This mountain has been untraveled for a long time, and the original stone steps have decayed, weathered, and been covered by countless vines and weeds.
I saw Wei Dongliu holding Meng Huan's sword in the palm of his hand and leading everyone in the direction pointed by the sword's tip, sometimes climbing upwards, sometimes walking sideways, and sometimes even turning around and walking down.
"Fellow Daoist Wei, are you sure?" Long Xiaoqi suddenly said, "If what I remember is correct, it seems that we have turned back now."
"Fellow Daoist Long." Wei Dongliu said gently, "The magnetic field here is turbulent. You think you are walking in a straight line, but in fact you are going back and forth in a circle."
"Instead of trusting your own sense of direction, how about trusting the sword in my hand?"
"Hmm." Long Xiaoqi stopped talking, as if he just asked casually.
Everyone started going up the mountain at noon and finally arrived at the lakeside at the top of the mountain at dusk.
I saw that there was a huge lake on the top of the mountain. From a distance, it looked like a bright blue mirror, and the light could be seen; up close, the lake water was so clear that even the gravel at the bottom of the lake was clearly visible.
There are a large number of densely planted woods beside the lake, which are lush and tall.
However, there is no sign of any shrine.
Jiang Lixun gathered up the bottom of his robe, squatted down by the lake, checked the water surface, and said:
"There are fish in the lake, so there should be no problem."
"There are deer, muntjacs, apes and monkeys in the forest opposite." The ghost that Wen Yang sent out to detect also came back, and he told everyone.
Everyone was speechless. The surrounding ecological environment is so rich, it doesn't look like there are any ruins!
Wei Dongliu glanced at the golden sword and saw that the tip of the sword was pointing directly towards the center of the lake.
"We have to go to the lake," he said.
"Chopping wood to build a boat?" Jiang Li asked.
"No, Yu Jian." Wei Dongliu said.
Jiang Lizhen looked around hesitantly and saw that there was no miasma on the lake... He couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.
The five of them each pulled out their flying swords and walked straight forward with their swords.
Arriving at the center of the lake, I saw the golden sword suddenly spinning around.
Everyone:………………
"Is this malfunction?" Gu Lie asked with twitching eyes.
"No." Wei Dongliu turned his palm sideways.
I saw that the small golden sword that was still spinning in circles immediately turned directly downwards and stopped motionless as if it was moved by some invisible hand.
"At the bottom of the lake?" Wen Yang looked down, "There is nothing at the bottom of the lake."
Everyone looked down and saw that although the lake here was relatively deep, the water quality was too clear. You could still see sand, gravel, water plants and migratory fish at the bottom... Where could there be any shadow of a palace?
"Let's use that little sword to open it." Long Xiaoqi, who had been silent for the whole time, suddenly said.
"Exactly." Wei Dongliu swung his sword, and saw the golden sword suddenly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the lake.
Then, the entire lake changed color... To be precise, a palace appeared in the projection reflected on the lake surface.
Seeing this, Jiang Lixun's mind changed slightly, and he immediately released the demon from his sleeves and threw himself into the lake.
"Under the water, there is another world." She said quickly.
"Then let's go." Wei Dongliu suggested.
Everyone had no objections and followed Yu Jian down.
The moment he rushed into the lake, he saw the sky and the earth hanging upside down, and then broke out of the lake.
This place still seems to be the top of Ailao Mountain, but there are no mountains in the distance, instead there is a gray fog.
There are no animals in the forest by the lake, only leaves rustling and swaying in the breeze.
In the lake, stands a huge palace, with jade bricks and glazed tiles, set off by the sparkling lake water, looking extremely majestic in the sunlight.
Wei Dongliu looked at the palace, and a word suddenly came to his mind:
What a "Crystal Palace"!
Of course, the Crystal Palace here does not refer to the one with a bunch of hatchets in it...but a purely literal meaning.
Facing the Jinghu Shrine, everyone had different expressions.
Wen Yang and Gu Lie were extremely pleasantly surprised. Judging from the style of this palace, it was obviously some kind of unexplored ancient ruins. The probability of finding adventures in Huafu inside was greatly increased.
Jiang Lixun and Long Xiaoqi were fascinated. This magnificent yet exquisite palace perfectly captured the aesthetics of these two female monks.
"Let's find an entrance first and then go in." Wei Dongliu reminded.
Everyone flew around the palace with their swords and saw that in the lower half of the palace, there were a large number of steps and foundation stones immersed in the lake.
The upper part is filled with pavilions and pavilions, row after row, with a very clear hierarchical structure and magnificent styles, showing all kinds of grace and magnificence.
It's just that both the doors and windows are closed tightly, and there is no entrance to enter.
"Would you like to try punching in?" Gu Lie's eyes showed a sinister look.
"Okay, Fellow Taoist Gu will go first." Wen Yang smiled and said, "If something unexpected happens, I will collect the body for Fellow Taoist."
Gu Lie then laughed and said:
"I just said it casually."
If it were an ordinary building, let alone the closed doors and windows, even the blue brick walls would be nothing more than a monk's sword.
But in this secret realm, doors and windows that are closed from the inside often cannot be forcibly opened from the outside. Unless your rank is much higher than that of the secret realm, violence will crush everything, but there is no value in exploring such a secret realm.
Everyone circled around a few times without giving up, but still couldn't find the entrance.
All the doors and windows were tightly closed, with no room to open them.
"Fellow Daoist Wei." Jiang Lizhen couldn't help but ask, "Has Lord Qilin ever said how to deal with this situation?"
"It didn't say it." Wei Dongliu shook his head, "It just said that it asked me to go to Jinghu Shrine. There is a 'Taiwei Palace' in the palace, and there are 'Jiahe' and 'Zhucao' in the palace."
"Among them, the Jiahe is shaped like rice, with one plant having twelve ears. The red grass is shaped like a small mulberry, with a stem like coral, and its juice flows like blood."
"Jiahe is useless to the human race, so let me pick one for it; as for the vermilion grass, put it in a bowl, throw gold and jade into it, and it will turn into 'gold jelly and jade liquid'. The human race can drink it, and it can increase seventy percent at a time."
Years of skill, but you can’t drink it twice.”
Everyone's mouths went dry after hearing this, but they secretly made calculations in their hearts.
From ancient times to the present, things have changed, things and people have changed, and Jinghu Shrine does not know how it has changed.
What if everyone finds the Taiwei Hall and there is only Jiahe but no Zhucao?
It's okay if there aren't any. At worst, you'll be unlucky. But if there are vermilion plants but there are less than five, how are you going to tell them apart? Is it possible that it's guessing?
Demonic monks, of course, have solutions unique to the demonic path.
We haven't found the vermilion grass yet, so there is no need to quarrel. When we find it, another war will begin.
After flying around the shrine a few times again, I heard Long Xiaoqi suddenly say:
"Will the entrance be at the bottom of the lake?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was enlightened and suddenly enlightened.
For the human race, the entrance is built at the bottom of the lake, which is obviously inconvenient for daily access, but who knows what the ancient demon race thought?
So everyone rushed to the bottom of the lake with their swords again. This time there was no golden sword to open the way, but the senior sister did not return to reality, but went straight to the water.
...That little golden sword is the key to and from the secret realm.
If there is an internal fight within the team, the key must be obtained, otherwise you will be trapped here...
Everyone secretly made a mental note, and saw the jade wall of the underwater area of the shrine exposed among the water plants and corals in front of them.
There is a huge opening in the middle, without a door, open to the outside, and you can see the ever-burning lamp embedded in the wall.
"The entrance is indeed at the bottom of the lake!" Jiang Lixuan was overjoyed when he saw this, and looked around to see if anyone was willing to go first.
But they only saw Wen Yang, Gu Lie and others looking at each other... We are all old demons. No one is willing to go to the temple first. They are all waiting for the first person to go over and test the water, and then compete for the second place.
person's position.
In this way, if there is any mechanism at the door, such as a trap specifically targeting humans, you can get out of it in time.
"I'll go first." Wei Dongliu said, stroking his palms, and before anyone could say anything, he took the lead and rushed forward with his sword.
Rushing to the entrance, he suddenly stopped and shouted in his heart: