Originated from mountains and seas, life never ends

July is the height of summer, and the leaves should be green and the flowers should be red.

However, on the mountain that the terrace was leaning against, there was not a single leaf or a blade of fresh grass.

The dead trees on the mountain are twisted and bent, and their bare branches are stretching towards the sky, as if they are dry hands stretched out from the grave, baring their fangs and claws, telling the sky about their unwillingness.

The platform was built at the foot of the mountain, and it was built majestically. The smooth and vast milky white round bottom was half-resting on the foot of the mountain, with bright red lines on it, as if it had been washed with blood, and it was irritating to look at under the glaring sunlight.

But perhaps because I have killed too many lives here, I always feel a chill in my heart whenever I watch it.

There were several snow-white statues standing on the edge of the circular platform, which looked like wild beasts. The carved beasts raised their necks and bared their fangs to the sky. Their eyes were lifelike, and the ferocity in their eyes almost overflowed from the statues. It seemed that they would suddenly come back to life in the next second and pounce on everyone's throats.

The crowd below the stage was noisy, as if they had heard some news and had come all the way from towns dozens of miles away to join in the fun.

It was hot in the summer, and the ground seemed to be burning with live charcoal. The heat went straight to the soles of the feet through the soles of the shoes, making people sweat profusely and their clothes stuck tightly to their bodies.

A few clever ones had prepared well and set up a tea stall here. Several people sat around a table in the shade covered with sackcloth to enjoy the cool air.

A big man picked up the porcelain bowl in front of him and gulped down a bowl of cold tea. He exclaimed happily and asked the others at the table, "What's the reason this time? It's been more than ten years since Jian Tai last killed a monster. What's the reason this time?"

The people at the same table looked at each other in bewilderment. After a moment, a thin man said in a shrill voice, "This is not some monster..." Then, he glanced around with his big eyes and whispered, "It's a person."

"Human?" The big man was shocked. "This platform has been used to kill monsters for thousands of years. When has it ever killed a human? Did they make a mistake?"

"Hey——" The thin man tapped the table lightly with his index finger and said softly, "Everyone, have you heard of Xiao?"

Everyone was shocked. A woman said in disbelief, "That... the owl who killed more than a hundred people overnight?"

"That's right!" The thin man clapped his hands and said, "When the Immortal Sect heard about what he did, they also felt disgusted, so they arrested him to eliminate the harm to the people and sentenced him to be cut into pieces."

"Good!" The people at the same table cheered, "It should have been like this a long time ago. To me, he is a monster, a filth in human skin! What is that he practices? It's all sorcery, witchcraft! I tell you, at the beginning, he just slapped the person lightly and squeezed him, and the person... was instantly sucked dry by him!"

The person he photographed got goose bumps all over his body, and hurriedly shook off the hand on his shoulder, cursing, "Is it so weird? If this isn't a monster, what is it?"

"So that's why..." the man clapped his hands and said excitedly, "Everyone, did you see that? It's so weird. In my opinion, it's too easy for him to be cut into pieces."

Next to the woman sat another woman, who was completely covered in a black robe. In such a hot day, she even wore a hood as if she was not afraid of getting a heat stroke.

The woman had a pretty face, with beads of sweat shining on her face and a slightly red cheek, which was pleasing to the eye. She was carrying a long object on her back, and no one knew what it was. It was tightly wrapped with a black cloth, not revealing any part of her body.

After hearing this, the woman looked up at the man. Her haggard face seemed a little gloomy. She looked at him quietly and then lowered her head.

The woman looked at her worriedly, not knowing what to say.

"It's really weird." The thin man smacked his lips and said, "I heard that he broke into the border that year and survived even when he was pierced by thousands of arrows. This time..."

"What are you afraid of?" someone said, "The only person he relies on is the Laozi Mountain God. But look at the thousands of years since the founding of the Immortal Sect, which of those so-called mountain gods dared to mess with the Immortals? It is said that whenever the Immortals go to a mountain, the mountain gods there will just hide away! Isn't that ridiculous? That's it? How can they support him?!"

The people at the same table laughed. The thin man said, "By the way, I also heard that the immortals are preparing to clean up those mountain gods. It's time! Hahaha..."

The woman glanced at the girl worriedly, and said amid the laughter, "But those mountain gods always have a reason to exist. If they were gone..."

The thin man laughed at her: "You are so ridiculous, woman. If you say that, then mosquitoes and flies also have a reason to exist. Next time they bite you, don't hit them."

"How can this be justified?!" the woman said angrily, but she looked weak and had no intimidating power at all, which only made people laugh.

The woman's cheeks flushed, and she didn't know whether she was angry or something else. Just as she was about to say something, she heard someone say, "The immortal has come out."

When she looked closely, she saw a group of people in golden robes carrying a cross to the scaffold. As soon as the woman stood up, a dark figure passed by and quickly grabbed her: "Why are you in such a hurry? Take a look first before you go."

The woman was in a hurry to leave, but she couldn't bear to tear her clothes, so she could only grab the woman and squeeze forward.

"I know you're anxious, but we can't be here--"

"I must go see him." The woman's eyes were red. "He lied to me. This matter is not over yet. He can't die yet."

The woman sighed secretly, wondering what sin this girl had committed to have to be involved with such a man.

The immortals came forward with the cross, and the people gathered under the platform could see what was on the cross clearly. They couldn't help but gasp. Some of the timid ones sat down on the ground.

A bloody man was nailed to the cross.

The man's wrists were nailed to the board tightly with nails, and the nails were soaked in blood and rusted red. The man's face was half peeled off, and half of his face was exposed with yellow fat and brown muscles, while the other half was bloody and nothing could be seen clearly. His eyes were also gouged out, and his two shriveled eyelids were tightly closed. His hair was messy and stuck to his face.

There was not a single good spot on his body. He looked like a piece of dried bacon, except that the bacon was mixed with gray bones.

The leading immortal cast a disgusted glance at the terrified people below, leaned over to the man on the cross, and whispered in his ear: "For the last time, tell me where you put that thing?"

The man was motionless, as if he were dead.

"I know you can hear me. Since you have made up your mind, I will not hold back on them anymore."

As he spoke, a strange smile appeared on the face of the immortal, "Let's see if there will be someone this time - oh no, a god will come to save you."

Seeing that the man still had no reaction, the immortal smiled as expected, stood up, bowed to the people below the stage, and said loudly: "As you can see, Xiao is at the end of his rope. Now is the time for him to pay the price. But before that, we have a big gift for you all."

The voice of the immortal was not loud, but it was clearly heard by everyone. When the frightened people heard that there was a gift, they forced themselves to look towards the platform.

The woman squeezed to the front row sweating profusely, not caring when she got separated from the woman. She stared blankly at the miserable state of the man on the stage. Her nose felt sore and tears burst out uncontrollably.

"I believe everyone has seen those mountain gods who can call the wind and rain. Those so-called mountain gods are actually useless. They have received so much incense from us for nothing, but has anyone seen them do anything for us? No! We have been retreating again and again because of them, but they are pressing forward step by step."

"Please don't ask me how I know this, because Xiao was sent by them!"

As soon as these words came out, the whole audience was in an uproar. Like water dropped into a hot oil pan, the people who were already restless due to the hot weather were completely furious.

For a while, cursing, shouting, restlessness...all kinds of sounds were heard.

The immortal smiled with satisfaction and said, "So, we must also return a big gift."

As he spoke, the immortal stretched out his hand, and a huge magic circle suddenly appeared on the ground. The magic circle rose to the middle of the sky, with purple and red lines interlaced, and the dark red lines in the middle seemed to be drawn with blood, which was particularly strange.

"I painstakingly researched this formation. Once it is activated, the mountain gods will lose their abilities and become ordinary people like us... or even worse than us."

The immortal laughed loudly: "This is a mother-child formation. This is the mother formation. As long as the mother formation is not destroyed, it can continuously produce child formations, which can be provided for thousands of families. In the future, every family can have this formation. We will never be bullied by those mountain gods again!"

【go back.】

A cold voice entered the woman's mind. She paused and stared blankly at the dying person in front of her, her eyes red and swollen from tears.

【go back.】

The voice sounded again, so cold that the temperature was almost imperceptible.

"I won't!" The woman suddenly yelled in a state of collapse, her voice drowned out by the noise of surprise. Tears continued to flow, and she wanted to move forward, but was pushed around by the crowd of people scrambling to lead the formation.

"Why did you lie to me? You clearly—"

【Remember our agreement. 】

The owner of the voice seemed to be completely unable to feel the woman's sadness, and was so cold that he seemed to have no human emotions.

For a moment, the woman wanted to throw the thing on her back hard in the man's face and tell him that she quit, but she didn't have the courage to do it.

The huge magic circle in the air flashed with destructive light, and the energy contained in it should not be underestimated.

【Close your eyes.】

The woman closed her eyes reflexively, then reacted and was about to open them, but was knocked backwards by a sudden huge energy.

It's not just her.

All the people surrounding the platform were instantly blown away, and there was no one within dozens of meters under the platform.

The air seemed to be frozen and the people were stunned by the force and did not react for a moment to what was happening.

Looking at the magic circle again, it exploded in the air like fireworks, scattering into tiny points of light that fell down.

On the cutting platform, the Immortal Sect was also impacted, and many disciples collapsed on the ground, without even the strength to raise their hands.

The immortal understood something instantly, staring at the lifeless person on the cross with bloodshot eyes, gritting his teeth and saying, "Very good, very good... The soul exploded, that's really good, even if there is no afterlife, you still have to protect those gods, very good..."

He was shaking with anger, gritting his teeth and trying hard to hold back the rage that was rising to his head.

The woman was stunned for a moment and wanted to cry, but found that she couldn't cry.

I was so sad that my chest ached and my vision went dark as if I was about to faint.

The woman gritted her teeth and managed to hold on before falling.

The people around finally reacted. They looked at the magic circle that was scattered like stars in the sky, then looked at the man on the cross, and instantly broke out into even louder shouts.

In the midst of the chaos, the woman took off the things on her back and held them in her arms as if they were the most precious thing in the world.

Suddenly, a hand reached out and grabbed the tail.

The woman was startled and held on tighter, looking at the hand in panic.

The hand was white and slender, like the most beautiful work of art carved by God, with veins slightly bulging due to the force.

The woman turned around to see who dared to rob in broad daylight.

Just look at the hand hanging alone in the air, with nothing at the end.

The woman was stunned. In this hot day, cold sweat instantly spread all over her body and she couldn't help shivering.

The hand took the opportunity to grab it, and the thing and the hand disappeared in front of the woman.

The woman was stunned for a moment, and finally burst into tears.

It was late at night, on a quiet mountain, and crackling branches were burning in a cave. The flickering light of the fire flickered the interior of the cave.

The fire was like a dividing line, placed in the middle, separating the two people sitting opposite each other.

A man with a head full of silver hair was looking down at something wrapped in black cloth in his hand.

The man was wearing a white robe with bloodstains on the hem, and his long hair trailed on the ground. His open collar revealed skin as smooth and firm as jade, so delicate that it looked like the most perfect work of art carved by God.

The man lowered his head slightly. Even though he was covered by shadows, one could still see that his face was exceptionally beautiful, like a snow lotus blooming on a spotless snow-capped mountain, cool and stunning.

But on this flawless face, there was a stain of dirty blood, which made it look particularly weird.

Even so, this face is still incomparably stunning.

...This is so fucking beautiful.

The woman opposite thought silently.

Even in this desperate situation, I couldn't help but exclaim in amazement when I saw his face.

The man sat cross-legged and gently untied the cloth, revealing the object inside - a knife.

A long sword that is completely black with blue animal patterns.

"Since he is gone, there is no need to keep this thing there." The man's voice was cold, like the towering ice and snow on the Kunlun Mountains. It brought a chill to the ear.

The man gently stroked the blade and raised his head.

The woman turned her head to the side and covered her mouth slightly. Every time she saw this face, she couldn't help but be stunned.

Her face is like the autumn moon, her complexion is like ice and snow, her eyebrows are like ink paintings, and her eyes are like the rosy clouds...

When being stared at by these dazzling golden eyes, it feels as if one's soul is seen through.

that's the truth.

The man showed a slightly disgusted expression.

Suddenly, the man clutched his chest tightly and vomited a large mouthful of blood!

The woman stood up suddenly and looked at him in fear and horror - it was the first time she saw him so embarrassed.

"you--"

“Nangong.” The man said, gently wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth, and handed the knife to her, “Take it and run away.”

The woman frowned, her eyes showing concern: "They will be here soon, you——"

"I'm going to die." The man said calmly, "I won't survive this night."

"How is that possible?!" The woman's pupils shrank, "You're not—"

“No.” The man closed his eyes, his golden eyes devoid of any emotion. “I am not immortal. If that child dies, I will die too.”

When talking about children, a gentle smile appeared in the man's eyes and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, like the first trickle of meltwater in spring, cool and gentle.

The man lowered his head to wipe off the blood stains on the blade and gently stood up. He felt that it was coming.

The woman took the black knife and looked at the man.

The man was tall, and his upright body, like a jade tree, seemed to contain enormous energy. His long hair dragged on the ground without a speck of dust on it. His cold pupils radiated the sun's light, and he looked like a god who had strayed into the human world.

But even such a person exudes an extremely dangerous aura.

"Run away." The man turned his head and looked at the cave entrance. His fingertips moved slightly, and the flames went out instantly. "Don't forget what I told you."

The woman was silent for a moment, then turned around and walked deeper into the cave with the knife in her hand.