Chapter 131 Stone Hall Giant Bat Five Realm Beast

Nie Jingnian said, "I have searched here more than once, but I have not found anything."

Zhao Ya did not speak.

In fact, he had expected this result. Since even the important landmark mountain was drawn so obscurely, the direction on the map was most likely wrong.

He thought for a moment, then asked, "Where are the mountains in the four corners of the county city?"

"Mountains? There are mountains in the northeast corner and northwest corner. The northeast corner is the remnant of the Wanshou Mountain that stretches here, and the northwest corner is connected to the Wuxiang Mountain Range, which is the largest mountain range in Yunxiao County."

After a month of exploration, Nie Jingnian already knew the geography around the county city.

"Go to the northeast corner first."

If the map direction is upside down, then the northeast corner is the most likely one.

Nie Jingnian has no objection.

The two shuttled through the mountains and forests.

At the beginning, Nie Jingnian deliberately slowed down, worried that Zhao Ya could not catch up.

But once he really started running, Nie Jingnian was very surprised to find that Zhao Ya's speed was not slower than his own.

Even when passing through the forest, he was a little faster than himself.

This successfully aroused Nie Jingnian's competitive spirit.

He stepped up his pace and exerted his strength of the fourth realm to see if Zhao Ya could catch up.

But after running for a few minutes, Nie Jingnian found that Zhao Ya had been following behind him at a leisurely pace, without any sign of effort at all.

Only then did Nie Jingnian understand that if he only talked about body movement speed, he was no match for Zhao Ya.

He was straightforward and immediately gave up the idea of ​​deciding who was better and slowed down a bit.

In this way, the two of them soon arrived at the northeast corner of the county city.

There were indeed several peaks here, but they were not very high and belonged to the remnants of Wanshou Mountain.

Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian stopped.

Zhao Ya took out the map and looked at it carefully again. After a moment of hesitation, he pointed to one of the peaks.

"Let's look for it nearby first!"

Nie Jingnian had no objection, and the two of them, one in front and one behind, immediately disappeared into the mountains.

Not long after they entered, the forest rustled, the grass and trees shook, and then a group of people appeared at the foot of the mountain.

The leader was dressed in black, revealing a slender figure, with her hair piled high, revealing a bright face underneath. It turned out to be a woman.

She looked up at the mountain in front of her.

"Are you sure this is the place?"

"Reporting to the young lady, according to the information provided by the insider, this is the right place." Someone behind him said respectfully.

"Okay, let's go into the mountain."

The woman was very straightforward. With a wave of her hand, the group of people also entered the mountain.

At this time, Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian were trekking in the mountain.

Although the mountain here is not steep, it is not easy to find a cave in this vast forest.

Fortunately, Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian were not in a hurry, but slowly searched from one peak to another.

At this time, the sun was shining in the middle of the sky. Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian stopped by a stream, took out the dry food they brought with them, and had a simple lunch with the stream water.

After eating, Zhao Ya jumped onto a big tree and carefully observed the surrounding situation.

"How is it?"

Nie Jingnian asked immediately after Zhao Ya landed on the ground.

"There are a total of seven peaks here. We have checked four in the morning. The remaining three are mutually supporting. I feel that the possibility of the cave being among them is the greatest."

Nie Jingnian was refreshed when he heard this.

"Then what are you waiting for? Let's set off now."

Zhao Ya did not leave in a hurry. Instead, he turned around and looked at the mountain road with some doubts.

"What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Zhao Ya shook his head to dispel the doubts in his heart, and then took Nie Jingnian out of the stream and entered the three peaks.

Not long after they left, the woman and her people also arrived.

"Miss, someone just stopped here." Someone checked by the stream and reported.

The woman was unmoved. "Before we caught this insider, he had already sold several maps, so it's not surprising that someone followed the trail. If he gets in the way, just kill him."

"Yes, I understand."

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If you look down at the three peaks from the air, you will find that they form a standard triangle.

In the middle is a depression with lush forests growing in it, and few people go there.

Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian quickly shuttled through the forests and soon arrived at the center.

There was actually a small temple here, but it had been abandoned for many years due to disrepair.

When Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian entered the temple, they saw that half of the main hall had collapsed, and the statue on the shrine had even lost its head.

The small temple was not big, and the two quickly patrolled it, but found nothing.

"Are you sure it's here?" Nie Jingnian asked.

"It can't be wrong. Who would have nothing better to do than build a temple in such a place? There must be something fishy going on here."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ya jumped onto the shrine and toppled the clay statue.

Sure enough.

A deep cave appeared under the statue.

Nie Jingnian was overjoyed when he saw this.

"Found it!"

"Well, wait a moment before going in."

Speaking of this, Zhao Ya jumped off the shrine and made some arrangements at the temple gate and the surroundings.

"Let's go!"

The two lit torches, entered the cave, and walked along a winding slope.

It was very cramped at first, but it became more spacious as you walked in, and in the end it was large enough to accommodate a carriage.

At the same time, Zhao Ya also noticed that the air was fresh, and there was a moist breeze blowing from time to time, which obviously connected to the outside world.

Soon they came to a spacious stone hall, but the smell here was not so good, and the air was filled with a pungent fishy smell.

When he shone his light under his feet, the ground was covered with gray-white feces.

"This is..." Nie Jingnian was about to speak.

Zhao Ya raised his finger, signaling him to be silent, and then pointed above his head.

Nie Jingnian looked up and saw that the stone dome above his head was densely packed with bats.

Under the light, the eyes of these bats were glowing red, and when they gathered together, it was as if a layer of red carpet was laid on the stone wall.

Nie Jingnian's scalp was numb.

These bats were obviously alienated. Although the individuals were not big, there were too many of them.

Nie Jingnian perked up and followed Zhao Ya slowly inside.

Unconsciously, Nie Jingnian had subconsciously followed Zhao Ya's lead and followed his instructions in every move.

The stone hall was very long and deep. The two walked for three or four minutes and still did not leave this area.

At this moment, a fishy wind suddenly blew in the face, blowing out the torches in Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian's hands.

At the same time, the stone hall was shrouded in a strange red light, and the bats seemed to become very excited and flew away from the stone wall.

This sudden change made Zhao Ya and the other two change color, but they were both martial artists who had practiced for many years, so they quickly calmed down.

Zhao Ya saw a raised earth slope next to him, so he leaned over and ran to cover his whereabouts.

At the same time, Nie Jingnian also followed, and then whispered in great astonishment.

"Fuck, what the hell is that?"

Zhao Ya raised his eyes and looked at it, and instantly felt a chill on his back.

A bat as big as a bull flew to the stone hall and then hung upside down on the stone wall.

The small bats flew around it non-stop, and occasionally made hoarse and unpleasant noises. The whole scene was extremely weird.

But what frightened Zhao Ya the most was the oppressive feeling brought to him by this giant bat.

It was a kind of pressure that made people unable to breathe.

Even Lu Dingtai didn't have this feeling.

Fifth realm!

This is at least a fifth realm beast.

Zhao Ya took a breath and almost blurted out a word.

Nie Jingnian naturally also noticed the power of this bat, and his face was also very ugly.

He thought that as long as he found the cave, the alien insect would be easy to catch, but he never expected to encounter such a giant bat.

At this time, he had no mood at all and just wanted to escape from here as soon as possible.

But Zhao Ya didn't leave.

He observed carefully and found that when the small bats flew around the big bat, they would occasionally fly close to it and eat something from the big bat, and even fight for it.

At this time, Zhao Ya had gradually adapted to the dim environment in the stone hall. He used his eyesight to see clearly what the small bats were fighting for.

Those were quail egg-sized insect eggs attached to the body of the giant bat.

Zhao Ya finally realized.

From the feces on the ground, it can be seen that the giant bat and these small bats should not have settled in the stone hall for a long time.

They were most likely attracted by the strange insects in the cave.

After all, strange insect eggs are not only useful for warriors, but also a rare delicacy for these strange beasts.

This also explains why a strange beast with the strength of the fifth realm appeared next to the county city.

But the question is how did they come?

These peaks are just the remnants of the Ten Thousand Beasts Mountain that stretch to this place, and they are thousands of miles away from the hinterland.

How did they get here?

A big question mark rose in Zhao Ya's mind, but this was not the time to dwell on it.

It was impossible to go back at this time, so he could only temporarily bury the question in his heart and gesture to Nie Jingnian, which meant that we should continue to move forward.

Nie Jingnian hesitated for a moment, and saw that Zhao Ya had bent down and walked deep into the stone hall, so he followed him.

The two of them did not even dare to light a torch on the way, and walked in very carefully.

Finally, after walking for another five or six minutes, a downward road appeared in front of them, and the sound of gurgling water could be heard vaguely.

The two of them were refreshed and could not help but speed up.

But just as they were about to enter the passage, a fishy wind suddenly hit them from behind.

Zhao Ya knew that something was wrong, so he stepped up and rushed forward with a leap.

Nie Jingnian did the same.

The two of them exerted their full strength and rushed towards the passage like an arrow from a bow.

But the fishy wind was extremely fast. While in midair, Zhao Ya felt a huge force coming from his back.

Zhao Ya thrust forward suddenly, and used his Qinggong skills like crazy, trying his best to remove the huge force.

But even so, he was still knocked over several times in the air, and then staggered to the ground.

Then Zhao Ya felt a burning sensation on his back, and his breathing was slightly difficult.

Only then did Zhao Ya see clearly what was hitting him.

It turned out to be just a piece of rubble.

The giant bat didn't even move, just using its wings to blow up a piece of rubble to have such power.

If Zhao Ya had not been wearing armor, he would have been seriously injured.

Fortunately, he was out of danger for the time being.

Zhao Ya looked back and saw Nie Jingnian squatting not far behind him. He couldn't help but ask softly: "Brother Nie, how are you?"

"Ahem, don't worry, I won't die for the time being!"

As he said that, Nie Jingnian took something out of his chest and threw it on the ground.

It was a concave iron plate with a stone embedded on it, and it almost penetrated through it.

Nie Jingnian was still in shock and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, "Damn, this beast is really powerful. Shall we continue to move forward?"

"Well, we have come this far, and it is impossible to retreat. I guess the alien insect should be in front."

Zhao Ya found that the giant bat attacked the two of them just out of instinct. After returning to the stone hall, it entered a state of dozing.

This is a good opportunity.

As long as they seize the time, the two of them can take the opportunity to leave after getting the alien insect.

Continuing down this road, we soon came to a corner.

When we turned around, the view was suddenly clear.

An underground river appeared in front of us, and on the stone wall beside the river, there were many bright spots of light.

Those were insect eggs.

Among these insect eggs, there was a female insect that was more than a foot long and as white as jade.

Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian's faces showed surprise.

This turned out to be an adult female insect, and it seemed to be in its prime, with at least three or four years of life left.

Such an adult insect alone is worth tens of thousands of taels of gold, and there is no market for it.

Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian did not dare to delay, and took out the box prepared in advance, which contained bait that the alien insects liked to eat, and then placed it near the female insect.

The female insect, who had just laid a wave of eggs and was lazily lying there, smelled the fragrance and raised her body to take a look.

Zhao Ya and Nie Jingnian had already hidden behind a stone in the distance to observe.

This is the only way to catch this kind of strange insect.

If you try to catch it by force, you may scare the mother insect, shortening its lifespan and reducing its yield.

Fortunately, there was no accident this time.

After the mother insect looked around for a while, it slowly crawled into the box.

As soon as it entered, Zhao Ya leaped forward, tapped the lid lightly, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's done!"

Nie Jingnian was also excited.

With this strange insect, not only will the supply of Qi and blood be supplemented in the future, but you can even sell some to subsidize your cultivation.

Nie Jingnian is even more embarrassed than Zhao Ya.

Otherwise, he would not have thought of catching the jade butterfly to make money.

Zhao Ya was also very happy.

Although the amount of Qi and blood contained in the eggs produced by this strange insect is not as much as that of dried meat, the quality is very high, which is just suitable for Zhao Ya's current use.

In particular, the output ratio is very high, and you only need to feed bait regularly to obtain eggs, which is extremely convenient.

"Let's go, leave this place before the giant bat notices us." Zhao Ya said.

The two hurried back.

But just halfway through, they suddenly heard a fierce roar from the stone hall in front of them, and the whole passage was shaking.

The two were shocked, looked at each other, and quietly sneaked forward.

Then they saw a shocking scene.

They saw a team of black-clothed men holding a giant net, trying to catch the giant bat.

A woman stood aside, holding a long sword, watching coldly, and from time to time she would suddenly draw her sword to repel the giant bat that tried to break through.

The pupils of the two shrank.

Because the strength shown by this woman was extremely strong, at least at the same level as Lu Dingtai and Nie Jingnian's master.

In other words, she was at least a half-step fifth realm warrior.