"Maybe that's true." The white-haired old man sighed, obviously not wanting to discuss this topic any more.
At this time, the group of people had already entered the stone house and walked straight into the depths along the stone steps that led diagonally to the ground.
Liu Ming followed Zhu Chi closely and kept looking at everything around him.
The entire stone steps are made of bluestone, and at regular intervals, there is a stone lampstand on one side of the stone wall, illuminating the nearby area.
When they were more than thirty feet underground, the front suddenly opened up and they walked into a hall extending in all directions.
There are broken open stone doors on each side of this hall, leading to unknown places.
The young man leading the way turned left without hesitation and entered a passage.
But not long after the group of people walked, there appeared another ordinary and unique hall in front of them, each with several passages connected together.
This place is actually a small man-made underground maze.
However, the disciples of Jiuqiao Mountain had obviously already explored this place clearly. The leading disciple just took Liu Ming and others to turn left and right, and soon appeared in front of a purple-red copper door.
When Zhu Chi and Sister Zhong saw the bronze door, their expressions changed slightly.
"Crack" sound.
The originally closed bronze door was slowly opened after two disciples from Jiuqiao Mountain grabbed it and pushed it hard.
Judging from their exertion, they seemed to weigh more than 10,000 kilograms.
The moment the copper door opened, a hot breath rolled out, startling Liu Ming and other Barbarian Ghost Sect disciples who were following closely behind.
When Zhu Chi felt the hot breath behind the door, he also frowned, but the next moment he and the Taoist nun walked in without hesitation.
Liu Ming followed closely and walked into the bronze door. After looking around, a look of surprise appeared on his face.
This is an underground cave that is several acres in size. The ground is covered with blue slates. There are some faint red crystal stones around it. In the center, there is a crimson fruit tree about ten feet high, which is full of fist-sized emerald green round fruits.
There are more than thirty pieces.
The entire fruit tree was covered by a light blue light curtain, but in the dark red soil within a few feet below the roots, there were impressively large masses of hot breath gushing out, making the people in the cave feel as if they were in a giant cave.
Just like next to the stove.
However, neither Zhu Chi nor Taoist nun surnamed Zhong showed much surprise when they witnessed this scene.
Zhu Chi stared at the fruit tree for a moment and then said slowly:
"It seems that what I predicted at the beginning was indeed correct. Soon after the spiritual fruit matures, the ground fire below will erupt. It is such a pity for this spiritual tree. Otherwise, as long as we wait a few more years, we can get some more Tianqiong fruits.
of.
"If we hadn't seen this situation, neither you nor I would have let go of this spiritual tree so easily. There would be no time to be so polite in distributing spiritual fruits today." Dazhi said with a smile.
"When the Earth Fire erupts, the Flood Dragon Island will cease to exist, and the spiritual tree has been planted here for many years. Once there is no Earth Fire to nourish the spiritual roots, it will wither into ashes in an instant. There is no need to fight for it!
Okay, I have checked. There are a total of thirty-three spiritual fruits on the tree, and they are the same as before. There is no shortage. Now let’s discuss the fighting skills competition." Taoist nun surnamed Zhong spoke.
"We are waiting for the disciples to compete in a martial arts competition. Naturally, it doesn't need to be too complicated. Let's do this. Since there are thirty-three spiritual fruits, we will divide the spiritual fruits into three batches. Each batch has eleven spiritual fruits. The winner will go there in person.
How about picking it out? Of course, this is just a competition. If any of the disciples is seriously injured or killed during the fight, you and I can stop it. But once we take action, we will automatically admit that the disciples have failed in the competition." He rarely speaks.
The old man with wooden crown also spoke.
"Fellow Daoist Master Da Shang seems to have thought it through very carefully, and Zhu has no objection. However, you two have also promised not to use high-level puppets for your disciples. If your disciples appear on the scene, once the disciples use third-level or higher-level puppets,
, it can be considered as losing the competition." Zhu Chi said with a gleam in his eyes.
"Of course there is no problem with this." Dazhi agreed.
So after the two discussed for a few more words, the old man with wooden crown stepped on the ground with one foot, and his toes penetrated the ground several inches deep. Then he suddenly moved, and after a vague shaking nearby, he stood on the seemingly extremely hard stone.
A circle as big as an acre was drawn on the ground.
Seeing this, Liu Ming and others were shocked.
This old man's face looks wrinkled and extremely old, but his feet don't seem to be made of flesh and blood.
"Okay, those who voluntarily admit defeat, those who leave the circle, and those who lose the ability to move will all be considered losers! Now you can send one disciple each to enter the circle." After exiting the circle, the old man Mu Guan said numbly.
The moment he finished speaking, a short-sleeved girl of fifteen or sixteen years old walked out from among the disciples of Jiuqiao Mountain. She had a yellow leather bag hanging on her waist, with seven or eight pigtails, sparkling eyes and a small mouth.
Slightly raised, very playful look.
"Yu Cheng, the other party is also in the early stage of being a spiritual disciple. You should try it first." Zhu Chi looked at the girl's appearance and immediately called her by name.
This is not the time to use scheming. If they dare to send mid-level spiritual disciples like Xiao Feng or Liu Ming from the beginning, although they will definitely win the first game, it is equivalent to giving up the next one.
Two victories, something that both ruins their reputation and fails to maximize their profits, is naturally not what Zhu Chi and Taoist Aunt Zhong want.
After Yu Cheng agreed, he walked out with a hint of excitement. The moment Fang Yi walked into the circle, his breath rose and a layer of yellow light suddenly emerged from his body.
When the girl opposite saw this, she pursed her lips and smiled, then suddenly reached for her waist with one hand and threw a yellow ball.
After a "crack" sound, the moment the yellow ball hit the ground, it swelled and deformed, turning into a six-foot-long black python. Judging from the dark body segments and the scales glowing with cold light on the body.
, obviously a puppet beast.
"go"
The girl made a kneading gesture with one hand, put the other hand on her forehead, and let out a sweet scolding.
There was a "pop" sound.
The puppet beast just slapped its tail hard on the ground, and then shot out like a crossbow towards the other side.
"Well done!"
After Yu Cheng had been taught by Confucian scholars for a period of time, he was no longer unfamiliar with puppet beasts. He was not afraid at all when he saw this. Instead, he leaned down and suddenly pressed his hand on the ground. Several yellow spirit streaks immediately appeared on his arms.
The pattern appeared in a flash.
There was a muffled sound, and a huge bluestone floor floated up from the ground, turned into a stone wall and blocked the place in front of him.
Seeing this, the girl's expression moved slightly, but the black python hit the stone slab without dodge.
With a loud "boom", the stone slab exploded and shattered instantly, turning into a cloud of dust and mist, and the black python also bounced back to the ground.
But the moment the puppet beast landed on the ground, it suddenly opened its mouth and a cold light shot out.
Astonishingly, they were silver needles as thick as ox hair, piercing through the dust and mist at an incredible speed, and nailed to an object with a "bang bang".
Hearing this, the girl's face lit up with joy. She changed her magic skills and controlled the puppet beast to attack again. A yellow light flashed above its head, and an earth-yellow stone the size of a head appeared out of thin air and hit it hard.
Down.
The girl was startled, and she twisted her waist without caring about it. The stone suddenly fell from the side, grazing her shoulder.
But at this moment, there was a "whoop" sound.
A crimson fireball ejected from the dust mist without any warning, and instantly arrived in front of the girl from Jiuqiao Mountain.
The girl's face panicked, and she only had time to thrust one arm in front of her.
With a "boom" sound, the fire bomb exploded, submerging the girl's figure into it.
"Ha ha"
Yu Cheng let out a burst of laughter and walked out of the dust and fog on the opposite side. However, at this time, his body was covered with a thick layer of earthy loess, as if he was wearing a piece of earth armor.
The silver needles shot by the puppet beast earlier were all inserted into the earth armor one by one, looking like nothing had happened.
When Liu Ming saw this situation, he raised his eyebrows slightly and felt a secret pity in his heart.
This earth armor technique is a unique technique of Earth Yin Kung Fu. Even if people who practice other techniques want to practice this technique, they will get twice the result with half the effort and the effect will be poor.
"Senior brother, you are laughing too early."
There was also a hint of anger in the flames, and with a "swish" sound, the flames were all swept away by a gust of wind.
The girl's figure reappeared in the same place.
But at this moment, she had a small vermilion shield on her arm in front of her, and she held a crimson talisman in her other hand, which was protected by a layer of faint red light.
It looked like it had been burned by the flames.
Liu Ming couldn't help but show a hint of surprise when he saw the talisman in the girl's hand.
Although he has only joined the world of cultivation not long ago, he also knows how rare it is to store the magic in it.
Except for a few kinds of talismans that can be used repeatedly for a certain number of times, even ordinary spiritual masters don't have many such once-consuming attack and defense talismans.
"Fire-avoiding talisman! The two fellow Taoists are really willing to spend money for this competition! The materials required for this talisman are very difficult to find. Most talisman masters have no idea whether they can make one even a hundred times. You actually can't.
I will give it to my disciples." When Zhu Chi saw the talisman in the hands of the girl from Jiuqiao Mountain, his face couldn't help but look a little ugly.
"Haha, you two fellow Taoists may have misunderstood us. This talisman was not given by us. Do you know what this girl's last name is?" Dazhi was not surprised at all when he saw this situation. Instead, he asked with a smile.
"What's your last name?" Zhu was a little surprised.
"Her surname is Nan!" the white-haired old man replied, shaking his head.
"The surname is Nan, does this girl have anything to do with Master Nan?" Zhu Chi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly remembered something and lost his voice.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Zhu finally figured it out. This girl is indeed a granddaughter that Master Nan loves very much. She only worshiped my disciples because she liked puppetry since she was a child. So if this girl has some talismans to protect herself, but
An extremely ordinary thing." Dazhi replied leisurely.
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