Hearing Lorraine Hill ask about the witch who was once imprisoned at the bottom of the abyss, several core members of Bone-Taking Youcheng present were slightly surprised, looked at each other, and then spoke cautiously.
"We do know the person His Highness Luo Lan is talking about, but... in fact, our faction was unable to control that person more than a hundred years ago."
"Uncontrollable, do you mean she got out of trouble and left?" Lorraine Hill was a little surprised.
"No, that adult has not left. She is still staying at the bottom of the abyss. It's just that we don't have too strong a binding force on her." Several people shook their heads.
Although there are sacred objects left by the five phoenixes in the past in Tugujian Youcheng, there are only two of them. It is okay to deal with a witch who is imprisoned and suppressed. If it is a witch who has fully recovered her strength and escaped from trouble, it may not be enough, unless
The current leader is a person of amazing talent and beauty, who can suppress and repel witches of the same level.
"Can you tell me about that person's situation now?"
"That lord still lives deep underground, but we don't dare to get too close. We can only set up a ban from a distance. If the other party leaves the abyss, we can quickly know it."
"Is this the case..." Lorraine Hill looked at the ground thoughtfully, and then raised his head after a while.
"You said it was out of control a hundred years ago, so His Majesty Chifeng should have known about the situation at that time." As a powerful sect guarding the local area, if such a serious thing happened, he must report it to Chifeng.
"Yes, Master Chifeng knew about it, but later he sent a message back saying that as long as that person does not leave the abyss, there is no need to be too demanding." From this point of view, both parties have acquiesced in this situation.
Lorraine Hill stood up and said, "I'd better go down and have a look in person. I happen to have something I want to ask that person."
"We will lead the way for His Highness Luo Lan."
Afterwards, Lorraine Hill asked the group of Star Observation Mansion to rest temporarily, and only brought two core astrologers behind.
After walking out of the hall, the group of people came to the edge of the abyss outside. Looking at the huge abyss below that was so deep that it even echoed in the empty valley, an amazing feeling immediately came to their hearts.
This can be said to be a wonderful sight that is difficult to see on the surface. Stairs are spiraling down. Surrounding the stairs are buildings and roads. The abyss in the center is about several kilometers in diameter and is as vast as smoke. You can’t even see the opposite side.
Clear, only birds and giant dragons occasionally pass through it.
After looking down, the huge spiral vortices converged towards the center, and the underground was shrouded in darkness, making it difficult to see clearly, as if we were facing the entrance to another world.
"Please, Your Highness, follow me forward." After saying that, several disciples from Jianyou City jumped down from the edge of the high platform and descended directly from the hollow in the center.
Seeing these people jumping off the high platform, Lorraine Hill also jumped down lightly and followed behind.
The clothes were blown up by the airflow, and a whirring sound came from the ears. When the group of people fell, the scenery on both sides flashed quickly, including shops, restaurants, houses, lights, roosters, beasts, and people.
The sound quickly moved away behind him. Everything in front of him became darker and darker, and the temperature felt on his skin became colder and colder.
Finally, more and more black mist appeared in the field of vision, and the eyes became dark. Only three light spots flying in front could be vaguely seen. They guided the direction of Lorraine Hill.
"Plop--" There was a sound of water splashing, and several people stepped into the stagnant water in the abyss, and then took a few steps forward.
At this time, Lorraine Hill also landed gently. Her movements were very slow and she made no sound. It was like soft cotton wool falling on the shoal under the ground, causing ripples.
Led by the three people in front, Lorraine Hill and his party followed behind, passing through the diffuse mist and entering the depths of the pitch-black abyss.
This place is located underground, with a sloping and majestic rock wall above your head, a place where the sun never shines. Walking in it, apart from the sound of splashing water, the only sound is the breathing of yourself and your companions.
The air is exceptionally quiet, and echoes can be heard in the distance.
After walking a certain distance, a bright light appeared in the distance. Following the light, a huge underground mountain gate appeared in Lorraine Hill's eyes.
"This is the entrance to the underground river, and it is also the main station of my disciples." After entering the door, Youxing introduced Lorraine Hill.
Afterwards, the two of them led Lorraine Hill through the long tunnel.
Occasionally, I would encounter Jianyoucheng disciples on patrol. Most of them were dressed in black and behaved smartly. When they saw Youxing and Youxing, they would salute and say hello.
"Hello, Commander."
Most of these disciples are third-generation disciples, and their strength is between the sixth and seventh levels. When they saw Lorraine Hill and his party behind Nether Xing Youxing and others, there was a bit of freshness and curiosity in their eyes. It seemed that here
Few other factions will come.
Walking in this wide tunnel with dripping water, Youxing would occasionally say a few words to Lorraine Hill to avoid too much silence.
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"I heard that His Highness Luolan once solved the local secrets in the Ximu Mountains and saw the treasures left behind by the former Yama Palace, right?"
"There is such a thing."
"Actually, our sect has quite a connection with Yama Palace. In the very early days, the two sects also experienced some difficulties together. However, later on, in order to develop, they separated and the exchanges became less." Youxing said some of the things recorded in the sect.
past.
In fact, the Jiuyou lineage in the Eastern Continent has some overlap. After all, the Necromancer Sequence came from the Western Continent. It was initially very niche in the East, with only a few factions hugging each other for warmth.
In the early years, Jianyou City was not called Jianyou City, but was called Xuanyoumen. They were people who searched for the ghosts of the deceased for the families of those who died in foreign lands. They accepted the entrustment of the family members and searched for the fragments of the ghosts of the deceased, although only the remaining fragments were left.
There are some residual thoughts and emotions, but they can still be collected, put into a special Horcrux for preservation, and finally sent back to their hometown.
Although such a commission can generate a good income per time, only wealthy families can afford such luxury, so it has been difficult for the faction to develop and grow.
But the predecessor of Haoli Yama Palace was different. They were called the "Death Cult" at the time. The magic techniques in the sect all followed the orthodox necromancers of the Western Continent, focusing on killing, awakening corpses, and refining.
High-level undead creatures, and claimed that after cultivating to a high level, one could die without becoming stiff, and could still live forever even if the body was damaged. This attracted many people at the time. After all, there were very few people who could cultivate to the realm of immortals.
number.
It's just that the nature of the 'Death Cult' is really incompatible with various factions, and they are often besieged and resisted by surrounding factions. Later, they had to hide in XZ, and occasionally found some factions who were also members of the Nine Nethers for help.
one time.
This situation lasted until the 'Death Cult' was accepted by the country at that time. With the protection and acceptance of the country, this sect developed rapidly and was later directly renamed Haoli Yama Palace.
‘Hao (hao)li’ is the name of an ancient funeral song.
"So that's it." Lorraine Hill also became a little interested.
"Then how did you become the faction you are now?"
"Although Master Chifeng led the crowd to defeat the Haoli Yama Palace, he was also aware of its power. After collecting the methods and techniques within his faction, he deleted many of the vicious methods and later passed them on to us and Ningzi Zhaoye.
palace."
"So many of the methods and techniques of our sect actually come from Yama Palace, but because of the different styles, they have been improved a lot later, which makes them different from Yama Palace."
There are very few sects practicing the Nine Nether Sequence in the Eastern Continent. Among the top sects, there are only three: Ningzizhao Night Palace, Tugujian Youcheng, and Burning Sun Xianyu Sect. Among them, the Xiangyu Sect is not a major.
It just has a complete inheritance, and the only two families that are famous outside are Zhaoye Palace and Jianyoucheng.
As they talked along the way, everyone unknowingly walked through the long tunnel and arrived at the exit.
Before he got close, there was a sound of rushing water. When Lorraine Hill stood at the entrance of the cave, he could see a rushing underground river below.
Because it is underground, the underground river is vaguely dark, and only the outline of the edge is visible. Looking inward along the underground river, you can see a little light inside the turning hole.
Walking down the stairs at the entrance of the cave, a group of people walked to the dark river. There was a terrace half submerged in the water, with white lanterns that were always lit, and several boats tied to the edge.
"Senior Brother/Sister, Headmaster." A middle-aged man with a slight beard led a few people down the stairs. While saying hello and saluting, he also looked at Lorraine Hill behind him. He seemed not to know this girl.
identity.
"Junior Brother Sui Du is on duty today. We need a boat to take Highness Luolan to the depths of the underground river."
"What's the problem? Please wait a moment, brother and sister." As he said that, he led the two of them back to the balcony quickly, rowed out one of the river boats made of ebony, and parked it in front of a few people.
"This 'Xingyin Ebony Boat' is the best one currently made, and I would like to ask my senior brother to take a look at it." He introduced it quite proudly. It seems that most of the boats here were built by him.
"Thank you, junior brother." Youxing Youxing and the others smiled and nodded.
In fact, they wouldn't be so reserved in normal times, but today they would say some formal words when distinguished guests were present.
After boarding the boat, two disciples from Jian Youcheng were rowing behind, while You Xing talked about the situation of the junior disciple just now.
"Junior Brother Sui Du is actually much older than the two of us, but he started at a later age, so he is a little lower in seniority. Although he practices Jiuyou Dao, he is more interested in making some instruments and tools.
Junior Brother Sui Du has done a lot of work in developing the underground river in recent years."
"The water of this underground river has the breath of dragon veins. It is very cold. Generally, wooden boats will corrode in a short time, so we need to find additional materials to build them."
"Actually, the disciples in the sect usually fly over directly, but today we have to receive His Highness Luo Lan, so we can't be so careless, haha." Youxing said, covering her mouth and laughing softly.
After getting along for a while, the two of them saw that Lorraine Hill was not that serious and rigid person, and relaxed a little. It turns out that the two of them joined the sect to practice earlier than Lorraine Hill started. If it weren't for Lorraine Hill,
Lan Xier has a special status. Under normal circumstances, he needs to call each other senior brother and senior sister. Of course, this kind of "senior brother and senior sister" is just a courtesy and does not really mean senior brother or senior sister.
Riding the boat, Lorraine Hill and Youxing Youxing occasionally talked about the underground abyss. They also talked about everything they knew. They didn't stop until after a while, after turning around a tall rocky mountain, their eyes suddenly opened up.
Next words.
The water has become extremely wide here, so its speed has also slowed down a lot. On both sides of the underground river are large plains, now planted with rows of flowers and plants, emitting little fluorescent lights in the dark underground.
Beyond such a wilderness, there are the steep stone walls on both sides, some of which have stalactites hanging down and dripping with water. When you look at the top of your head, it is pitch black, and you can only see huge stalactites poking out from the darkness.
Hang down.
After parking the boat on the shore, a group of people walked forward, climbed the steps on the shore, and walked into the neat wilderness. These plants were about as high as Lorraine Hill's chest, with dark green grass leaves and light white flower spikes.
, the seeds inside are swaying, emitting little bits of magic-condensed fluorescence, which is very beautiful.
A little wind blew along the river, bringing some fresh air, and the fluorescent-dotted wilderness undulated and spread into the endless distance.
Around the wilderness, there are dark red arched huts. There are some tools and materials in the house, mostly used to deal with weeds, build branches and leaves, and black soil to increase fertility. Near the mountain wall, there are some along the
There are layers of platforms built on the walls, with orange lanterns hanging among them, bringing some warmth to the cold and dark underground.
In this field and tower, you can see Jianyou City disciples passing by from time to time. Most of them are dressed in white, which is different from the disciples who parade outside in black. These disciples are also better at cultivation and refining skills.
According to the introduction of You Xing and You Xing, these towers are mostly for the disciples of the sect to live in. There are also markets and shops among them, and occasionally the elders of the sect will give lectures and impart some knowledge.
Lorraine Hill nodded, and she also took a few glances from a distance, but this was not the main purpose of today. The group walked through the wilderness and continued walking inside.
At this time, the direction of travel is no longer along the river, but as we travel, we get further and further away from the underground river. The surrounding area becomes more and more desolate, the temperature becomes lower and lower, and it feels deep and cold.
"This is it." As they said that, the two stopped, but there seemed to be only a dark stone wall in front of them and nothing else.
"Behind this stone wall is where that adult is. Although we know about it, we have never entered it."
"I'm afraid I can only accompany His Highness Luo Lan here this time."
"It's okay. You can just wait here. I'll go in and take a look first." I don't know if the witch is easy to get along with, and Lorraine Hill doesn't want to implicate too many people.
When she came to the stone wall, her eyes opened slightly, and a burning orange-red brilliance emanated from them. Then the girl waved her sleeves, and the stone wall in front of her rippled like water and turned into a lake.
It should be here. Lorraine Hill calmly walked into this hazy stone wall, passed through this layer of obstacles, and entered the small and hidden cave inside.
There seemed to be a faint light falling from the top of the head, and the field of vision was filled with long ribbons as bright as blood. Some of these ribbons were wrapped around the stones, some were draped between the stone walls, forming curved arch bridges, and some were drawn from the ground.
paved.
Blood red and pitch black intertwined with each other, giving this stone forest a strange color.
The light-colored shoes stepped on the cold black stones. Lorraine Hill carefully avoided the red silk and walked slowly through the stone forest, analyzing it faintly in his heart.
These red silks are probably the product of the witch's power. They are a bit strange, so it's best not to touch them.
It's a pity that even though the girl was thinking this, these red silks suddenly came to life. They raised their heads like snakes, stared at the slender girl who walked into the stone forest, and began to swim around, making a rustling sound as the silk rubbed against the rocks.
, and there are more and more of them, like a cave of ten thousand snakes, which makes people feel chilly in their hearts.
Just when three golden scales lit up between Lorraine Hill's brows, and he was about to take action to defend himself, a lazy voice came from the depths of the stone forest.
"No, this is my guest."
Then a woman with skin as white as porcelain and wearing a black and red dress slowly walked out from behind the stalagmites. The whiteness of her collarbones on her neck was in sharp contrast with the surrounding darkness. She had an almost morbid beauty. Her eyes were as cold as smoke.
Jade, but with a hint of enchantment, which makes people addicted.