It's extremely dark here, with a strange black wind blowing.
On a hillside, a palace stands abruptly. It seems to be made of purple jade. It is extremely gorgeous and exudes a faint purple brilliance. In addition to its gorgeousness, it gives people a strange and eerie feeling.
In front of the palace, four martial arts cultivators came, three men and one woman.
They are Hong Dali, the leader of the Iron Palm Gang, Chu Yunfei, the leader of the Huashan Sect, Xie Qing, the leader of the Vajra Sect, and Su Ruoxue, who is dressed in red and has red eyes and a silver mask.
Except for Su Ruoxue, the three leaders are all in the early stages of transformation.
Hong Dali looks middle-aged and has a strong physique, while Chu Yunfei and Xie Qing both look like they are old.
Chu Yunfei, the head of the Huashan Sect, took out a scroll from his storage bag and unfolded it. Hong Dali and Xie Qing immediately came over.
"It seems that this is the main hall!" Hong Dali stared at the map and said excitedly.
Xie Qing chuckled and said, "Thanks to Brother Chu's map, we were able to reach the main hall smoothly.
"We, the thirteenth generation leader of the Huashan Sect, also entered the Misty Ghost Forest a thousand years ago, and picked up this half of the map by mistake.
Otherwise, if we go alone, it will not be so easy to reach the main hall.
It is also unknown whether he will be trapped to death by nearby ghosts.
"Chu Yunfei carefully put away the map and said with a proud look on his face.
The eight sects have no alliances with each other except that the Ruyi Sect is dependent on the Yin and Yang Sect.
Mainly because Chu Yunfei held the map, but considering that it was difficult for him to protect himself in the main hall alone, he found two heads of the eight sects with similar strength and entered the main hall together.
Of course, before coming to the Misty Ghost Forest, Chu Yunfei had already collected a lot of spiritual stones and spiritual crystals from Hong Dali and Xie Qing as expenses for leading the way.
"Brother Chu, are there any powerful ghosts in this main hall?" Xie Qing asked.
"The main hall is divided into three floors. The higher you go, the greater the danger. If we only hunt for treasures on the first floor, there won't be much danger.
It's a pity that there is only half of the map. There is also a side hall in this misty ghost forest, but there is no marked route. I'm afraid the treasures there are more suitable for us.
Chu Yunfei sighed and said.
"Hey, being able to successfully find the main hall is already a huge blessing.
"Yes, let's go in and take a look."
Hong Dali and Xie Qing said one after another.
"Why don't you, young lady, come in with us? That way we can take care of each other. When there are treasures or elixirs, we can share them with you."
"Chu Yunfei glanced at Su Ruoxue.
"good.
"Su Ruoxue agreed without thinking.
Hong Dali and Xie Qing also looked at Su Ruoxue thoughtfully, showing a hint of caution.
They met Su Ruoxue on the route they came from just now. A bison-like ghost happened to appear, and the four of them took action to deal with it.
Although Su Ruoxue's cultivation level is only at the peak of the Asking Realm, her strength is comparable to that of a Master of the Transformation Realm.
Seeing the other party's strength, Chu Yunfei invited Su Ruoxue to enter the main hall together.
Anyway, he and the other two sect leaders have been partners in conspiracy for a long time, and they are not afraid of what tricks Su Ruoxue can play. At most, they can just use this woman, wait until they get the treasure, and then kill her.
The door to the gloomy main hall was open, and the entrance was dim.
The four of them walked in.
The first floor of the inner hall is a large and quiet space, approximately several thousand square meters.
It was dimly lit inside, and the surrounding walls were carved with strange patterns.
After walking for about two minutes, the four of them arrived at a hall.
The center of the ceiling-like carving on the top of the hall is inlaid with several huge luminous pearls, which shine brightly like chandeliers. There is a milky white halo surrounding the hall, making it look very beautiful.
These are not the important points. There is a very conspicuous small pool in the center of the hall, which is three to four meters long and wide.
The pool water is not ordinary clear water, but a viscous liquid like milk.
Chu Yunfei and the others stopped in front of the hall, staring intently at a purple lotus blooming in the center of the pool. It was very gorgeous, about the size of a bowl, and exuded a strange fragrance.
"Holy crap, aren't I just blinded by this? Could this be the legendary purple flame lotus!" Xie Qing exclaimed.
The other two heads also had a hint of passion on their faces.
“Tsk, tsk, a divine object that I thought could only be seen in ancient books actually appeared on the first floor of the inner hall so easily.
Brother Chu, as long as this purple flame lotus is picked from the roots and planted, it will be of great help to our cultivation just by continuously absorbing the spiritual energy of the lotus.
Hong Dali said excitedly.
"Now, who among us will pick this purple lotus?" Xie Qing asked.
As soon as these words came out, the three heads looked at each other, their expressions were calm, but there was a trace of greed in their eyes.
Chu Yunfei was the first to say: "Ahem... I have been stuck in the early stage of transformation for more than fifty years, and I have been unable to break through the bottleneck. This purple lotus is of too much use to me, please give it to me.
Anyway, the first floor is so big, there will definitely be other treasures to be found, and I will leave them to you when the time comes.
"This..." Hong Dali and Xie Qing looked at each other. Who would be willing to give up such a treasure that can improve one's cultivation? The three of them were still discussing who would pick the lotus first, without any doubts.
Su Ruoxue took it seriously.
Su Ruoxue stood on one side. She didn't pay attention to the lotus, but tilted her head and looked at the scene around the hall.
"Well, although this purple lotus is precious, without Brother Chu's map, we can't come to the main hall, so we have to give it to Brother Chu.
Hong Dali said with a smile.
Xie Qing had no objection.
After all, it was Chu Yunfei who brought them to the inner palace, so it would be a bad idea to break up with each other now.
Chu Yunfei was overjoyed. He first checked the pond water twice and found nothing abnormal, so he prepared to pick lotus flowers.
The small pond is not wide, only three or four meters, and you can barely pick it by hand on the shore.
Chu Yunfei knelt down, stretched out his right hand, and carefully touched the purple bud of the lotus.
Hong Dali and Xie Qing couldn't help but hold their breath.
When Chu Yunfei touched the rhizome of the lotus, he pulled it up hard and easily pulled the lotus up with its stem and roots.
Generally, the rhizomes of Tiancai Dibao are very tough and will not break due to pulling.
"Hahaha, this is the legendary purple flame lotus. It is indeed very spiritual!" Chu Yunfei was ecstatic and couldn't help laughing.
Xie Qing and Hong Dali couldn't help but get closer.
At this moment, a big black snake suddenly sprang out of the milky white pool water, and its tail wrapped around Chu Yunfei's neck.
Chu Yunfei was so excited because he picked lotus flowers that he was accidentally dragged into the water by the big snake before he could react.
"Plop" a wave, milky white pool water splashing.
Xie Qing was closer to the pool water, and the milky white pool water hit his face.
"Hiss!" Xie Qing's face was filled with white gas, and a sharp scream came from his mouth.
"Water! The water is poisonous!" Xie Qing covered his face and roared in horror.
In just a moment, Hong Dali and Su Ruoxue saw that Xie Qing's face was covered with pustules, and even his eyeballs were rotten away.
Hong Dali was so frightened that he took a few steps back and took a breath of cold air.
Su Ruoxue's expression remained as usual, with a trace of sarcasm flashing through her beautiful eyes.
Turning his eyes to the water in the pool, Chu Yunfei's body had turned into a pile of white bones and floated up.