Chapter 4272: Stone House in the Forest
Chapter 4272: Stone House in the Forest
Ling Han fought bloody battles fiercely, and fought fiercely with those black shadow creatures whose origins were unknown.
Even if his battle prowess was formidable, and he himself could disperse attacks within six Heavens, as well as having an incredibly tough physique, faced with so many black shadow shadow creatures, he was still injured.
If they weren't powerful enough, how could the Tree Demons and the three-headed strange birds avoid them?
Thankfully, this darkness continued to surge forwards, and lasted for about half a day's time. Finally, all of it had passed.
Once the darkness disappeared, those black shadows also disappeared, as if they could only live in darkness.
Ling Han breathed a sigh of relief, and flopped onto the ground.
Tired, this was really too tiring. He had not just battled with the black shadow creatures for half a day. Previously, there had also been three-headed strange birds.
Yi?
Ling Han swept an eye over them, and saw that half of those three-headed strange birds had disappeared from the top of the trees, and the remaining ones had seemingly turned into stone statues. They did not immediately flap their wings and fly away, or attack Ling Han. There was no benefit to be gained from killing these living beings. If they did not take the initiative to attack him, he had no intention of attacking either.
Forget it.
He recovered for a moment, then strode forwards.
After experiencing the havoc caused by the darkness, peace returned to this mountain forest for a short while. Whether it was the strange birds or the Demonic Trees, they all seemed to be sleeping.
No wonder.
Ling Han nodded. If there was no such peaceful time, then how many of the people who entered here would be able to find the City of Death alive?
After walking for a while, Ling Han actually discovered a stone house. It was especially simple and crude, and didn't even have a table. It was empty, and pitifully small.
He searched for a while, but did not find anything inside.
This should have been left behind by predecessors, but what was the point of building a stone house in this man-eating forest?
Could it be that there would be people resting here?
He had already stepped onto the Celestial Path, so did he still need a place to shelter himself from the wind and rain?
Ling Han didn't discover any abnormalities. He shook his head, and strode forward. Another half day passed, and those Demonic Trees were once again "revived". They began to launch attacks at Ling Han, but as they fought, darkness invaded again, just like before.
Ling Han laughed loudly, and faced off against the darkness, showing his boldness. Yi?
He charged forward for a while, and couldn't help but feel surprised, because he saw light. What was going on?
Ling Han continued forward, and very soon, he discovered the source of the light. It was actually a stone house!
It was not much different from the stone house he had previously discovered. It was just a few stones pieced together, but now, every stone was exuding a gentle light. Though it was not bright at all, in this absolute darkness, it was enough to illuminate and warm the world.
Ling Han charged over, and entered into the stone house. He saw darkness whizzing past the doors, and multiple black faceless faces stopped at the doors. They peered inside for a while, and then whizzed off again.
This was a shelter.
Ling Han finally understood why there was such a stone house in the forest. This wasn't to block the wind and rain, but to avoid being swallowed by the darkness.
He indeed didn't need it. With his strength, he was completely capable of resisting the countless living beings in the darkness, but not everyone was as awesome as he was. Furthermore, there were still a great many Core Formation Tier cultivators that had entered here, so how could they resist?
What made Ling Han curious was, who had built this stone house?
Most of the people who had entered this place had been exiled. Who would be so kind as to actually build stone houses here to protect others?
Ling Han stretched out a hand to touch the stones. Previously, he had already studied them, but had not gained any results, and it was the same now. Though these stones were exuding a dim light, they were really very ordinary, as if they were mere rocks.
Half a day later, the darkness passed.
Ling Han tried to dismantle the building. These rocks were simply piled up, forming a house -actually, it would be more accurate to call it a stone box. Thus, as long as he took away the large rock at the top, there would be nothing above his head.
He stretched out a hand and squeezed, easily crushing a corner of the rock, as if he was picking out tofu.
It wasn't that the stone wasn't hard enough, but that it was completely inadequate in front of
Ling Han.
Ling Han was certain that the strength of this stone was no different from ordinary stones.
But why could this form a shield in the darkness?
Ling Han was confused. He couldn't figure it out no matter what.
After studying it for a while, Ling Han continued on his way. He couldn't stay here and study it for the rest of his life just because he didn't understand, right?
This forest was very big, and they would be able to find a stone house every once in a while. Thus, as long as he calculated the time accurately, one could actually pass through this forest without fighting a single battle.
After passing a few stone houses, when Ling Han arrived at the next stone house, he began to
dig.
Perhaps the mystery of the stone house was not in itself, but rather in the ground beneath it. However, after digging a few times, liquid gushed out.
At first, Ling Han thought that it was an underground spring, but when he saw the liquid gushing out clearly, he frowned.
That was blood!
After digging a few times, bright red blood actually gushed out. This was a little terrifying. What was going on here? And how many people had died here? It was somewhat similar to the
swamp.
He looked at the stone house, and with a thought, he immediately moved, tearing down this stone house and shattering every single stone.
Then, he left.
A day later, Ling Han ran back, but what he saw dumbfounded him.
That was because the stone house that had been torn to pieces was actually standing there
again.
How was this possible?
It could not be that this stone house also had the ability to recover on its own. Ling Han didn't believe it at all. Then who had come over and secretly rebuilt the stone house?
Just thinking about it caused him to feel a chill in his heart, yet a strong curiosity also surged
up in him.
He moved again, and dismantled the stone house. Then, he did not leave, and simply waited
there.
Nothing happened. The Tree Demons didn't move, and the three-headed strange birds didn't attack either. It was as if this was an extremely ordinary mountain forest.
Yi? Yi? Yi?
Could it be that because he was here, the miracle would not be performed?
Ling Han was just about to leave for the moment, then quietly circle back and hide at the side
to keep an eye on things. However, darkness was sweeping over from ahead of him.
Prepare for battle!
Ling Han raised his fists. Right at this moment, he saw an inconceivable scene. An old man in grey robes quietly appeared. His hair was also greyish white, and his back was stooped, making him look extremely old.
This caused Ling Han to break out in a cold sweat, because he did not see where this old man
had popped out from.
What was going on?
The grey-robed old man walked to the side of the original stone house, and picked up the stones that were scattered on the ground. As if building blocks, he stacked them one by one, and very soon, a simple stone house appeared.
In this process, the grey-robed old man did not cast a second look at Ling Han, but after the
stone house was built, he walked in. Then, he turned around and smiled at Ling Han, quietly
hiding inside.
This smile caused Ling Han's hair to stand on end.
This was too bizarre.