Near Quyang City, the capital of the Xixia Kingdom, a huge gray mountain range winds past.
This mountain is called the Yin Corpse Mountains. It is shrouded in gray yin energy all year round. From a distance, it looks like a giant corpse lying on its side, hence the name.
There is a huge gray peak in the mountain range near Quyang City. The mountain starts from halfway up the mountain and is shrouded in gray fog. The true appearance of the top of the mountain is not visible all year round.
If someone were to fly above the clouds, they would definitely be surprised.
On the top of the mountain above the clouds, there are many black palace buildings standing there, but the most surprising thing is the skeleton of a huge gray monster sitting on the top of the mountain.
The skeleton of the monster looks like that of a wolf or tiger. It was the size of a mountain peak when it was alive. Its four claws were deeply inserted into the mountain peak. Its head was raised high, as if it was looking up at somewhere in the distance. The buildings on the top of the peak were all built on
Below the monster's skeleton.
From time to time, people wearing gray robes with bloody moon tattoos on their sleeves would walk between the buildings on the peak, looking extremely busy.
This is where the main altar of Ming Yue Sect is located.
At this moment, a gray cloud flew from the bottom of the mountain and landed on the square at the top of the mountain.
The gray cloud flickered twice and disappeared without a trace, revealing two figures. One of them was a young man wearing a moon-white robe, with long blood-colored hair and a hint of vicissitudes in his handsome brows.
The other person is a petite girl in red shirt with quite beautiful appearance.
"This is... Uncle Liu An is back!"
"Disciple pays homage to Master Liu!"
Some Ming Yue Sect disciples near the square had surprised looks on their faces when they saw the two of them, and then they bowed and saluted.
Liu An's expression was calm and cold, and he didn't pay any attention to the salutes of the disciples around him, and walked towards a black hall in the center.
The girl in red shirt hurriedly followed.
The two quickly walked into the black hall, which was connected by a long corridor.
The two of them walked along the corridor in silence. Not long after, a curly-haired young man in a gray robe appeared in front of them. His facial features looked regular, but there were two deep lines on his nose, which made him look a little sinister.
"Isn't this Lord Liu An? It's been a long time since we last seen each other." The curly-haired young man looked startled when he saw Liu An and the two of them. Then he stopped and stood in front of them and said.
Liu An and the girl in the red shirt had no choice but to stop and look at the curly-haired young man.
"It is said that the Master of Hall Liu has made a big splash in Tianyu City this time. Only six people dare to challenge the Tongtian Immortal Sect. This courage and courage really make me admire you greatly. Tsk tsk, you are worthy of being the beloved disciple of the Eastern Sect.
, What a hero." The curly-haired young man said.
Liu An did not speak, with a calm expression on his face. The girl in the red shirt had an angry look on her face, glanced at Liu An, and did not speak.
"Hey, why are there only two people, Master Liu and Junior Sister Zhen? Where are the others?" The curly-haired young man deliberately looked behind Liu An and asked.
The woman in red's eyes blazed with fire, she took a step forward and was about to speak.
Liu An stretched out his hand, stopped in front of the woman in red, and said:
"Master Canglang Hall, what's going on?"
"What Master Liu said, I haven't seen you for several years. I saw you come back safely today, but I just wanted to say hello. Why should you be so fierce?" the curly-haired young man said with a smile, deliberately raising the sound of the word "peace" a few times.
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The gloomy look in Liu An's eyes flashed away, and just as he was about to say something, a sound of footsteps came from ahead.
The three of them followed the sound, but a thin man about thirty years old with red eyebrows walked over.
"Junior Brother Liu, you are finally back!" When the red-browed man saw Liu An, a look of surprise appeared on his face and he walked over quickly.
"Senior Brother Di, long time no see." Liu An said with a smile on his face.
"Just come back." The red-browed man looked a little excited and patted Liu An on the shoulder.
"Senior Brother Di." The girl in red shirt also saluted the man with red eyebrows.
"The same goes for Junior Sister Zhen. Just hope you're safe." The man with red eyebrows then nodded to the girl in red shirt.
"Come with me. We haven't seen each other for a long time and we want to have a good chat." The red-browed man took Liu An's hand and walked quickly forward.
When passing by the curly-haired young man, the red-browed man didn't even look at him. He seemed to act as if he didn't exist from the beginning to the end.
The curly-haired young man's face was gloomy. He looked at the three people's retreating figures and snorted coldly.
His eyes flickered twice, and he walked quickly forward.
Liu An and his two men, led by the red-browed man, came to a side hall.
This place seems to be the residence of the red-browed man, and there is a strong smell of alcohol floating in the air.
"Senior Brother Di, you've been drinking again." The girl in red shirt frowned and said.
"Haha, let's have a few drinks to drown our sorrows. Come on, sit down." The red-browed man laughed loudly.
The three of them sat down separately.
"Senior Brother Di, how is the situation in the church now?" Liu An sat down and asked immediately.
"What else can you do? You have seen that it is still the same as before. Ever since the leader of the Eastern Church fell and the position of the leader has been vacant, the sect has been fighting for power, and its strength has been getting worse and worse." The red-browed man smiled bitterly.
Liu An seemed to have expected this and nodded.
"But it's good that you come back. You are the successor designated by the leader of the Eastern Church. As long as you can inherit the position of the leader, there is still hope for the revival of the Mingyue Sect!" said the red-browed man.
"Uncle, how is the old man doing at the moment?" Liu An was silent for a while, then suddenly asked.
"Don't mention it! Ever since he entered the Yinfeng Cave for seclusion, there has been no news for decades. Some of the new disciples in the sect may not even know that the sect has such a left guardian." Red Eyebrows
The man shook his head.
"It would be great if Uncle Master could achieve heavenly status." Liu An said.
"I hope so. By the way, I've heard a little bit about what happened to you in Tianyu City. What's the situation?" The red-browed man hesitated and asked.
Liu An glanced at the girl in red shirt and spoke slowly, briefly recounting what happened in Tianyu City that day.
The girl in red shirt lowered her head silently, her face a little sad.
After hearing this, the red-browed man's eyes showed shock. Hearing that the others risked their lives to save Liu An, he was also filled with sadness.
"What happened in Tianyu City is that I was too arrogant. I thought that with the power of Luotian Ghost King, I could compete with the Tongtian Immortal Sect, and I could leave safely no matter what happened. But I didn't expect that the old Taoist Wuchen was so powerful.
It caused the death of several junior brothers and sisters." Liu An sighed.
"Junior Brother Liu, you don't have to blame yourself. As long as we are here, one day we will definitely make the Tongtian Immortal Sect pay the due price!" said the red-browed man.
"Palace Master Di is really as heroic as before, but I don't know what you are going to do to take revenge on the Tongtian Immortal Sect?" A voice suddenly came from outside, and it was the curly-haired young man who walked over.
"Huo Qing, if you don't stay in your Canglang Palace, why are you here?" An angry look flashed on the red-browed man's face, and he stood up.
"The place where Lord Di lives is so drunk that even if I were invited, I don't want to come and suffer the consequences. But when the Right Protector heard that Lord Liu had returned, he planned to summon the Lords of the Tenth Hall in the main altar to go to the main hall to have a talk, and asked me to come along.
Let some people know." The curly-haired young man pinched his nose and swept his other hand in front of his nose as he said.
Liu An and the other three were slightly startled when they heard this.
The curly-haired young man showed a sneer, glanced at Liu An, then turned around and walked out without saying a word.
"Elder brother." After the curly-haired young man left, the girl in red shirt looked at Liu An worriedly.
"It's okay, you don't have anything to worry about." Liu An looked calm, glanced at the girl in red shirt, and comforted her.
"Junior Sister Zhen, don't worry. Protector Right probably just wants to ask about Tianyu City. Junior Brother Liu, not only did you not do anything wrong this time, but you have greatly dampened the arrogance of Tongtian Sect. I believe everyone can understand." Chi.
The eyebrow man said.
The girl in red shirt looked calmer after hearing this.
A quarter of an hour later, the group arrived in front of a majestic black hall.
There is a huge plaque hanging in the middle of the hall, with the three characters "The Temple of Hades" written on it.
On both sides of the hall stand two majestic statues several feet high. The statues are two gods, one with three sides and six arms, holding a crescent shovel-like weapon.
The other, half human and half fish, is a woman with a kind face and holding something like a bottle in her hand.
Both statues were obviously made by masters, and their expressions were lifelike. Although they were dead objects, they faintly exuded an invisible sense of oppression.
The three of them were obviously accustomed to these two statues and didn't pay much attention to them. Liu An glanced at the main hall in front of him and stepped inside.
The space inside the temple is quite large, with several thick stone pillars supporting the roof.
Although there are some moonstones inlaid on the four walls, the light still seems a bit dim, as if there is a layer of lingering dark clouds floating on the top of the hall, which is indescribably depressing and solemn.
There were ten large stone chairs placed on both sides of the hall, half of them were already occupied by people, both men and women, and the curly-haired young man was among them.
There was no one on the main seat facing the door. On a black wooden chair to the right, an old man with white hair and beard was sitting. His face was full of wrinkles, forming ravines, and he looked extremely old.
The other black wooden chair opposite the white-haired old man was also empty.
Hearing the footsteps, these people all looked over with different expressions.
"Liu An pays homage to the Right Protector." Liu An looked at the white-haired old man and bowed.
"Palace Master Liu, you have been away for ten years. If you come back a few years later, I may not be able to see you." A faint smile appeared on the white-haired old man's face.
"The right protector is worried, it's because of me, isn't it?" Liu An bowed slightly.
"Sit down, your seat has been vacant for a long time." The white-haired old man pointed to the first large stone chair on the left hand side and said.
Liu An's eyes fell on the seat, a complicated expression flashed through his eyes, and then he sat on it without any hesitation.
The red-browed man also sat down on the empty seat to Liu An's left, while the red-shirted girl stood still behind Liu An.
"The masters of Jumen, Wuqu, and Ziwei are guarding the border. Everyone else has arrived. Let's begin." The white-haired old man coughed lightly and announced.