I even felt a little panicked.
If she hadn't told me Wuyue's identity, I wouldn't have known anything about her.
But not only did she know my identity, but she also knew my secret!
This feeling was as if someone had stripped me naked and thrown me on the street. It was extremely uncomfortable, and my heart was filled with a strong sense of unease.
I took a deep breath and stared at Wuyue. I asked coldly, "You called us up the mountain just to tell us this?
Who are you? How do you know my identity? "
However, Wu Yue still had a faint smile on his lips. With a calm expression, he replied, "I told you last night that I called you guys up the mountain to show you something …"
After saying that, she suddenly changed her tone and pointed to the ox-bone altar at the side. "Just now, I saw Mr. Zhou staring at this altar. Could it be that you recognize it?"
"Yes!"
This spirit was unpredictable. I didn't know what she meant. I was silent for a while and didn't answer her question. Instead, I asked, "Is the thing you want us to see this altar?"
Wuyue shook her head. "Not really, but it's related to this altar."
I frowned again. I did recognize this altar. Not only did I recognize it, but I also had a deep impression of it.
Before I went to Chiyou's Shoulder Demon Tomb, I looked up a lot of information about Chiyou and saw this kind of altar in a Daoist book.
After a moment of silence, I looked at Wuyue and nodded. "This altar is called the One-Legged Ox Altar. It was originally used to worship the ancient God of War. I wonder which God did you build this altar here to worship?"
After getting my answer, Wuyue's expression changed slightly. She repeated the words' One-Legged Ox Altar. 'Finally, she looked enlightened. She turned to me and said, "Oh, it's called the One-Legged Ox Altar. Mr. Zhou is really knowledgeable."
The gratitude on her face wasn't fake, but it was my turn to be puzzled.
This temple was built by her and her husband, and the altar inside was naturally no exception. However, she built the One-Legged Ox Altar, but she didn't even know its name. It was really strange.
Seeming to see my confusion, Wuyue explained with a smile, "Mr. Zhou, you don't have to be surprised. This One-Legged Ox Altar was built by my Daoist priest. I didn't participate in it.
When the two of us came here, I was responsible for building the temple, while he went into the mountains behind.
After the temple was completed, he came out of the mountain and built the altar. I didn't ask him any questions at the time. He said that after the altar was finished, he could use it to go to a certain place and obtain an ancient text …. Later, after the altar was finished, he went inside. He was gone for a hundred years. "
It was the second time Wu Yue had mentioned that the Daoist priest had gone somewhere. I frowned and couldn't help but ask.
"Where is that place you're talking about?
Chiyou's tomb? "
Wu Yue was silent for a moment, but he shook his head. "Chi You … I don't know either. The Daoist priest didn't tell me, and I didn't ask."
I didn't know what to make of her answer. After thinking for a while, I remembered that she had mentioned the word 'ancient book'.
If the place she mentioned was Chiyou's tomb, and she mentioned that the Daoist priest wanted to get an ancient book from there, then it was very likely that this ancient book was the second volume of the Death Scripture that Lao Ai mentioned!
Thinking of this, I panicked again.
Up until now, only Lao Ai and I knew about the Death Scripture. If my speculation was correct, the Daoist priest was the third person to know about it!
The Xuanyuan Sword that Wu Yue mentioned earlier and the Death Scripture were the deepest secrets in my heart. Not only did it involve my cultivation, but it also involved Lao Ai!
I looked at Wu Yue, and my pupils constricted slightly. I opened my mouth, wanting to ask again, but I didn't know where to start.
After a moment of silence, I found some problems.
Just now, when Wu Yue mentioned my Xuanyuan Sword and the fatty's identity, she had a smile on her face, as though she had deliberately mentioned it to us. But this time, she had said it unintentionally, as though she hadn't realized it herself.
If I were to rashly ask about it now, I might expose my own secret.
So, after a moment of silence, I asked Wu Yue, "Do you think … that ancient book has a name?"
Wu Yue looked confused. "I only heard the Daoist priest mention it. As for the name, I don't know either."
From her expression, it was obvious that she didn't mean to hide it.
I heaved a sigh of relief, but I still didn't dare to relax.
Even if Wu Yue didn't know, the Daoist priest definitely knew something. Otherwise, he wouldn't have specifically said that he wanted to find that ancient book.
Moreover, what Wu Yue said was something from a hundred years ago. Although the Daoist priest didn't seem to be able to come out of that place, no one could be sure of the exact situation. Perhaps the Daoist priest had already obtained the second volume of the Death Scripture!
Judging from the power of the first volume of the Death Scripture, if the Daoist priest had really obtained the second volume, his cultivation would have reached an unknown level. It would be almost impossible for me to obtain it again.
Wu Yue sighed and said, "All these years, I've been to that place many times, but there were no traces of the ancient book … Let's not talk about this first. Since Mr. Zhou knows about this altar, why don't you tell me the details?"
She was asking about the altar, but my mind was still on the so-called "ancient book". I thought about her words. She was still waiting for the Daoist priest, which meant that the Daoist priest hadn't come out of that place.
She said that she had been to that place many times but couldn't find the ancient book … It seemed that the so-called "ancient book" had most likely not been found by the Daoist priest.
Thinking about this, I felt a little more at ease. Then, I told her about the altar.
According to the records I had read, the Kui Ox was also known as the Thunder Beast. It was a strange beast with a Kui shape like an ox, one leg, and no horns on its head. It was pale gray, and when it entered and exited the water, there would be wind and rain. It could produce the sound of thunder, and it was accompanied by the light of the sun and the moon.
The earliest record of it was in the Classic of Mountains and Seas, Great Desolate East.
It was said that the East Sea had Billowing Waves Mountain.
This mountain was about seven thousand li away from the coast. There was a beast on the mountain that looked like an ox. It was completely gray, had no horns, and only had one leg. Every time it appeared, there would be a storm. Its body shone with light like the sun and the moon, and its roar was as ear-splitting as thunder.
This beast's name was Kui. Later on, the Yellow Emperor obtained the Kui Ox and used its skin to make a drum. He also used the Thunder Beast's bones to make drumsticks. When he beat the drum, the sound of the drum could be heard from five hundred li away, frightening the enemy soldiers and subduing the world.
In the Battle of Zhulu, the Yellow Emperor was able to defeat Chiyou and bury Chiyou's body in a foreign land. This drum made of the Kui Ox's skin played an important role.
Later on, Chiyou's tribe killed the ox and used its skull to create this kind of altar to worship Chiyou.
After listening to me talk about the Kui Ox Altar, Wu Yue pondered for a while. Then, she smiled at us and said, "Mister Zhou, you know the story of this altar, but you don't know its function … Mister Zhou, please watch carefully. Wu Yue will show you the ability of this altar.
In addition, the item that I invited you two here today is also in this altar. "
Then, she urged her True Essence. Her ten fingers moved back and forth like butterflies flying through flowers.
As the True Essence flowed from her fingertips, beams of light appeared and scattered on the altar.
I didn't know what she was doing, but I could guess that she was activating the Kui Ox Altar.
At this moment, I still wasn't sure if Wu Yue was an enemy or a friend. However, since she had talked to me for so long and hadn't made a move, she shouldn't be hostile for the time being. Thus, I remained silent and let her do whatever she wanted.
About fifteen minutes later, as the last beam of light from Wu Yue's fingertips dissipated, something strange happened in the room!
On the Kui Ox Altar, the ox skulls that had been piled together seemed to come to life and floated in the air.
The empty eye sockets on the skulls suddenly emitted a white moonlight, and the mouth and nose spewed out a gray mist. In the blink of an eye, it filled the entire hall.
The fatty and I didn't know what the mist was. Our expressions changed, and we raised our hands to disperse it.
At this moment, Wu Yue's voice rang in our ears. "Misters, you don't have to do this. The gray mist is harmless."
Hearing her say that, I stopped moving. However, I was still careful and sealed my mouth and nose to prevent myself from inhaling the gray mist.
At the same time, I signaled the fatty with my eyes.
I didn't know if the fatty understood what I meant, but at this moment, the yellowed ox skulls suddenly swayed in the gray mist. The white moonlight in their eye sockets reached its peak and even separated from them. They were like bright eyeballs that gathered above our heads.
At this moment, Wu Yue suddenly clasped her hands together. The light that had gathered expanded again, completely enveloping the three of us.
Outside the white light, the yellowed ox skulls seemed to come to life. They opened their mouths and roared silently at the vast sun through the broken roof.