Chapter 81 Black Viper
The next day, at 7:00 p.m.
The underground caves of the ancient battlefield were pitch black.
Song Wen and Xuan Ye, who had calculated the time, were ready to go.
Xuan Ye was still leading the way. The underground passage they were walking on still had many forks, and only Xuan Ye knew which way to go.
They walked for more than two hours.
Song Wen suddenly stopped and asked Xuan Ye.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Ye, is the snake cave not far ahead?"
Xuan Ye asked in confusion.
"Why do you say that, brother Guo Tao? Have you been here before and know the way to the snake cave? This place is indeed not far from the snake cave, only a few miles away."
Song Wen shook his head and said.
"I have never been to the ancient battlefield, but about 300 meters ahead, there is a group of snakes, dragging six zombies, crawling forward."
Previously, Song Wen had shown his mental power that was stronger than that of a strong man. Xuan Ye did not doubt the truth of what Song Wen said about being able to know the scene 300 meters away.
He continued to ask, "What kind of snake is it?"
"The whole body is dark black, and the size varies. The small one is only as thick as a thumb, and the big one is as big as an arm." Song Wen answered.
Xuan Ye nodded, "That should be correct, it is the black viper in the snake cave, they are hunting."
"Hunting!" Song Wen was a little surprised.
It was the first time that Song Wen heard of such a strange creature that feeds on zombies.
Xuan Ye nodded and said. "There is little food in the cave, and it is not surprising that monsters and zombies prey on each other."
"Then what should we do now?" Song Wen asked.
"Let's not alarm the black vipers hunting in front of us, let them carry the food back to the snake cave."
Xuan Ye paused and continued.
"The next plan to pick snake scale fruit still needs to rely on Brother Guo Tao."
Song Wen nodded and said, "No problem, this is what we have agreed on before, but fellow Daoist, should you tell us about the plan to pick snake scale fruit?"
Xuan Ye mentioned before that his plan needed the help of body-refining cultivators, so he invited Song Wen and Niu Ding to go with him, but he did not reveal the detailed plan.
Xuan Ye said, "Black vipers have been growing underground in the ancient battlefield for a long time and feed on zombies, which makes them naturally like shade and darkness; they are afraid of fire and the yang energy of heaven and earth."
"In order to successfully seize the snake scale fruit, I have made preparations for a long time. I spent a lot of money to ask someone to refine a set of "Liaoyuan Fiery Array". This array has a total of eight array flags. As long as the eight array flags are inserted into the corresponding positions, and then I activate the array plate, I can turn the array range into a sea of fire."
"The temperature in this array is extremely high, and it also carries a trace of yang energy from heaven and earth. As long as this array is arranged on the ground of the snake cave, due to the nature of the black vipers, they will definitely be suppressed in the depths of the snake cave."
"After that, it will be much easier for us to get the snake scale fruit."
Song Wen frowned when he heard this.
Xuan Ye's plan sounds feasible, but it will certainly not be as smooth as he said when it is implemented.
For example, how to smoothly lay down the eight array flags is a big problem.
The black viper would not just sit there and watch a human cultivator move around in their territory.
However, Song Wen did not raise the question directly, but said.
"Then let's go check out the snake cave first and decide what to do."
Xuan Ye said, "That's great."
Then, the two walked and waited. The black viper in front of them was not moving the corpse very fast. It took them two quarters of an hour to cover the distance of several miles.
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Xuan Ye and Song Wen hid in the shadow of the corner of the cave, which was about 300 meters away from the snake cave.
In order not to alert the snake, Xuan Ye had already put away the fluorescent stone used for lighting, and the surroundings were dark.
Song Wen saw the general situation of the snake cave through the beetle Gu.
The cave where the snake cave is located is tens of meters high, with an inclined stone slope extending from the ground to the top of the cave.
On the stone slope, there are countless densely packed holes, some of which are about two inches in size, and some are only the size of a thumb.
Hundreds of black vipers crawled and roamed on the stone slope, and more black vipers lay in the snake cave, with only half of their tails exposed.
The sizes of these black vipers varied greatly, with the big ones as thick as a bowl and the small ones only the size of chopsticks.
Halfway up the stone slope, there was a two-meter-high tree growing alone.
Perhaps because it had never been exposed to sunlight, the tree was grayish white in color, and even the leaves were grayish white.
On the top of the tree, there were three fiery red fruits, the size of a fist, with rich spiritual energy and bursts of fragrance.
Many small snakes were attracted to keep wandering under the tree, staring at the three snake scale fruits, but no snake dared to climb up the tree and bite the snake scale fruits.
Looking at the pitch-black surroundings, Song Wen asked.
"Fellow Daoist Xuan Ye, what should we do next?"
Xuan Ye said, "When we act, I will let a fierce ghost attract the attention of the snakes, and at the same time release the fireball spell."
"Brother Guo Tao, what you have to do is, with the help of the firelight, throw the eight formation flags to the corresponding formation positions in a short time."
As he spoke, a formation flag appeared in Xuan Ye's hand.
The formation flag is about two feet long, the flag is fiery red, the flagpole is black, and the tail of the flagpole is very sharp, which should be specially designed to facilitate the insertion of the formation flag into the rock. There are mysterious cloud patterns painted on the flag and the flagpole, and there seems to be flames flowing between the cloud patterns, which is extremely magical.
Xuan Ye said, "This formation flag weighs about a hundred kilograms. It requires fellow Taoists to use brute force to accurately throw it to the formation feet. Fellow Taoists should be able to do it, right?"
With Xuan Ye's strength at the seventh level of Qi training, the range of his mental power is only more than a hundred meters. Beyond this range, mental power will lose control of the magic weapon. The magic weapon can only rely on inertia and go straight forward. There is no way to achieve precise control. Naturally, there is no way to accurately insert the formation flag into the formation.
Therefore, Xuan Ye had to find another way.
He then thought of finding a body-refining monk to work together to obtain the snake scale fruit.
The physical strength of the body-refining monks is very strong. They can use their physical strength to accurately throw the formation flag to the formation from a long distance.
Song Wen took the formation flag, weighed it, and said, "This is not a problem, but relying on brute force to throw and place the flags one by one is too troublesome, and it takes too long, and it is easy for Black Viper to It was discovered that the formation layout failed."
Xuan Ye raised his eyebrows and said, "Oh? Do you have a better way?"
Song Wendao said, "My mental power can barely cover the area of the Snake Cave. If I can initially refine the formation flags, I can use my mental power to control eight formation flags at the same time and insert the formation flags into the formation's feet."
After more than two years of feeding, Song Wen also slowly figured out some new uses of beetle Gu. In addition to helping him extend his mental power, beetle Gu can also easily control magic weapons within the extended range.
Although within the extended range, Song Wen was unable to use the imperial weapon to attack the enemy, he could still do this by simply controlling the eight formation flags and inserting them into the formation.