I patted my body and stood up. Although I didn't know when the Nine Temples would shift again, I couldn't just wait here. I had to go up the mountain as soon as possible. Perhaps I could find the Kui Cow sooner.
After walking for about two hours, the Nine Temples Shift was triggered three times. After that, the sky returned to its original state, and the forest became brighter.
I closed my eyes and tried to sense the shaman energy in my body. However, I was disappointed. My body was still empty, and I didn't feel any energy.
I tried to call the eyes and the snake spirit, but they didn't respond. It seemed this place really forbade all kinds of powers. It was really powerful.
I couldn't help but think that if I found the Kui Cow, I would be helpless.
Anyway, I had no other choice but to hurry. When I reached a patch of grass that was half the height of a human, I suddenly heard some noises in front of me.
The noise was strange. Ever since we had arrived on the island, we had never encountered such a situation.
I stopped and carefully crouched in the grass. Since I had lost all my powers, I couldn't be careless.
I slowly moved toward the source of the noise. The source of the noise was getting closer and closer to me.
I gently brushed the grass in front of me aside, revealing only the gap between my eyes.
Not far from me were some monsters with human bodies and deer heads. They were chewing the bones and meat of some animals, and a person was lying next to them.
Although that person's back was facing me, I could tell it was the fatty. He was tied with a rope, and he was lying on the ground, not moving an inch.
When I saw this, I felt my head heat up. As I was about to rush out, someone hugged me.
Instinctively, I turned around and saw that the evil sacrificial spirit had appeared behind me.
At this moment, I wasn't in the mood to enjoy our reunion. I wanted to save the fatty. I wiggled my body and tried to move forward.
When the evil sacrificial spirit saw that I was so excited, he said, "Don't panic. He wasn't killed. He just fainted."
His words couldn't calm me down. The fatty and I had grown up together, and we were like brothers. Moreover, we had been through life and death together for years. We were brothers.
Now that he was in danger, how could I just sit and watch?
I didn't listen to the evil sacrificial spirit's advice and wanted to rush forward.
Before I could take a step forward, the evil sacrificial spirit's words stunned me. "They are the Kui Cows."
This news was somewhat inconceivable to me.
I turned and looked at the sacrificial spirit. He nodded and repeated his words.
I couldn't help but feel happy. However, I also felt strange. According to ancient records, the Kui Ox was as strong as an ox. It had a black body, no horns, and only one leg.
The group of monsters in front of him had human bodies and deer heads, which was completely different from the ancient records.
I asked the evil sacrificial spirit about my doubts. According to him, the Kui Ox was an ancient beast that had lived in this barren land for several thousand years. Many of them had cultivated into human forms.
Not only that, the strength of the Kui Ox behind the cultivator is about the late stage of Glory of Fengshui Master or above.
After listening to him, I finally understood why he had tried to stop me several times.
If I had rushed over just now, I might have ended up like Fatty.
Rather than that, I was more curious as to why the sacrificial evil spirits had become so meticulous.
I turned to look at him. He seemed to have read my mind. He didn't dare to look at me.
He lowered his voice and told me the reason. When the Kui Ox entered the water, there would be wind and rain. Its light was like the sun and the moon, and its voice was like thunder.
In the great war that year, the Yellow Emperor had won because he had used the Kui Ox's fur to make a big drum. He had used the Kui Ox's leg bone to beat the drum. The deafening sound could be heard for a hundred miles, which made Chiyou's army fall into chaos. Chiyou was captured and killed.
After listening to him, I understood that it wasn't because he had become meticulous. He had experienced the Kui Ox's power. Moreover, we didn't have the strength to truss a chicken. We weren't its equal opponent. That was why he didn't take action.
However, it wasn't the time to sit and wait for death. The fatty was still in their hands. We had to think of a way to save him.
I patted the evil sacrificial spirit's shoulder. "Do you have a solution?"
However, after pondering for a long time, he couldn't say anything. Eventually, he turned to look at me.
I sat down and gazed in the direction of the Kui Cow. After several minutes, I had rejected many methods in my head.
When the Kui Ox was about to leave, I made up my mind.
I called the evil sacrificial spirit to follow me. According to my thoughts, we couldn't reveal ourselves rashly. We could only follow behind them and see where they would hide the fatty.
When they relaxed their guard, we would save him. As for killing the Kui Ox, we would think about it later.
Although we were following them, for safety reasons, we had to stay far away from the Kui Ox.
Just like that, we walked for a long time until we crossed a mountain. Then, we stopped.
In front of us was a village built with straw. The Kui Ox carried the fatty and stood at the entrance of the village. They didn't move, as if they were waiting for something.
After a while, a strong man walked out of the village. He opened and closed his mouth as if he was talking to the Kui Ox at the entrance of the village.
Then, the Kui Ox nodded and carried the fatty into the village.
The sturdy man glanced at us. He paused for a moment before entering the village.
I heaved a sigh of relief. When the man looked at us, my heart had jumped to my throat.
According to what the evil sacrificial spirit had said, the Kui Ox had completely transformed into a human. His power should be around that of the Seal Heavenly Master.
If it was before, I could kill him in one strike. But now, it was different. If I met him, I could only wait for my death.
At this moment, the evil sacrificial spirit asked me what we should do next. Should we enter the village to save the fatty?
I waved my hand. It wasn't wise for us to enter the village. It was possible that we would be discovered before we could find the fatty.
I pondered for a while and decided to rest here. When the sky turned dark, we would sneak into the village.
Since they didn't harm the fatty, he would be fine for the time being.
I just hoped that there was a day and night cycle in Billows Mountain. Otherwise, it would be difficult for us to move.
Then, I lay down. After walking for a long time, I had used up a lot of energy. My body was exhausted. Not long after, I fell asleep.
I didn't know how long I had slept. When I woke up, it was pitch-black and there were no stars above my head.
If it weren't for the evil sacrificial spirit, I would have thought that I had been captured.
I hurried to ask if there was anything strange.
After getting the evil sacrificial spirit's confirmation, I relaxed. I tidied up my clothes and prepared to enter the village.
I stood on the mountainside and looked in the direction of the village. The weeds had blocked my view, so I couldn't see the situation there.
But now, I saw a fire flickering in the village.
I was startled. If the Kui Ox tribe had a fire, it meant that they had a civilization.
Once they had a civilization, it would be more difficult for us to deal with them. Moreover, the possibility of the fatty being harmed would be higher.
After thinking about this, I didn't dare to linger. I took the evil sacrificial spirit and dashed toward the source of the fire.
When we reached the village entrance, we slowed down. While staying vigilant, we walked toward the village.
Fortunately, there was no light at night. It was a good cover for us.
So we went on till we got to the fire, and found a haystack for shelter.
I craned my neck to look at the fire. I saw dozens of Kui Oxen with human bodies and deer heads sitting neatly on the ground. They surrounded the fire.
They didn't make any noise. Instead, they gazed at the muscular man standing next to the fire. It was the same man who had appeared at the entrance of the village.
The man was making some noises that I didn't understand.
The Kui Oxen around him nodded. Then, the man continued to make noises.
He looked like a human, but he was making strange noises that sounded like animals. It was really strange.
I lowered my voice and asked the evil sacrificial spirit, "Can you understand what the man is saying?" The spirit shook his head. He was as confused as I was.
Pondering for a while, I changed my mind. There were many different races among humans, and they all had different languages. Perhaps this place was isolated, so they didn't communicate with the outside world. After a long time, they had developed their own language that the outside world couldn't understand.
I didn't want to linger here because I didn't see the fatty. I guessed they had hidden him somewhere.
As they were gathering here, I took the evil sacrificial spirit with me to search every house. I was sure we would find the fatty.
About an hour later, we found the fat man tied up like a rice dumpling in a dilapidated thatched hut.
At this moment, he was still unconscious. I hurried to untie the straw rope on his body and shook him awake.
As soon as he woke up, he waved his arms and legs. While struggling, he screamed for mercy.
I covered his mouth and nose to stop him from making any noise.
When he heard my voice, he opened his eyes and gave me a big hug. Tears rolled down his cheeks as he cried, "Third Baby, you're finally here.
I was almost eaten by those monsters … "
Looking at the fatty, I didn't feel good. However, it wasn't the time to reminisce. I asked him to calm down and get ready to leave this place.
We took the fatty and headed back the way we had come.
Along the way, the fatty asked us how we had found him. I told him what had happened.
However, he didn't believe me. "Why?"
He said, "When I was carried in, I was still conscious. I clearly felt that the monsters were walking in a very strange way when they carried me into the village. It felt like they were walking through some kind of special magic circle."
After listening to the fatty, I furrowed my brows.
According to him, there should be some kind of formation in this village. However, the evil sacrificial spirit and I didn't encounter any obstacles along the way.
All of a sudden, I remembered the strange expression on the muscular man's face when he turned around.