The eruptions of hundreds of volcanic islands around the huge seawater column have stopped, but the smoke, dust, water vapor, etc. they produced have turned this sea area into a foggy place, making it difficult to see farther away.
Only more than an hour had passed. No matter how fast the reinforcements sent by the sect received the news, they could not arrive in such a short period of time. Even with the golden elixir master's escape speed, it would still take five or six hours.
Of course, we actually can't wait that long, because there is a teleportation array arranged here, but unfortunately it is not a teleportation array that goes directly to the main island of Penglai Island. The reinforcements can only go to nearby islands, such as Mingyue Island Tide Shop, and then use the teleportation array to come here.
Therefore, given the speed at which the news spread, reinforcements from the sect should arrive in about two hours.
But this is not the reason for the Penglai disciples here to watch. After leaving a few disciples waiting for reinforcements and guarding the mine, several deacons led other disciples into the fog to search for the disciples who disappeared during the patrol.
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Shi Xuan turned into a breeze and followed the corridor, constantly escaping outside. When passing a certain corner, Shi Xuan unexpectedly saw a piece of clothing from an inner disciple. Judging from the color and style of the clothing, it should be Ma Yuanjing's.
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Did Ma Yuanjing also enter the Flame God Mountain? Where is he now? Questions like this immediately entered Shi Xuan's mind.
Not daring to delay, Shi Xuan continued to escape along the corridor, this time even more cautiously. It would take several months for his Gengjin sword energy to be used again. If he met Ma Yuanjing, it would really be a matter of death or life.
Unexpectedly, Shi Xuan encountered no difficulties along the way, and he arrived at the exit half a quarter of an hour later.
The exit was a gorgeously decorated arch, and it was foggy outside. Shi Xuan was a little worried. He used several spells to detect the outside. After confirming that there was no great danger, he breathed a sigh of relief.
After turning into a breeze and escaping into the mist, Shi Xuan immediately flew down against the sea surface with the All-Seeing Shadowless Sword, and at the same time judged his position based on the flow of the sea water.
When Shi Xuan had consumed most of his soul power and stopped to use elixirs to restore it, several figures flew over in the mist in front of him. If he looked carefully, he saw that they were dressed as disciples of the Penglai sect.
"Are you a disciple of my Penglai sect in front of you?" Several monks who flew over also stood far away and asked.
Shi Xuan shouted loudly: "I am the outer disciple Shi Xuan, who are the senior brothers?"
The person on the other side suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, and a familiar voice came: "Junior Brother Shi, I am Yan Wanxiao, and these are the disciples on duty at the mine." Those disciples could not suppress their joy, and whispered in a low voice: "Finally, we are here again.
I have found a disciple." For this kind of behavior of rescuing fellow disciples, the sect has always been generous with rewards, and it can be regarded as a large amount of good deeds.
Hearing Yan Wanxiao's voice, Shi Xuan flew over with sword light. When he saw Yan Wanxiao in the same embarrassment as himself, he couldn't help but smile: "I wonder how Senior Brother Yan escaped from that huge shock?" Yan Wanxiao's hair fell.
It was messy, there were traces of fire in many places on the body, and the Taoist robe was in tatters. It could barely be seen that it was the costume of the Penglai sect.
Yan Wanxiao also looked frightened: "Junior Brother Meng and I encountered a huge vibration when we were patrolling. We were stunned on the spot, and then were washed away by the sea water. Then we encountered a volcanic eruption, so it became like this. As for
Junior Brother Meng, I think he should have the protective items Grandmaster Meng gave him, so he will be fine."
Shi Xuan understood that Yan Wanxiao was reminding him that Meng Yuchang should be fine and should be careful. However, no one knew better than Shi Xuan whether Meng Yuchang was fine or not. Shi Xuan also looked scared.
: "Senior Brother Yan and I had similar experiences, but the damage to the Taoist robe was more serious. We had to change it on the spot, and then flew back to the center without knowing the direction. As for Senior Brother Ma, I have never seen him."
The two of them were about to talk for a while, but there was another loud noise in the distance, and the fog was pushed away. What appeared in front of Shi Xuan and others was a majestic mountain of flames in the distance, with purple and blue erupting from it.
The flames burned the sea water to a level.
Shi Xuan looked at the scene in front of him with his mouth wide open, and understood that Nanmingli Fire Lake should have erupted. If he had left a little later, he would have turned into a wisp of smoke by now. But the timing of this explosion was too coincidental.
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However, this also relieved Shi Xuan's worries. He originally wanted to pretend to be injured and return to the sect first, so that even if Meng Li used a secret method to find out that he had killed Meng Yuchang, he could tell the difference in the Zhanglu Hall.
A monk with a normal IQ can see that he is deliberately preparing to strike. Yongxiang will definitely not cover it up, but that will reveal that he knows Taoism. But at that time, can Taoism be more important than life?
As for now, Shi Xuan is relieved. Even if Meng Li uses secret methods, he can only see a ball of Nanmingli fire.
The explosion ended quickly, and mist poured in from the outside again, turning this place into a world of mist and smoke. Shi Xuan suppressed his doubts and followed Yan Wanxiao and others to search for other disciples in the mist.
Several disciples were also extremely curious about the Mountain of Flames, so their search direction was subconsciously getting closer and closer to the Mountain of Flames.
At a certain moment when the mist was blown thin by the wind, Shi Xuan seemed to see a tall, middle-aged monk with an awkward appearance in a high-crested robe with fire patterns, flames and wide sleeves walking from the direction of the Flame Islands to the sky above the Flame God Mountain.
Mai? Not flying?! Shi Xuan thought he was dazzled, but when he tried to look again, his sight was blocked by the fog again.
"Let's go, there seems to be a disciple in front of us? Let's go over and have a look." Yan Wanxiao said to a few people. Shi Xuan didn't look at it anymore, and followed Yan Wanxiao full of doubts.
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Above the Flame God Mountain.
The clumsy-looking middle-aged monk looked around and then said to himself: "Fortunately, I caught up. The old Taoist had long calculated that the Flame God Mountain would be born during this period, but he never thought that it would be today.
The old ghost blocked me and it was almost too late." After saying this, he typed out one after another ancient talismans and seals on the Flame God Mountain.
As more and more talismans were struck, the Flame God Mountain gradually became smaller. From a few thousand feet at the beginning, it became dozens of feet in size within a short time.
At this moment, the ancient monk's expression condensed, and then he stopped making talismans and seals, showed a sincere smile, and said to the east: "Two fellow Taoists, this sacred mountain of flames is something that old Taoists use to overcome tribulations.
But it’s not in line with your practice, so it won’t be of much use if you take it home, so why not give it to an experienced practitioner.”
Seeing that there was no movement in the east, Monk Gu Zhuo said with a heart: "I, Zhu Yanzi, owe you a favor for this matter, and I will definitely repay you in the future."
At this time, two cold snorts came from the east, and then a thundercloud and a stream of clear air suddenly appeared, then quickly went away, and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Zhu Yanzi breathed a sigh of relief. He was not afraid of one-on-one. Unexpectedly, two old monsters came together, so he had to give in. Fortunately, the Flame God Mountain was of little use to them.
Continue to type the talisman seals, and finally hold the Flame God Mountain in the palm of your hand with one finger. One step towards the Fire Islands, it appeared on the horizon, and another step disappeared.
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Shi Xuan and others successively searched for several outer sect disciples. In addition to the news from other teams, the only ones missing now are Meng Yuchang and Ma Yuanjing. Of course, other outer sect disciples are also unlucky.
, he was already a corpse when he was found, his whole body was charred and mutilated. He must have been directly exposed to the volcanic eruption when he was above the crater.
Suddenly, the sea water below began to move abnormally, rushing toward a certain area in the center with great turbulence. Even the fog and smoke seemed to have this tendency.
The disciples noticed the abnormality, looked at each other for a few times, and unanimously decided to exit first. Then they controlled various magic weapons and flew away. Because they were worried about encountering danger, they each used their best, Shi.
Xuan also added Xiaoyou Qingfeng Escape when controlling the sword light.
Halfway through the flight, the suction force of the vortex in the center became stronger and stronger, which made all the disciples very happy. If they had left a little later, it was still unclear whether they would be able to fly.
Soon, the disciples flew out of the mist-filled sea and returned to the island where the mine was located. Then they watched the sea water rush towards the center, and the fog and smoke also rapidly shrank downwards.
A quarter of an hour later, the smoke disappeared and the sea was calm. Shi Xuan and the disciples who were just together looked at each other. Where was the towering mountain of flames that he saw before? It couldn't be because he was dazzled, so many disciples had seen it!
However, Shi Xuan still has a guess. Is it the ancient monk with the high crown and robes who sealed the Flame God Mountain? How much magic power does this have? Is this the legendary Yuanshen Zhenren?
At this moment, the teleportation array in the center of the island lit up, and several elders walked out of it, led by Meng Li, the leader of Tianquan Peak. He held an extinguished glass lamp in his hand, flew over with a pale face, and shouted loudly: "
Who was with Yuchang when the accident happened?"
Yan Wanxiao stood up with a pale face and saluted: "It's a disciple, but the disciple had already fainted at that time, but he didn't know where Junior Brother Meng had gone. But Junior Brother Meng is very powerful, so he should be able to escape safely."
"Hmph, escaped safely?! Don't you recognize this soul lamp? Yuchang's soul lamp has been extinguished!" Meng Li said angrily.
Meng Li was not polite and used a lie detector technique to interrogate Yan Wanxiao. However, what Yan Wanxiao said was true and his natural light did not change.
Another white-haired elder walked up to Meng Li and pulled him back: "Senior Brother Meng, it shouldn't be him. You don't remember, Yuchang's soul lamp was always on when the accident happened, and it didn't go out until an hour later.
.You should have encountered something where the flames broke out."
"Hmph." Meng Li withdrew the lie detection technique with an ugly expression, and then took several elders to the sea of flames to check.
After that, several groups of inner disciples rushed over through the teleportation array.
Naturally, Meng Li and others could not find Meng Yuchang in the sea of flames, so they had to turn their direction towards Ma Yuanjing, so they investigated Shi Xuan who was with Ma Yuanjing. Shi Xuan had indeed never seen Ma Yuanjing except for the hem of his clothes.
, naturally he said something, which made the elders wonder whether Ma Yuanjing and Meng Yuchang had a dispute over a certain treasure, so they killed Meng Yuchang and fled. But the news came from within the sect.
However, Ma Yuanjing's soul lamp also went out.
Both the monks in the entraining stage were dead, but the interrogation of the monks in the out-of-body stage was relaxed. Even the lie detector was useless! Because no elder wanted to believe that one out-of-body monk could kill two monks in the entraining stage.
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In the end, Meng Li reluctantly used the secret method of summoning souls. Although the soul will disappear when the body dies before the Yin Shen stage, it can use the clothes of the deceased to connect with the aura left by him before death, and finally get certain information.
Shi Xuan understood that the aura left by Meng Yuchang had already dissipated completely when the Nanmingli Fire Lake erupted, so he was not afraid and watched Meng Li's actions throughout. There was no doubt that he failed shamefully.