Volume 3: Qiongzhou ? Wu Xing Volume Chapter 8 There is a dragon with bones in the earth, breaking through the soil and emerging.

  On the ninth, I heard it and my hair stood on end. In a trembling voice, I said: "Seventh Uncle, don't scare us. Clearly there are three corpses of bandits inside! Now you say it's not the person who delivered the corpses earlier. Besides them, what else could it be?"

  Mr. Chu Qi smiled mysteriously and finally said: "If I'm guessing correctly, there's a monster in that earth bag!"

  On the ninth day, his heart skipped a beat. If there really was a monster, it must be stirring in the grave right now, devouring the corpses of the three bandits. Or perhaps sucking out their vital energy? The thought made him feel nauseous, and he almost vomited!

  Lin Meng'er also found it strange and asked: "Monster, underground monster? But Seventh Uncle, you haven't seen it before either, how do you know?"

  At the beginning of the ninth day, Lin Ming'er asked this way, and he smiled: "Sister, don't forget that Seventh Uncle's divine calculation is unparalleled in the world. How could it be wrong? It must be that Seventh Uncle went ahead because he knew there was a strange creature in the eastern temple!"

  "Ah, Ninth Master Qiu's words are not false. Originally, I thought it would emerge from the ground on the Double Ninth Festival night and planned to subdue it then. This trip to Kui Prefecture is a major event for me, but unexpectedly, it emerged ahead of time tonight!"

  "Ah, it's the ninth of September again. Isn't that the same day as what the Wudang sect leader said? So the demon that Feisha Daoist talked about is real?" Chuyi thought of Feisha Daoist's words and asked.

  "What's that? Seventh Uncle, tell me what it is!" Lin Ming'er was anxious in her heart, hearing Mr. Chu say something so mysterious, she hastily asked.

  Mr. Chu Qi was concerned about the floating underground over there, and he said with confidence again: "Xiu Xian, nephew, Ming Er, niece, you guess again?"

  On the ninth day, Chu Qi saw Mr. Chu so relaxed and couldn't help but put down his worries and asked: "Well, I'll take a chance with my sister to guess, such a big commotion, isn't it a snake?"

  "It can't be a snake, it's autumn now and snakes are probably hibernating in their burrows. If they were to hunt, it would only be under the midday sun, there's no way they'd be active on a cold night like this!" Lin Meng'er shook her head in disagreement.

  "But with such a big commotion, stretching and curving all over the place, my junior sister, look at that spot on the ground, it seems like something is moving back and forth, so big, it's not a snake, what could it be?" Chū Jiǔ concentrated her gaze towards the ground four zhang away, where the undulations were even more intense, and asked.

  Lin Meng'er heard Chu Jiu say such terrifying things, but she was the most afraid of snakes. The small snakes on Diancang Mountain were mostly caught by Chu Jiu and Xiao Qiuzi to play with, she didn't dare!

  She knew that according to common sense, her words were correct. In such cold weather, it was indeed not the temperature for snakes to move around. However, Shifu's words also made sense, and she felt a chill in her heart. She leaned in closer to Chujiu again and asked Master Qi: "Seventh Uncle, we can't guess what it is. You quickly tell us, what kind of monster is it?"

  Mr. Chu Qi said mysteriously, "Not bad, the words of Xian Shu on the ninth day are reasonable according to the external shape, but Tang Er Xian also thought it through carefully. This monster is curved like a snake and can still move in this weather. Guess again what other monsters there are?"

  "On the ninth day, I saw a long, curved shape on the ground over there. It trembled and said: 'Seventh Uncle, Shifu's sister, isn't this underground movement the legendary dragon? The commotion is so big!'"

  Lin Meng'er shook her head and said, "Elder brother's words are wrong. Think about it, the dragon flying in the nine heavens, soaring and dancing, plowing through clouds and scattering rain, spreading dew and moisture, nourishing all things, is absolutely not something that can be done in the mortal world!"

  On the ninth day, before speaking, the earth bag on that side suddenly floated violently, and the shock became more intense. Lin Meng'er's mouth was filled with "ah" cries of surprise, while Mr. Chu Qi remained motionless, staring at that side!

  Suddenly, another burst of sand and soil erupted, and the earth cracked open in all directions. The monster finally emerged from the ground!

  On the ninth day of the first month, I thought: "Under the earth mound are three corpses, is this monster eating flesh or drinking blood?"

  Suddenly, on the ninth day, a long, curved creature with a ferocious expression and scales all over its body rose up, exuding an eerie aura that was even more terrifying in the midst of the earthy atmosphere, and it was facing this direction!

  "Ah, indeed it's a snake!" Chu Jiu shouted loudly. He saw clearly that the strange snake's head was covered in fresh blood, a deep red color, very frightening! However, his eyes were sharp and didn't lose to Chu Qi's internal energy, which was several times stronger than his. After taking a closer look, he suddenly let out a "hmm" of surprise and exclaimed: "Seventh Uncle, Shifu's sister, this snake... how come it doesn't have a head or eyes? Is that its tail? How can its tail be in the front?"

  Lin Meng'er was bold, but she had never seen such a monster before. She hastily hid behind Chu Jiu's back, drew her sword, stuck out her head and stared at the monster with wide eyes.

  Mr. Chu Qi laughed loudly and said: "Who says it's a snake? It's a dragon! A wingless dragon!"

  On the ninth day, everyone was confused and couldn't understand. Lin Cang'er was clever and immediately said: "Shixiong, I understand now. Seventh Uncle is right. This is a dragon, it's an earth dragon!"

  She said, and then muttered to herself: "But under the vast sky, where can you find a dragon so long and so thick? This dragon's head is full of fresh blood, it's so ferocious, truly rare!"

  She saw that Chu Jiu was still dull and added: "The earth dragon is also known as the earthworm!"

  On the ninth day, he didn't listen, but as soon as he did, he was shocked and exclaimed, "Heavens! There are actually earthworms this big in the world!"

  He himself didn't believe it, but he saw that the monster on the other side also had its head raised high, and couldn't tell which was the head or tail. They were all headless and eyeless, just a big earthworm!

  It's just that this earthworm was over 6 meters long and 0.3 meters in diameter, who would believe it?

  "Seventh Uncle, Shifu's sister, let's run!"

  Mr. Chu Qi laughed and said, "Run? I came here to retrieve it, how can we run? This monster is so rare that even the leader of Wudang wants to get his hands on it. Today's encounter is indeed a coincidence!"

  Lin Meng'er merely exclaimed in surprise: "An ordinary earth dragon, how can it be so enormous?"

  On the ninth day of the lunar month, I suddenly remembered that "dilong" was another name for earthworms. Hurriedly, I asked again: "Shifu, why do you also call earthworms 'dilong'?"

  Lin Meng'er smiled and said, "You can't read the books in Zhishu Tower, so you don't know! When earthworms are about to rain, they come out of the soil one after another. The ancients thought it could predict wind and rain, and it was called Dilong, corresponding to the heavenly dragon that floats in the sky and rains."

  "Why is this earthworm so long and thick?" asked Chūjiu.

  Lin Meng'er laughed and said: "I don't know! According to the 'Monthly Ordinances' chapter of the Book of Rites, it is written: 'In the first month of summer, earthworms emerge; in the second month of winter, earthworms hibernate.' Earthworms are most active in autumn, and on the Double Ninth Festival night, they even gaze at the moon!"

  Mr. Chu Qi said with a smile: "This earthworm is not an ordinary earthworm, it's a dragon with bones!"

  "Does a dragon have bones? How can a dragon possibly have bones?" Lin Ming'er jumped in fright, asking in surprise.

  "Ah! This earthworm is indeed a bony earthworm! There's a legend among the people that originally, all earthworms were boneless and easily injured, their bodies would break into several segments. It was thanks to the great mercy of Guanyin Bodhisattva from the South Sea, who pitied them and reconnected their bodies, leaving scars all over. But once, an earthworm king was injured again, and Guanyin Bodhisattva took pity on it and gave it a dragon bone. From then on, its descendants became these bony earthworms!"

  On the ninth day, he sighed and said: "The legend among the people is really interesting, it's truly a wonder of the world! Ordinary earthworms are the weakest animals, born blind, deaf and dumb, with no ability to defend themselves, not even legs to run away, can be said to be weak. Then what about this dragon with bones? Is it evil or good?" He asked behind him, Lin Tianyun also didn't know, asking Chu Qi Mr.!

  "Haha, in a peaceful world, all are good, but in a chaotic world, all are evil! You see the fresh blood on its head now, it's the blood from the three bandits' bodies. That should tell you that it's an evil beast of the earth element among the five elements!" Mr. Chu Qi said.

  "On the ninth day, he suddenly sighed and said: 'Since there are monsters born in the world, isn't it true that the world is about to be greatly chaotic?'"

  "Alas, this bony earth dragon is still an ordinary evil beast. I'm afraid that later on, even more evil five-elemental beasts will appear!" He said with a sigh, but immediately focused his mind and calmed his energy to prepare for capturing the bony earth dragon!

  "Seventh Uncle, this has the ugliness and ferocity of a Bone-Eating Dragon! When my senior brother and I saw it, we only wanted to escape. Why do you, Seventh Uncle, and even the leader of Wudang have such great interest in coming to retrieve it?" Lin Meng'er suddenly asked.

  Mr. Chu Qi was taken aback, but still replied: "This, you are all young and don't understand, this is a common thing for monsters to refine their inner elixir in their abdomen, it's the greatest treasure! And the five-element beasts are even harder to come by, this Bone-Earth Dragon, its inner elixir is a supreme treasure!"

  Mr. Chu Qi said, "It's precisely because of this that I've come to offer sacrifices this time, with the main goal being to subdue the local monster, the Bone-Eating Earth Dragon. Originally, I was worried that the Wudang Sect would also come to compete for it, but unexpectedly, the Bone-Eating Earth Dragon emerged three days early - what a stroke of luck for me! If the head of the Wudang Sect had come in person, where would there be any place for Uncle Seven?"

  He finished speaking, saw the bony dragon crawling over, and immediately took two steps forward, guarding the central palace, opening the Hongmen, and with a wave of his hands, he had already formed a yin-yang stance. The bony dragon had just absorbed three catties of essence blood, its body full of energy, twenty years later, it saw the light of day again, although it couldn't see Mr. Chu Qi, but it could feel the human aura, and its ferocity was greatly aroused, shaking and swaying, it actually came swimming this way!

  Lin Meng'er was afraid in her heart and asked, "Seventh Uncle, as Shifu just said, ordinary earthworms are not only mute, but also blind and deaf, without eyes or ears. They spend their lives improving the soil as strange objects, and their nature can be considered gentle. But this dragon has bones, and its enormity is already a monstrous thing in the world. Why is its temperament still so ferocious?"

  Mr. Chu Qi carefully observed the dragon's momentum, but replied to Lin Meng'er: "That's right, originally the earth dragon is like this, it's a very good medicinal material! However, those who follow the natural order will prosper, while those who go against it will perish. Just like plants and trees know when to grow, if they don't sprout at the right time, they must be evil spirits! When heaven is in chaos, there must be evil spirits emerging everywhere! The appearance of this monster is a sign that the world is on the verge of great chaos!"

  "Alas, this Bone-Eating Dragon is actually a malevolent beast from the Earth element of the Five Elements' strange creatures! But now that the world has been at peace for thirty years, Seventh Uncle, could it be that great chaos is about to erupt?"

  "Alas!" Mr. Chu Qi sighed, knowing that all things have their destiny, and man cannot overcome heaven or change his fate, so he did not respond! However, in the heart of the ninth day, it was already a chill, the world, indeed, is about to be in great chaos!

  Lin Meng'er thought: "The world is in chaos, as long as the point of cyan, father, and all the fellow disciples are safe, who gets to rule the world has nothing to do with me?"

  That bone dragon had arrived in front of Mr. Chu Qi, it seemed to have also sensed the danger, knowing that the enemy it was facing this time was not as easy to deal with as the three corpses earlier, so it stopped writhing and swung its head left and right, seemingly raising its head in a threatening manner, only it had no head or mouth, this provocation was particularly comical, but how could Chu Jiu and Lin Meng'er laugh at this moment?

  Three people were frozen in place, Lin Meng'er opened her eyes and stared at Mr. Chu Qi in front of her, not daring to breathe out loud. After a long time, the dragon bone suddenly moved violently, shooting towards Mr. Chu Qi's face!

  Although it is both blind and deaf, yet it can identify directions like this, surprisingly, without any mistake!

  Lin Meng'er let out a loud cry of "Ah!" as she worried about Master Chu Qi. However, Master Chu Qi was well-prepared and with a swift movement, he lifted his left foot off the ground, spun around on his right foot, and dodged the attack of the Bone Dragon. His right palm then struck fiercely, hitting the Bone Dragon's back. This palm strike contained over 100 catties of force, enough to knock down even an ox!

  However, the bony dragon merely sank slightly, and its momentum was blocked. It seemed to be not very painful. On the ninth day, Xin Jing thought: "It turns out that the thickness of this bony dragon's skin has already exceeded that of a snake's skin. I think it is already immune to ordinary swords and knives, and its defense is more than enough!"

  You Long turned his head again, quickly counterattacking Chu Qi. Jiǔ exclaimed in surprise: "Indeed, he has a strong backbone! Such powerful moves are not inferior to a python!" The vegetation on Diancang Mountain was lush and green, with many pythons. Jiǔ and Lin Qing'er had also seen many since childhood.

  Mr. Chu Qi was helpless and had to retreat a step back, the dragon with bones took advantage of it and swept his body horizontally again, he could only retreat once more.

  Suddenly, the dragon's body rolled over, stirring up countless dust and dirt. In the misty dust, it leaped and bounded agilely. Mr. Chu Qi was also jumping and hopping about, his movements astonishing!

  On the ninth day, he became anxious and could only ask loudly: "Seventh Uncle, Shifu, what should we do?"

  Lin Meng'er was also unable to, suddenly a clever idea struck her, and she said: "Seventh Uncle, catch the sword!" She stretched out her hand, and the Stone Iron Essence Long Sword in her hand had already been thrown out!

  Mr. Chu Qi's heart was filled with joy, his body lengthened, and he went to receive the sword. Who knew that it was fast? Just as he was about to take off, a dragon head suddenly attacked him, forcing Mr. Chu Qi back. Its tail was even faster, rolling towards the long sword, and it seemed that it would roll the sword away!

  Lin Meng'er let out a loud cry of "Ah!" and Chu Jiu was also shocked beyond recognition!