eyes, it can be seen that she seems to know this golden gate.
"Haha..." Yan Niang suddenly sneered and said to herself, "I didn't expect you to seal yourself in here."
Ji Anni's heart skipped a beat. Did she hear it right? Did Yan Niang already know the answer?
"Yan Niang, who is sealed here?" Ji Anni asked nervously, thinking that Yan Niang was indeed not an ordinary character, and she actually knew such a powerful monster.
Yan Niang said, "We have entered a ghost cave. If I am not mistaken, this golden gate should be the fourth seal of this ghost cave - a seal specially used to isolate demons and monsters. All demons and monsters that come here can only stop obediently and can no longer move forward."
"Will Yun Zhen and the others catch up with us?" Ji Anni actually wanted Yun Zhen to catch up with them.
She thought that as long as she and Yan Niang stopped here, Yun Zhen would be able to catch up with them based on the fox demon aura on them, but Yan Niang sneered and shattered Ji Anni's dream.
"That group of Taoist priests can't catch up here. They've probably been blocked by the third seal of the ghost cave. In other words, our current location is absolutely safe. Because the third seal of the ghost cave can help us block all humans who understand Taoism from coming out, we don't have to worry about them catching up."
"What are the third and fourth seals?" Ji Anni was already confused by what she heard.
Yan Niang said, "Many years ago, the Ghost King sealed himself in a secret place. In order to prevent outsiders from disturbing him, he set up five layers of seals in this place, which are equivalent to five gates, blocking all creatures that may disturb his sleep. The first layer of seal blocks beasts, the second layer of seal blocks humans, the third layer of seal blocks Taoists, the fourth layer of seal blocks demons, and the fifth layer of seal blocks gods and Buddhas. The Ghost King himself sleeps in the center of these five layers of seals until the day when the seals are automatically unlocked."
Ji Anni was even more confused and asked, "Why did the Ghost King seal himself up? When will the seal be released?"
"He is waiting for someone to change his mind. As long as that person changes his mind, the seal will be automatically released, and he will be able to wake up from his sleep." When she said this, Yan Niang suddenly turned around, looked at Ji Anni and smiled faintly.
Her smile seemed to contain thousands of words. Although Ji Anni couldn't answer it, her heartbeat suddenly accelerated several times. She felt that the person the Ghost King was waiting for was someone she knew, otherwise Yan Niang wouldn't smile so strangely.
Rather than guessing, it's better to ask for clarification. Ji Anni bravely asked, "Who is he waiting for?"
"Wait for Xuelan." Yanniang said an unfamiliar name, and then added, "...your grandmother."
"Grandma?" Ji Anni quickly converted this term into Zhao Ji's relative relationship chart.
Zhao Ji's grandmother... could she be the first generation fox demon? The one who was burned alive by Taizu?
So her name is Xue Lan...
"The Ghost King has been sleeping for nearly a hundred years. His demonic energy should have been lifeless, but tonight, the demonic energy in this cave is flowing everywhere and is very excited - do you know why?" Yan Niang asked Ji Anni a question.
Since the awakening of the Ghost King is related to the Fox Concubine, is the flow of the Ghost King's evil spirit also related to the fox beads in the Demon-Suppressing Temple?
Ji Anni naturally linked all the changes that happened tonight to the Fox Pearl. She asked nervously, "Could it be that the seal of the Fox Pearl has been unlocked, so the ghost king's evil spirit is excited and flowing everywhere?"
Yan Niang smiled, and that calm smile seemed to have given Ji Anni a positive answer.
"Why...why..." Ji Anni subconsciously pressed her chest. The violently beating heart in her chest seemed to be constantly reminding her: Don't ask anymore, don't ask anymore. If you keep asking, you will definitely get a terrible result.
Ji Anni couldn't suppress her urgent desire to know the truth. She knew she shouldn't ask further questions, but she couldn't stop asking "why" one after another from her lips.
Yan Niang said slowly: "Because the Ghost King once loved Xue Lan deeply..."
As if she was telling a distant story that had nothing to do with her, Yan Niang's voice was as calm as a pool of stagnant water as she spoke to Ji Anni in a light voice.