The setting sun hangs far away in the sky, behind the tall, steep and rolling mountains, spreading its remaining warmth to the southern land. The dim light falls on the silent land, and the wilderness is desolate and solemn.
After leaving Fenxiang Valley, Gui Li and Jin Ping'er stood on the wasteland in front of the Hundred Thousand Mountains. Facing the seemingly endless towering mountains and vast land, they seemed to be just two inconspicuous little creatures.
Looking up at the huge existence between heaven and earth, watching the setting sun on the other side, setting little by little behind the boundless mountains, the sky slowly dimmed.
Between talking and breathing, when the stars are passing by, who else can beat the time?
It was Gui Li's suggestion to leave Fenxiang Valley. However, I accidentally overheard the conversation between Yun Yi Lan and other three people in Fenxiang Valley that day. I already knew that there might be some strange method in Fenxiang Valley that could awaken the "Eight Ominous Mysterious Fire Array", which was a great opportunity.
Opportunity, given the original purpose of Gui Li and Jin Ping'er, they should continue to hide and observe carefully. However, for some reason, Gui Li still proposed to leave Fenxiang Valley with a look of indifference, and Jin Ping'er, who has always been extremely smart,
He didn't seem to have thought about this aspect, but he readily agreed.
After leaving Fenxiang Valley, Gui Li and Jin Ping'er rarely spoke to each other, and they did not discuss how to pursue the next step. However, the two seemed to have some tacit understanding, and they both came south in unison, until today they came to the legendary place.
In front of the terrifying place "One Hundred Thousand Mountains", under the setting sun and black mountains, in the deserted wilderness, the two of them silently stared at the mountain range.
When the wind blows in the wilderness, there is no fragrance of flowers and plants, only the faint smell and roar of an unknown place in the distance. In this place, even the wind beside me seems to be fierce.
Jin Ping'er's hair was gently blowing in the wind. She raised her head slightly, revealing her smooth and slender chin and a white neck. She looked at the distant mountains. The high black peaks were shrouded in thick gray fog.
It is constantly rolling and rolling. Behind these mountains, I wonder what kind of world is there?
Others may be guessing, but something seems to be shining in Jin Ping'er's hazy and complicated eyes.
Unlike the silent and charming woman beside him, even though Gui Li didn't speak much, what he was thinking about along the way was like a turbulent wave, with huge ups and downs.
The first thing was the blood sacrifice, which touched his heart greatly. Although he had killed a lot of people over the years, and even earned the title of "Blood Master" in the Demon Cult, but for what he had done in Fenxiang Valley a few days ago,
What he heard seemed to be an obsession that had been rooted deep in his heart since he was a child. He subconsciously felt repelled and disgusted. Then, from Jin Ping'er's seemingly casual reminder, he suddenly realized that he had always been
Something that I actually ignored: In the Demon Cult, even the Ghost King may be doing something similar to what Fenxiang Valley is about to do.
Taking the blood of countless living people and sacrificing them alive to the gods. Needless to say, this god is naturally a vicious god and a member of the evil god. And the blood sacrifice itself is simply an inhumane and inhumane thing that greatly harms the peace of heaven. However, these things happened in
Beside yourself.
What kind of world is this?
Is it possible that everyone in this world is crazy?
After all, it was the charming and strange young man whom I once met by chance who said: After all, humans are just a kind of beast, and there is no difference.
Gui Li took a deep breath and looked at the distant mountains silently. After hearing the order given to him by the Ghost King from Mr. Ghost, Gui Li had already guessed from the evil beast "Taotie" in the order that he had a double-faced past.
The strange young man he was destined to meet turned out to be the beast god who caused unprecedented disasters to the people of the world.
However, Gui Li didn't know why the beast god wanted to kill everyone in the world, but why he spared him a favor and just talked and parted with him twice.
There is still a vague warmth on his chest. For many years, this faint warmth has been with Gui Li, as if it has become a part of his body. Even most of the time, Gui Li has ignored this warmth. However, for a few
The trip to Incense Valley a few days ago touched something deep in his heart. The jade secret lying quietly on his chest may be the key to this trip to southern Xinjiang!
From the conversation between Yun Yilan and Shangguan Ce, it was clearly explained that it was precisely because Fenxiang Valley had lost this piece of essence of all fires that it could no longer activate the Eighteenth Five-Year Plan after losing the volcanic spiritual energy accumulated for hundreds of years.
The Fierce Mysterious Fire Array. And with this Mysterious Fire Mirror, can we find the secret of the mysterious Array?
Gui Li was silent, looking at the setting sun in the distance. The last bit of light finally disappeared quietly.
High on the black mountain peaks, as the last ray of sunlight dissipated, the once dense black fog suddenly began to dissipate and thin, as if it had been stimulated by something.
Jin Ping'er, who was standing aside, smiled slightly, turned around and said, "Okay, let's go."
Gui Li glanced at her and said, "No one has ever heard of the changes in the poisonous mist here in Shiwanda Mountain. How did you discover it?"
Jin Ping'er smiled coquettishly, her eyes were charming, teasing, and cunning, and said: "I won't tell you, what can you do?"
Gui Li was startled. Under the darkening sky, deep in the mountains, the woman in front of him suddenly seemed to be emitting a coquettish and beautiful light in the dim world. She was dazzling. With her here, it was unexpected.
, with a different kind of warmth.
At least, you don't have to walk alone in the darkness in the distance.
The corner of Gui Li's mouth moved, but he turned his head and said calmly: "Let's go."
After saying that, Dang went ahead. Jin Ping'er behind him looked at his figure, smiled slightly, his eyes flickered, and followed him gently.
The two figures one behind the other, as well as the monkey lying on the shoulder, and the "squeaking" sounds that came from time to time, slowly melted into the darkness and disappeared.
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Qingyun Mountain, Tongtian Peak, Yuqing Hall.
Thousands of miles away from southern Xinjiang, this holy land of the Immortal Family has just saved the world. The chaos caused by the beast-monster catastrophe was just like the war between good and evil ten years ago. It was quickly and properly dealt with. Tongtian Peak
Most places on the island have restored their original quiet and ethereal scenery, except for a few huge damaged buildings that still need to be slowly renovated, but no one doubts that they will quickly return to their original appearance.
Among all the huge buildings on Tongtian Peak, the most important and gigantic one is naturally the main hall "Yuqing Hall". Compared with other building halls, the damage suffered by Yuqing Hall in that catastrophe was almost
They can all be ignored. It seems that the ancestors of Qingyun Sect are really spiritual and have protected them well.
And at this moment, just when Gui Li and Jin Ping'er were about to enter the mysterious and strange Shiwan Mountain to track down the defeated and fleeing beast god, an explosion broke out in the sacred Yuqing Temple on the Tongtian Peak of Qingyun Mountain.
A minor quarrel.
The leaders of the Six Meridians of Qingyun Sect, except Changmen Tongtian Peak, rarely gathered in Yuqing Hall again after the catastrophe of beast monsters. But the most important thing is that they came this time and were not summoned by the headmaster Zhenren Daoxuan.
The ones who came were people who came on their own. The person who greeted everyone at the head of the hall was not Master Daoxuan, but Xiao Yicai, who looked slightly embarrassed.
Among the leaders of the Six Meridians, Qi Hao, the leader of Longshou Peak, and Chu Yuhong, the leader of Chaoyang Peak, are both second-generation disciples in terms of seniority. They are the same generation as Xiao Yicai. Naturally, they are not as direct as the other four uncles. Most of them are
During that time, both of them were silent. But the words spoken by the other four branches: Dazhu Peak, Xiaozhu Peak, Fenghui Peak, and Luoxia Peak were not so polite.
Tian Buyi, the leader of Dazhu Peak, had the loudest voice among the four leaders. He was seen sitting on a rosewood chair and said coldly to Xiao Yicai: "Master Nephew Xiao, the six of us are here today. Until now,
It's been two hours, why hasn't the head brother come out to see us? In his eyes, are we old guys already so unbearable?"
Xiao Yicai looked extremely embarrassed, with a wry smile all over his face, and said with a smile: "What are you talking about? Master Tian, you have always been highly respected in our Qingyun Sect, and Master has always valued you. This is why we all
Everyone knows it”
Tian Buyi didn't wait for him to finish speaking, snorted and sneered: "So the head brother values me so much that he doesn't care if I stay here for two hours?"
Xiao Yicai choked for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Uncle Tian, the disciple has just said that the master indeed entered the Huanyue Cave for retreat ten days ago and stayed behind closed doors. At present, the matters on Tongtian Peak are left to the disciple.
Take charge on your behalf."
The four elders sitting at the bottom snorted coldly at the same time, obviously not believing Xiao Yicai's words. Master Shuiyue of Xiaozhufeng, who was sitting next to him, said coldly: "Martial nephew Xiao, even though I have been in Xiaozhufeng during these ten days,
However, I have heard many times that the head brother was behaving strangely on Tongtian Peak. What’s more, late at night a few days ago, someone actually heard that the head brother looked crazy and screamed at the sky from the top of the Yuqing Palace.
Is this happening?"
Xiao Yicai immediately shook his head and said: "There is absolutely no such thing, there is no such thing. Uncle Shuiyue must have heard wrong. Master, he is a master of Taoism, the leader of the righteous Tao in the world, and the spirit of immortality. How could he do this?"
Is this such a crazy thing?"
The four chief elders looked at each other, and they all saw that the others were very suspicious of Xiao Yicai's words. Sitting next to the leader of Fenghui Peak, Taoist Priest Tianri, who took over as Taoist priest Tianyun and was the leader of Luoxia Peak, looked innocent.
He was thin, wearing a Taoist robe, and frowned as he said: "Senior nephew Xiao, it's not that we uncles are making things difficult for you, this nephew, it's actually the head brother who is the focus of our Qingyun sect. If he
If something goes wrong, I'm afraid it will shake my Qingyun foundation. That's why we must come up and ask you, but don't take it seriously."
At this moment, the heads of the six meridians sat down separately. The main seat in the middle, which originally belonged to Master Daoxuan, was naturally unoccupied. Xiao Yicai was lower than several senior uncles, so he had to stand aside. At this moment, he also smiled bitterly and said: "
Masters and uncles, disciples do not dare to hold grudges in their hearts no matter what. However, the master has indeed gone into seclusion, and he has been given strict orders not to disturb him. It is not Yicai who deliberately obstructed the masters from meeting the master."
Tian Buyi snorted angrily and said: "Stop talking nonsense. In the past few days, the news has spread throughout the Qingyun Sect. The dignified leader's behavior is extremely weird. He is sometimes crazy and confused all day long on Tongtian Peak. If the leader is
Senior brother, he is ill, and we, as junior brothers, must find ways to treat him no matter what, or at least visit him; if he is safe and well, why would he not come out to see us?" At this point, he suddenly raised his voice.
, said angrily: "Xiao Yicai, tell me the truth, what happened to the head senior brother?"
Xiao Yicai trembled, as if he was startled by Tian Buyi's loud voice, but he still had a slight wry smile on his face and remained silent.
Zeng Shuchang, the leader of Fenghui Peak who had been sitting next to him without saying much, glanced at Xiao Yicai, frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Well, nephew Xiao, we old men also know that you have always respected the master and dare not violate it.
Ni, we won’t embarrass you. Now as long as you take us to the place where the head brother is retreating, we can pay our respects to the head brother on our own, what do you think?"
Xiao Yicai was stunned for a moment and said nothing, but there was a thoughtful look on his face. Zeng Shuchang turned around and glanced at the people behind him. Tian Buyi, Master Shuiyue and others all nodded slowly. Zeng Shuchang coughed and slowly
He stood up and said in a calm voice: "Senior nephew Xiao, in fact, we are just caring about the senior brother. We have always respected him very much. Everyone in the Qingyun sect knows about this. Just look at it.
When we arrived at the head brother, we were relieved to know that he was in good health. By the way, we heard that the head brother had been in seclusion recently. According to the old system of Qingyun Sect, there were no more than three places: Yuqing Hall, Ancestral Hall and Huanyue Cave.
, but don’t know him”
At the end of Zeng Shuchang's words, his voice slowly slowed down, but he looked at Xiao Yicai. Xiao Yicai's face changed several times. After a while, he bowed his head slightly to Zeng Shuchang and the others and said: "Master, he has been through many changes in recent years because of the changes in his career, so
I often blame myself, and I often go to the ancestral hall to offer sacrifices to the ancestors of all generations."
Zeng Shuchang frowned and nodded. Without saying anything more, he walked towards the back hall of Yuqing Hall first. Tian Buyi, Master Shuiyue and Taoist Tianri also followed him. Qi Hao and Chu Yuhong stood up slowly.
When he walked past Xiao Yicai, Qi Hao also had a wry smile on his face. He stretched out his hand and patted Xiao Yicai's shoulder. Xiao Yicai sighed and shook his head silently.
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The ancestor's ancestral hall in the back mountain of Qingyun Mountain is still hidden in the deep woods, with only a little bit of cornices revealed among the green leaves of the treetops. Perhaps it is really the protection of the ancestors of Qingyun Sect. In the past ten years, Qingyun Sect has experienced many changes.
Two thrilling disasters did not damage this place.
Just like in the past, looking from a distance, there are faint incense lights flickering in the dark ancestral hall, giving people an unfathomable feeling.
The group of people quickly walked from Yuqing Hall to the back mountain and arrived at the three-way intersection in front of the Patriarch's Ancestral Hall. Suddenly, Qi Hao, who was walking behind, said "Huh" in a somewhat surprised tone, and walked a few steps up.
In front of him, everyone followed his gaze and saw a young man standing there quietly in front of the ancestor's ancestral hall that was gradually revealed, motionless, but his eyes were looking deep into the ancestral hall, with his back to Qi Hao and everyone else.
.
Qi Hao frowned and shouted: "Is it Junior Brother Lin?"
The young man was startled, and when he turned around, it was Lin Jingyu.
Lin Jingyu suddenly saw Qi Hao, and a burst of joy flashed across his face. But then he saw many people following Qi Hao, and among them were all the leaders of Qingyun Sect. He couldn't help but be startled, and his face showed surprise.
Come on.
"Senior Brother Qi, why are you here and why are all the senior uncles and brothers here?"
Qi Hao approached Lin Jingyu and said with a smile: "I was wondering if I could see you here all the way here. We two brothers haven't seen each other for many days."
Lin Jingyu was obviously very happy to see Qi Hao, and said with a smile: "Yes, I miss my senior brother very much too. By the way," he looked at the others and asked Qi Hao in a low voice: "Senior brother, you and these guys
What’s the reason why the First Senior Uncle and Senior Brother are here together?”
Qi Hao glanced at the ancestor's ancestral hall behind Lin Jingyu, frowned, and said: "Junior brother Lin, um, the head teacher, is he in the ancestor's ancestral hall?" For some reason, when Qi Hao spoke,
, but he did not lower his voice deliberately, but seemed to let the people behind him hear it.
The smile on Lin Jingyu's face slowly disappeared. Apparently he also found that something was a little strange. However, facing the senior uncles and brothers who had always been highly respected, he still said honestly: "The master is in the ancestral hall."
There was a slight commotion behind Qi Hao, and it soon calmed down. Then, Zeng Shuchang said in a plain and slightly old voice: "What is Senior Brother Head doing in there? Is he in seclusion?"
Lin Jingyu seemed to be startled and said: "Retreat, what retreat?"
Qi Hao's complexion changed, and Tian Buyi's complexion changed even more. He took a step forward, but was immediately stopped by Zeng Shuchang. Zeng Shuchang showed his expression to Tian Buyi, shook his head, and then glanced at Qi Hao.
Hao understood, frowned and asked Lin Jingyu: "Junior Brother Lin, um, have you been on Tongtian Peak recently?"
Lin Jingyu nodded and said: "Not bad."
Qi Hao pondered for a moment, as if he was considering his words, and then said slowly: "Did you see or hear anything strange on Tongtian Peak?"
Lin Jingyu thought for a while, his eyes swept across the faces of everyone present, and his eyes gradually brightened, but his expression did not change much, and he still answered honestly: "Reporting to Senior Brother, although I have been on Tongtian Peak, this period
For the past few days, I have been keeping vigil for my seniors in the ancestral hall, so I haven’t heard about anything happening outside." He paused, looked at Qi Hao, and said, "Senior brother, did something happen?
?"
Qi Hao choked, shook his head with a wry smile, and said: "No, nothing happened. By the way, why are you standing here in broad daylight? Aren't you going to keep vigil in the ancestral hall?"
Lin Jingyu glanced into the dark depths of the ancestor's ancestral hall and said: "It was the Master who asked me to stand here. Every time he came, he asked me to stand outside alone, and then he entered the ancestral hall alone.
."
As soon as these words came out, Zeng Shuchang and others changed their expressions slightly. Qi Hao also frowned and said: "The master master is still in there now?"
Lin Jingyu nodded and said, "Yes, he is in the ancestral hall."
Qi Hao nodded, took a few steps back, and said no more.
Zeng Shuchang, Tian Buyi and others looked at each other, but no one took action for a moment. After a while, Tian Buyi snorted and strode out to the door of the ancestor's ancestral hall, but did not go up the steps and shouted loudly under the stone steps.
Said: "Senior Brother Daoxuan, I am Tian Buyi, and Shuiyue, Tianri, Zeng Shuchang and the other two chief nephews are here to see you. Are you there?"
His voice was loud and powerful, and it immediately spread in the forest. Looking vaguely, it seemed that in the dark place deep in the ancestral hall, even the little incense suddenly lit up, and then slowly returned to normal.
A moment later, a voice came from the darkness and said coldly: "What's the matter?"
Tian Buyi and the other elders were all shocked. The voice contained a very cold air, and there was also a hint of violence. There was no trace of Daoxuan Zhenren's clear and upright spirit. However, several of them were in agreement with Dao Xuan.
Xuan Zhenren has known this person for more than hundreds of years. As soon as they heard these words, they recognized that it was indeed Daoxuan Zhenren's voice.
Did something unexpected happen to this Taoist immortal who once led the world in righteousness?
At the thought of this, the expressions of Tian Buyi and others changed.
Tian Buyi coughed, took a deep breath, and said loudly again: "Senior brother, a few of us heard that you have been ill recently, so we came here to visit you. Please allow us to come in and pay our respects."
Master Daoxuan's voice was silent for a moment, but when it reappeared, it was accompanied by a sneer, bone-chilling: "See me? Do you need the head of the Six Meridians to come with you to see me? I think you are trying to force the palace and peep at me, the master of the teachings.
Just take your place!"
As soon as these words came out, it was like thunder out of thin air, which shocked everyone's expression. Even Tian Buyi couldn't help but took a few steps back, with a look of shock and surprise on his face. He turned around and saw that even though he had always been calm and indifferent in the past,
Shuiyue and others also had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Zeng Shuchang's eyes were full of worry, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Brother, headmaster, where did you start with these words? Those of us who are junior brothers and sisters have never had this thought in hundreds of years. We have never had this thought before.
, There is no one now, and there will be no one in the future. Recently, I came here just to care that senior brother seems to be in good health, and I have no other intentions. Senior brother must not make a mistake."
Master Daoxuan's voice suddenly rose, and he sneered: "Zeng Shuchang, among the leaders of the Six Meridians, you have always been the most scheming. You had long been aware of Cangsong's plot at Longshou Peak that day, but you kept silent. Could it be that you thought that I
Do not you know?"
Zeng Shuchang's expression changed drastically. Tian Buyi, Master Shuiyue, Taoist Tianri and others also turned around in shock and looked at Zeng Shuchang.
Master Shuiyue stared at Zeng Shuchang and said for a long time: "Is this serious?"
Uncle Zeng often made a wry smile, shook his head and said, "Well, where do you start talking about this?"
Master Shuiyue was still waiting to ask more questions, but suddenly the countless dim incense candles in the ancestor's ancestral hall lit up without any wind. They couldn't see clearly in the darkness, but somehow, it made people feel that something strange was roaring in the depths of the darkness.
Almost at the same time, Master Daoxuan's words came again, but the object he was referring to had been transferred from Zeng Shuchang to Master Shuiyue: "Shuiyue, what are you pretending to be? Do you think you are superior?
With his appearance, is Bento really awe-inspiring?" His voice was weird, a bit sad, mixed with a bit hoarse, and he said loudly, "Back then, Wan Jianyi fell into the ancestral hall of the ancestors and was swept away for the rest of his life. In the end, he died of evil heretics.
All my hands and present are all started by you, and they are all given by you! Hahahahahaha."
At the end of the sentence, Master Daoxuan laughed wildly as if he could not control his voice, and there was no trace of the immortal spirit. However, at this moment, no one paid attention to him anymore. Tian Buyi, Zeng Shuchang
When everyone turned pale, they looked at the pale Shuiyue in astonishment and were speechless for a long time.
These few words were so thrilling that Qi Hao and the other disciples could only watch and listen with their mouths agape. Master Shuiyue was trembling all over at this moment, but for some reason, there was a sound in her eyes that had never been seen before.
Seeing a scorching gaze that was almost fanatical, he took a few steps forward, as if he didn't care about anything else, and shouted loudly into the ancestral hall: "What, what did you say? Could it be that Senior Brother Wan is still alive?"
The words woke everyone up. Tian Buyi and others reacted almost at the same time. They all looked excited and asked deep into the ancestral hall.
However, Master Daoxuan's arrogant laughter became more and more crazy, echoing in the sky above the Qingyun Mountain Patriarch's Ancestral Hall, and never dissipated for a long time. (To be continued)