Chapter 744 Exposed
However, Qi Tongwei did not give up. He thought of his relatives and friends in the village, and his strong sense of responsibility gave him strength. He struggled to get up, waving his hands in front of him, trying to resist the attack of the Black Mountain Demon. In this fierce confrontation, Qi Tongwei felt his consciousness gradually blurred, and everything around him became illusory, as if he was in a dream.
He saw his own and the Black Mountain Old Demon's figures flashing in the darkness, their energies colliding with each other, emitting dazzling light. Every collision caused his body to bear a huge impact, but he miraculously persisted. In this chaotic state, Qi Tongwei seemed to have entered a kind of ethereal state. He felt his body become lighter, as if he was flying in an unknown direction.
The surrounding scene was like a dream. He saw the prosperity of the village in the past, and also saw the trust and expectation in the eyes of the villagers. These scenes flowed through his heart like a warm current, making him more determined to save the village. Just when he thought he was about to lose himself in this mysterious ascension, suddenly, a strong light bloomed from his arms.
It turned out to be a mysterious jade pendant that he had obtained during his adventure in the village. At this moment, the jade pendant emitted a soft and powerful light, temporarily resisting the dark power of the Black Mountain Old Demon. Qi Tongwei held the jade pendant tightly, feeling the warmth and power it gave him. He knew that this might be his last hope.
Under the light of the jade pendant, Qi Tongwei gradually saw the scene inside the cave clearly.
The walls of the cave are full of strange patterns, which are like the veins of time, faintly emitting an ancient and mysterious atmosphere. In the center of the cave, there stands a huge stone statue, whose face is blurred, but reveals a solemn and solemn feeling. In the hands of the stone statue, there is a stone box inlaid with various gems, which shines with an attractive luster under the light of the jade pendant.
Qi Tongwei approached the stone statue cautiously, with every step full of vigilance. When he walked in front of the stone statue, the Black Mountain Old Demon roared angrily and pounced on him again. Qi Tongwei held the jade pendant tightly and blocked it in front of him. The light of the jade pendant became stronger and stronger, forming a light shield, temporarily resisting the attack of the Black Mountain Old Demon. Taking advantage of this gap, Qi Tongwei tried to open the stone box. As soon as his hand touched the stone box, a powerful force surged out of the stone box, shocking him back a few steps.
At this time, he found that the gems on the stone box seemed to have some subtle connection with the surrounding environment. He observed carefully and found that the arrangement order of the gems was similar to the lines on the cave wall. Qi Tongwei's mind moved, and he began to try to turn the gems on the stone box according to the direction of the lines on the wall. When he turned the first gem, a low roar suddenly sounded in the cave, like the sound of some mechanism being activated. The Black Mountain Old Demon seemed to have sensed the danger, and its attack became more crazy, but Qi Tongwei gritted his teeth and persisted, continuing to turn the gems.
As the gems were turned to the correct position one by one, the stone box slowly opened, and a strong light shot up into the sky. In the light, pictures appeared one after another, which were memories of the village a hundred years ago. It turned out that the village was once a settlement of an ancient tribe, they had great power and prosperous civilization. However, a greedy elder in the tribe, in pursuit of personal desires, arbitrarily opened a sealed source of evil power, leading to disaster. In order to save the tribe, the leader at that time sacrificed himself, sealed the evil power under the mountain, and left this mysterious jade pendant and this stone box as the key to resolve the crisis in the future.
Qi Tongwei looked at these pictures with a lot of emotion in his heart. He realized that the crisis facing the village now was inextricably linked to the disaster a hundred years ago. And he was responsible for lifting the seal and saving the village. At this moment, the light in the stone box turned into a materialized force and merged into Qi Tongwei's body. He felt that his body was full of strength, and the previous fatigue and pain were also relieved a lot.
The Black Mountain Old Demon sensed Qi Tongwei's change, and a trace of fear appeared in its eyes, but it was soon replaced by madness. It rushed towards Qi Tongwei desperately, wanting to defeat him before he became stronger. Qi Tongwei took a deep breath, mobilized the new power in his body, and faced the Black Mountain Old Demon. This time, his attack was more fierce, and every move was accompanied by a powerful energy fluctuation.
In the fierce battle, Qi Tongwei gradually gained the upper hand. He found that the weakness of the Black Mountain Old Demon was its head, so he concentrated his strength and launched a fatal attack on the head of the Black Mountain Old Demon. With a scream, the Black Mountain Old Demon's body gradually dissipated, turned into a ball of black smoke, and disappeared into the cave.
After defeating the Black Mountain Demon, Qi Tongwei did not relax. He knew that there was a more important task waiting for him to complete. He picked up the stone box and found an ancient book inside, which recorded the method of removing the seal of the village. However, when he opened the book, he found that the text in it was obscure and difficult to understand, and it took time to decipher it.
At the same time, the situation in the village became increasingly critical. The villagers, blinded by selfishness and fear, instigated by a few ill-intentioned people, began to scramble for limited resources, and even had fierce conflicts. The whole village fell into chaos, with blood and tears intertwined, like hell on earth.
Qi Tongwei was anxious and sped up the speed of interpreting the ancient books. In the process, he found that some symbols in the ancient books were similar to the patterns he had seen on the cave walls before, which provided some clues for his interpretation. After unremitting efforts, he finally realized that the key to unlocking the seal was to find the five ancient artifacts in the village, place them in a specific location, and hold a grand sacrificial ceremony.
Qi Tongwei quickly left the cave with the stone box and ancient books and embarked on a journey to find the artifact. He knew that time was running out and the fate of the village hung by a thread.
The wind whistled in his ears, urging him on and warning him. The scenery along the way was barren, the earth was dry and cracked, as if it had been drained of life, which made Qi Tongwei feel more and more that time was pressing and the task was arduous.
When he returned to the village, he was deeply saddened by the chaotic scene before him. The villagers were fighting over the little food and water they had left, and the sounds of quarreling and crying were intertwined. The ugliness of human nature was fully exposed in the face of the disaster.