Chapter 101: Forest Spirit Temple

Yu Ke was quite surprised by the actions of the forest spirit.

The purpose of removing the deformed beasts was to protect the Mirror Lake Forest. What was the purpose of collecting their heads? To show off military power?

Who was the target of the deterrence?

With this doubt in mind, Yu Ke followed the Shadow Moon Leopard and continued to go deeper into the Mirror Lake Forest.

After another half an hour of travel, Yu Ke noticed that the surrounding forest environment was changing.

You should know that the Mirror Lake Forest covers a large area, and coupled with the impact of the catastrophe, the terrain and landforms are strange.

This time, Yu Ke and the Shadow Moon Leopard entered a mountain valley under the guidance of the forest spirit.

The density of trees was obviously sparser than the area they passed when they came. Yu Ke, sitting on the back of the frightened deer, could clearly feel the steep slope in front. They were climbing a mountain, and the rock walls that were almost vertical to the ground were the best proof.

The night was deep, and the bright light projected by the fluorescent green light group reflected the dense forest and the rugged boulders everywhere in it.

The wind and snow blocked the view, and the roar of wild animals occasionally sounded in the ears.

This scene could be used as a horror movie location, and the shadow moon leopard holding a long string of deformed beast heads next to it was the best rebellion. If someone with a weaker psychological endurance came here, he would probably be scared sick.

Only Yu Ke could ride the frightened horned deer calmly and follow beside.

When it climbed to a certain height, the fluorescent green light group stopped again. Yu Ke looked around. In his perception, he found neither the deformed beast hidden in the dark nor any strange existence. He could only look at the shadow moon leopard.

The forest spirit should be able to give it direct instructions.

As expected, the shadow moon leopard did not stop, but ran straight to a steep mountain rock wall with a string of deformed beast heads in its mouth, put them on the ground, and fiddled with them with its claws a few times, as if adjusting the position.

Yu Ke rolled over and landed on the ground, signaling the frightened deer to go to the safe area next to it. He walked to the side of the shadow moon leopard and looked at the many twisted and weird heads placed in front of the rock wall. The despair before death and the weird shapes made them look even more terrifying.

‘What is this trying to do? ’

Yu Ke became more and more confused. He didn’t understand why the forest spirit created such a scene similar to a cult ritual.

In the interval of thinking, the forest spirit finally made a move.

I saw a fluorescent green light ball passing over the head of the deformed beast, and several dark gray mist-like energies were immediately drawn out of the latter’s facial features.

The remaining soul energy of the deformed beast?

Yu Ke secretly guessed what these gray mists were, and watched them being sent to the rock wall in front by the light ball.

The scene that happened next made Yu Ke raise his eyebrows.

The soul energy that should have been scattered in the wind and snow seemed to be attracted by something after approaching the rock wall, and flowed into the depression on the left side of the rock wall. Even though he was several meters away, Yu Ke could hear a faint scream coming from the rock wall.

Before he could figure out what it was, the Shadow Moon Leopard pounced on it first, slapping its two claws on the rock wall, trying to dig it open.

"Hey, step aside, leave this job to me."

Although it was unclear what was hidden in the rock wall, the reactions of the forest spirit and the Shadow Moon Leopard were enough to prove that this was the real goal of this trip, and the aberrant beast that was killed earlier was just a prerequisite.

Pressing the bow body mechanism with his index finger, he pulled out the embedded explosive arrow from the quiver, confirmed that the Shadow Moon Leopard and the Shocked Deer had retreated to a safe distance, and Yu Ke stepped back two steps to stand next to the tree, bent the bow and put the arrow on it, locking the area where the gray fog had previously poured in.

At the moment the string was released, the whole person moved sideways one step, using the tree trunk as a cover.

The special explosive arrows made by the Forestry Bureau were naturally effective. They easily smashed the rock wall, and a large number of stones flew everywhere. Some of them were directly embedded in the tree trunk in front of Yu Ke, making a muffled sound.

When the smoke and dust dissipated, Yu Ke returned to his original position and cast his eyes on the area that had just been blown up.

A group of dark "chains" appeared between the broken rock walls, filling the gap that had just been blown out of the mountain.

The soul energy previously extracted from the head of the deformed beast was being devoured by these "chains", and then they seemed to be given life and began to wriggle, which made people's scalps numb.

The searchlights on both sides of the helmet projected over, and Yu Ke discovered that the "chains" were actually a group of black long worms entangled with each other. They had been sleeping in the mountain for an unknown period of time, and now they found "food" and woke up again.

There is no doubt that the remaining energy in the head of the deformed beast is like bait, which makes these monsters eager to swallow it, so as to expose their own location.

Roar~ Roar~

The Shadow Moon Leopard turned around and roared at Yu Ke twice. Seeing that it had no intention of approaching, the latter immediately understood and shot out two more explosive arrows, directly smashing the long insects.

The flames and light produced by the explosion seemed to have a strong stimulating effect on the long insects that had just awakened. Except for the part that was killed on the spot, the remaining few also disappeared in the dense forest at a very fast speed.

Without the obstruction of these black long insects, Yu Ke finally saw what was hidden in the rock wall with the help of the light.

A broken bronze door with exquisite relief carvings on the surface!

He hurriedly took two steps forward, his eyes fell on those dark green reliefs. Even though they were severely worn out due to being buried in the mountain for a long time, they still made people feel extraordinary. Even Yu Ke widened his eyes in surprise.

Such ancient ruins are hidden in the Mirror Lake Forest

What is behind the bronze door?

The gap opened by the explosive arrow is only a part of the bronze door. Yu Ke could vaguely feel that its overall scale is extraordinary.

The fluorescent green light ball that hosts the will of the forest spirit first drilled in, and the Firefly Moon Leopard crawled closely behind it. Yu Ke turned back to signal the frightened deer to wait outside, and then approached the bronze door and stopped in front of the door.

His palm touched the edge of the gap, and Yu Ke saw some dark yellow marks on it. It can be seen that it had been destroyed by intruders a long time ago, but it was buried by the mountain afterwards, so no one could find it after so many years.

Tomb robbers in ancient times?

Glancing at the black worm fragments scattered all over the ground at the gap, Yu Ke did not hesitate any longer, bent down and entered the mountain through the gap.

The fluorescent green light group was just ahead, Yu Ke took a few quick steps to rush over, and soon joined up with the forest spirit and the shadow moon leopard.

The space inside the bronze door was much more spacious than Yu Ke had imagined, and even the ground was paved with bluestone bricks instead of soil. Some pillars could be seen in the dark around, which were also cast in bronze, with a diameter of about half a meter and a height of five meters, serving as decorations.

The people who built them seemed to want to use this to show the majesty and prominence of the owner of this relic.

It goes without saying that the relic that could reach this specification had an extraordinary status, which made Yu Ke subconsciously look at the forest spirit next to him, guessing the purpose of it bringing him here.

Clang~

Kicking an object under his feet, Yu Ke lowered his head to check, and bent down to pick up the rusty shovel at his feet.

The iron shovel was found in this place where the bluestone bricks were paved and the bronze pillars were used as decorations. Combined with the half-broken door that he had just seen, all the signs were enough to prove Yu Ke's speculation that the tomb robbers had been here!

Looking at the iron shovel, Yu Ke tried to find the traces of the age that might be left on it. As a result, he looked up and saw Sen Ling suddenly fly up, heading straight for the huge shadow outline in the darkness ahead, and directly sank into it.

Without guidance, Shadow Moon Leopard wandered around anxiously. Yu Ke also put down the iron shovel and stepped forward to check the situation.

Suddenly.

Fluorescent green flames rose from the tops of the bronze pillars on both sides.

Illuminating this dark space inside the mountain, Yu Ke finally saw the object that Sen Ling was looking for, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

Just a dozen meters in front of where he was, in the center of many bronze pillars, above the bronze-cast cloud, stood a five-meter-high statue that looked quite familiar to Yu Ke.

Its material looks like bronze, but it has the strange texture of trees, and its image is even rarer.

The main body is a slender female body in a skirt, with a ribbon behind her, and deer hooves at the bottom of her legs. On her head, she has a pair of slender and well-proportioned antlers with special beauty. She stands on the top of the cloud with a dignified posture, and wears a bronze mask on her face, so it is unclear what is underneath.

This is clearly the statue of Sen Ling!

Yu Ke never thought that after spending so much effort to break in, he found that this was actually the temple of Sen Ling.

Shouldn't the temple be Sen Ling's territory? How could it be so dilapidated, and even Sen Ling had to overcome many obstacles to return?

Just when Yu Ke was surprised by all kinds of unreasonable situations.

The statue of Sen Ling suddenly burst into an ominous scarlet light.

Several crooked talismans appeared on its surface, entangled with the fluorescent green light group, and confronted!

I've entered the main storyline, and I'm having some writer's block, so the update is a little late, sorry for that.