Chapter 156 White Ape in the Cave
Murong Ji looked at the white-haired monkeys, slowly walked up to a huge rock protruding from the mountain, sat cross-legged on the ground, and breathed in and out.

Tong Piaoyun's face was also a little solemn, and he said slowly: "I have also seen this kind of situation in the mountains of Tianshan. Those snow leopards and red deer also have very high intelligence."

"Their strength is not much worse than that of first-rate masters. You say they are beasts, but they are intelligent and have established rules within their tribe. You say they are monsters, but they are too weak."

"Western Xia's army only needs a hundred people to slaughter them."

Murong Ji's face was solemn, he knew it very well, he knew it too well!

This is the result of the crushing of scientific and technological levels and humanities levels.

During the Three Kingdoms period, no matter how chaotic the Central Plains was, no foreign races invaded and settled in the Central Plains. When faced with regular armies, the nomadic peoples in the north would avoid them whenever possible.

During the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the northern nomadic peoples introduced the ideas and technology of the Central Plains and established their own tribes and countries. The Murong family was one of the groups that benefited the most.

The invention of the stirrup, the loss of fully armored cavalry, siege equipment, farming techniques, and other technologies created the Yelu Liao Kingdom.

The Iron Pagoda of the Jin Dynasty, which had not yet been built, gave rise to the Wanyan Jin Dynasty.

Not to mention anything else, just the fact that Princess Wencheng married into Tubo has made Tubo laugh till now!
But what were they like before this? Thanks to the advanced technology and culture of the Central Plains, they became unprecedentedly powerful.

Murong Ji let out a breath and calmed himself down.

They realized that the sky was gradually getting darker. The three of them ate something and slowly recovered their strength.

Murong Ji looked at the huge rocky mountain illuminated by the moonlight. He didn't know when a pile of stones appeared on it.

In front of the pile of stones, there was prey.

A group of monkeys, led by a few white-haired monkeys, kowtowed continuously in the moonlight.

Murong Ji stared at the people below with bloodshot eyes. What were they doing? They were performing a sacrifice!
How did sacrifice come about?

Awe and worship!
This is also the beginning of the birth of civilization!
With faith, culture, classes, and so on will arise, until civilization is formed.

It was almost dawn when the monkeys' sacrificial worship ended, and a few white apes staggered towards the mountain.

Murong Ji woke up Li Qiushui and Tong Piaoyun.

The three of them followed a few white-haired monkeys up the mountain. The mountain here was very steep, with a slope of almost 75 degrees. It was really a climb.

The half-meter-wide steps stretched upwards, and it was unknown how long or how high they were. On both sides of the road were endless bushes, lush and green.

Climbing this kind of mountain is not difficult for them, but it is tiring. It reminds Murong Ji of the feeling he had on the cliff of Wanjie Valley that night.

There's no end in sight.

Murong Ji exhaled and climbed up the mountain again. Suddenly, a white figure jumped out from the bushes next to him.

Murong Ji subconsciously moved closer to the stairs, almost lying on them.

A white figure passed by Murong Ji's back, and then he could see clearly that it was one of the white apes.

He kicked with his hind legs, hitting the white ape's abdomen with such force that the whole white ape flew out instantly.

"Ooooh! Chirp!"

The white ape had nowhere to hold on in the air, so it grabbed around randomly and fell down. Murong Ji was just frightened and hadn't yet calmed down.

"Ah! Hiss! Bastard!"

Looking down, he saw that not only he was attacked, but also Li Qiu Shui and Tong Piao Yun. A white ape had its claws tightly gripping the back of Li Qiu Shui's shoulder blade, and half of the bone was pulled out.

His feet were firmly stuck on Li Qiu Shui's waist, and he kicked hard, as if he wanted to tear Li Qiu Shui apart alive.

This shoulder is obviously broken.

Li Qiu Shui held on to the steps tightly with her other hand to prevent herself from falling.

Murong Ji's face turned cold. He raised his sword finger and pointed it out directly. "Puff" the sword energy pierced through the white ape's skull and a cloud of blood mist came out from behind its head.

The white ape instantly lost its strength and fell down.

"Ah!" Li Qiu Shui's scream became louder. The white ape's claws seemed to be stuck in the gap between Li Qiu Shui's bones.

Murong Ji swung his sword and directly cut off the white ape's claws.

Tong Piaoyun reached out and lifted Li Qiushui up, carrying her on his back. With his free hand, he fed Li Qiushui a Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill.

"We can't check the injuries here, let's go upstairs!"

Murong Ji no longer hesitated, he quickened his pace and cleared a path ahead, but he was extremely careful in his heart.

His ears moved slightly, sensing movement around him. No matter what it was, he first fired three sword energies at it.

There were two "pu" sounds, and finally blood flowed out of the bushes. Murong Ji used the Tianwen Sword to pick up a huge white ape, and it was picked up and flew away.

Murong Ji and Tong Piaoyun climbed up quickly and when they reached halfway up the mountain, they saw a huge platform. It was not a natural place, but one cut out by someone with sword energy.

Murong Ji jumped onto the stone platform and looked around, but there was no danger except for the dark cave, which was deep and cold.

The remaining white apes are probably in this cave now.

After Tong Piaoyun flew up, Murong Ji hurriedly checked Li Qiu Shui's injuries. The white clothes on her back were almost torn to pieces.

There was not a single good spot of skin and flesh on the shoulder, and the shoulder blade was almost turned over.

That monkey was really ruthless.

Murong Ji exhaled slowly and found something coming out of the cave. Tong Piaoyun nodded, stood up and went to block the cave entrance.

Murong Ji directly squeezed Li Qiushui unconscious, reset the bones, and after the skin and flesh were put back together, he took out the healing medicine given by Zhong Wanchou and sprinkled it evenly on her. He then used his internal energy to stimulate the meridians and speed up the healing of the wound.

The Nine-Turn Bear Snake Pill is a good thing, and it also has extremely strong healing effects.

Murong Ji tore open Li Qiushui's clothes, revealing two wounds on her lower back. They were caused by the white ape's claws.

Murong Ji's face was solemn. He mobilized his internal energy to clear his meridians and heal his injuries.

After the bleeding stopped, Murong Ji collapsed on the ground and turned to look at Tong Piaoyun, who had just killed five white apes.

Just walked out of the cave and was about to ask about Li Qiu Shui's situation.

Murong Ji's heart was filled with alarm, and his face changed drastically, "Be careful!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Murong Ji rolled to the side while holding Li Qiu Shui, and at the same time, he blasted a palm force towards Tong Piaoyun, pushing him away.

"brush"

"brush"

Countless wind waves whistled in the cave, as if it was a strong gale, but in fact, there was endless sword energy in the wind.

Although invisible and formless, the sword energy is quite powerful.

It was much stronger than his Six Meridians Divine Sword. Almost in an instant, Murong Ji came to the conclusion that [the person in the cave had accumulated as much internal strength as himself!]

If this is really the place where Lü Zu passed down his teachings, then what is this person's purpose? What does he want to do by teaching some monkeys?
Murong Ji never thought that wild animals share more human nature than humans. Oh no, they are more adaptable to the law of the jungle than humans.

The wind blew by, Murong Ji looked up and saw that Tong Piaoyun was indeed an old fox. Even if he hadn't pushed her, she couldn't be hurt.

At this moment, her whole body was pressed against the mountain wall, extremely stable.

Li Qiushui in his arms slowly woke up. The pain in her back was a little unbearable for her. "Don't move. The wound has just scabbed over."

After making sure it was safe, Murong Ji handed Li Qiushui over to Tong Piaoyun and said, "I'll go in and take a look. You guys be careful."

"Ah."

Murong Ji walked into the cave in the dark. When he was completely in the darkness, he stopped and waited for a while, sticking to the wall. After his eyes adjusted to the darkness, he continued to move forward.

The cave was not deep, and it didn't take long to reach the end. It was obvious that this was a secluded room.

After taking a quick look around and seeing no one around, Murong Ji breathed a sigh of relief and his body movements gradually relaxed.

But I was extremely cautious in my heart.

That sword energy couldn't have come out of nowhere, there must be someone here. The cave is so small, if there is no secret door...

That means he is still hiding somewhere in the cave, ready to attack them by surprise.

Murong Ji looked around the cave casually and saw some household items, but they were all made of stone.

Water tank, bed, stove, and firewood.

Everything is available.

He lowered his eyelids slightly, found the location of the candlestick, and lit it. The light of the fire illuminated and he discovered that there was a flat wall deep in the room.

Walking inside, there is a scripture engraved on a neat stone wall:
Nature is called Tao. Tao has no name or form. It is just one nature and one primordial spirit. Nature and life cannot be seen, so they are entrusted to the light of heaven. The light of heaven cannot be seen, so they are entrusted to the eyes. Since ancient times, immortals have been passed down from mouth to mouth, and one gets one after another...

The Dao of Alchemy considers the three elements of essence water, divine fire, and intention earth as the supreme secret. What is essence water? It is the innate true qi, divine fire is light, and intention earth is the center of the palace.

With divine fire as the function, mind earth as the body, and essence water as the foundation. The body of ordinary people is created by mind. The body that is more than seven feet is the body...

Murong Ji's heart was beating wildly. This was Lu Zu's "Taiyi Jinhua Zongzhi".

[I’ve made a fortune!] He was excited, and his attention was instantly attracted by this exercise.

The next moment, Murong Ji used his palm power and struck towards the top of his head with his backhand, using all his strength in a palm of great compassion!

"call"

The palm wind whistled, fierce and domineering!

"bump!"

Murong Ji was too close to the rooftop, and the man had no time to react, so the palm print landed directly on his chest.

"Ah!" A howling sound made Murong Ji's heart tremble. [This doesn't sound like a human voice! ]

He flew backwards suddenly, creating a safe distance.

"Plop", it seemed like something fell to the ground above my head.

Murong Ji did not give him a chance to react. With the help of the firelight, he combined six sword energies into a group, and endless sword energy poured over.

There was a "puff" sound of sword energy entering the body, followed by a smell of blood.

Murong Ji lowered his eyebrows and looked at the black shadow, motionless. In this environment, he couldn't tell whether the other party was alive or dead.

Murong Ji stood there motionless and waited for a while, but still no movement.

He took a few steps forward, narrowed his eyes slightly, then stopped and put the candlestick aside.

He drew out the Tianwen Sword and held it in his right hand.

With his left hand, he slapped out with the Palm of Great Compassion. He had a long-range attack, so why did he have to go up and check whether this thing was alive or dead?
(End of this chapter)