At the southern end of the desert island, a stone mountain stands.
The stone mountain is about a hundred feet high and surrounded by the sea on three sides. The mountains are covered with trees and look lush and green.
A group of ten people stopped at the foot of the mountain.
Meng Qingqing was leading the way, followed by Gan Xing, Qiu Yuan, five children of the Chen family. Of course, Yu Ye is indispensable. He helped move the trees, and he also wanted to see the monk's refuge.
The desert island is located deep in the deep sea of Japan and is extremely remote. It is really curious that an expert monk takes refuge here.
However, Gui Yuanzi also followed. He said that when people get older, they like to join in the fun.
"Everyone, come with me -"
Meng Qingqing said hello and took the lead up the mountain.
Although the stone mountain is only a hundred feet high, it is steep and difficult to walk.
Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan used their body skills and went straight to the mountain. The children of the Chen family were all strong men, and they followed closely behind them not to be outdone.
Yu Ye walked up a few steps and looked back.
Gui Yuanzi followed him for more than ten miles without falling behind. At this time, he was holding on to a small tree, his legs and feet were trembling, he was panting, and it was obvious that he was beyond his capabilities.
Yu Ye stretched out his hand and signaled: "Old Taoist, let me help you!"
Gui Yuanzi shook his head and gasped: "If you walk, you will reach far, and if you climb, you will reach the top. I am not that unbearable, so I don't have to laugh at the old man!"
"Old man, please don't show off your strength, otherwise your body and bones will be exhausted!"
"Huh, stop minding your own business!"
Yu Ye reluctantly gave up and turned around to leave.
In a moment, we reached the top of the mountain.
On the top of the mountain, the trees are tall and dense. Now they have been cut down to create a clearing. You can see the fallen tree trunks, as well as Ahu and a group of Chen family's children. But Meng Qingqing, Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan were not seen.
"Yu Ye, are you okay?"
Ahu was overjoyed to see Yu Ye.
"It's nothing serious!"
Yu Ye raised his hands to greet everyone, and the children of the Chen family present also greeted him with smiles. At the critical moment, his heroic feat of repelling the pirates has won the hearts of the people.
"The day I abandoned you and the two Taoist priests, I still have trouble sleeping and eating! I don't want to meet again. It seems that you and I are destined to be together!"
"Thank you for thinking of me!"
"But I'm going to trouble you again, please look -"
Yu Ye and Ahu exchanged greetings.
He was abandoned and almost died at the bottom of the sea. If he didn't have any resentment, he didn't have that much tolerance in the wilderness. However, every wrongdoer has his own owner, and he will not vent his anger on others without reason. What's more, Ahu's words were sincere and his concern was beyond words.
In the clearing in the forest, two big trees lay horizontally. Their branches and leaves had been removed, leaving only straight trunks, but they were still seven or eight feet long and two feet thick.
"This is a century-old cedar. It is perfect for making masts. Although it has not been dried in the shade, it is still usable. However, the cedar is quite heavy and it is difficult to carry it down the mountain for a while."
"Why not let a few Taoist disciples help?"
"A few experts are busy looking for strange treasures."
"Where did Meng Qingqing, Gan Xing, and Qiu Yuan go?"
"Miss Qingqing took the two Taoist priests to the foot of the mountain..."
It was learned from Ah Hu that Taofeng and others found a cave and were busy searching for treasures, leaving aside the business of moving trees. The cave is located at the foot of this stone mountain, located on a cliff, making it difficult for ordinary people to approach. It seems that the place where the monks took refuge as mentioned by Meng Qingqing is somewhat credible.
Yu Ye walked to the fir tree, rolled up his sleeves, stretched out his hands, and hugged one end. He only raised it more than two feet high and had to give up.
His arms also weighed hundreds of kilograms, but it was still difficult to move the heavy fir tree.
Ahu shook his head and said anxiously: "Without a mast, we can't hang a sail, and it's difficult for a sea ship to set sail. You and I can only be trapped on an isolated island..."
Yu Ye thought silently and looked at the fir trees on the ground again. After a moment, he tried to raise his hand and wave.
"ah--"
Ahu was surprised.
The children of the Chen family present looked around with wide eyes.
The two fir trees lying on the top of the mountain disappeared without a trace in full view of the public.
Yu Ye looked at the iron ring on his left hand and said with a smile: "Don't be impatient. I will return the two masts to you later!"
"A gift ring?"
Ahu suddenly realized it and said in disbelief: "The storage ring is only a few feet or more than ten feet in size. How can it store a tree trunk that is seven or eight feet long?"
Although he had seen a lot, he also didn't know something.
The iron ring for holding things is an unusual ring for holding things, its size is dozens of feet.
Yu Ye said nothing more, raised his hand and said: "Ahu and the brothers should go back first, I'll go find Taofeng to settle the score!"
"Oh, don't let your kindness get hurt when you're out!"
Before Ahu could dissuade him, there was no one in sight. He smiled bitterly and said to himself: "As a human being, you should be kind..."
…
Above the treetops, he walked quickly through the wild.
After a moment, he stopped suddenly.
Like a knife cutting, the southern foot of the stone mountain was broken. Looking through the gaps in the treetops, we can see the turbulent sea water below. There is a narrow stone path between the cliffs. At the end of the stone path is a protruding cliff.
Yu Ye jumped down from the tree, looked at the edge of the cliff for a while, then grabbed the stone cracks in the cliff and slowly descended, landing on the cliff in an instant.
The cliff is also narrow, barely enough to stand on. There is a hole several feet in size next to it. It is very dark inside and the situation is unknown for a while.
Is this a refuge for monks?
Yu Ye hesitated for a moment, then walked into the cave.
After taking a few steps, the darkness suddenly became clear.
There was an empty cave in front of him, with a radius of twenty or thirty feet. There were a few torches stuck on the stone walls around it, perhaps left by Tao Feng and others, but there were no traces of Taoist disciples.
Yu Yeshang was stunned and startled again.
There were three other people searching in the cave, namely Gan Xing, Qiu Yuan and Meng Qingqing.
However, there was an old man sitting on the stone couch in the corner of the cave. Who could he be if he wasn't Gui Yuanzi?
Yu Ye didn't think much and walked over quickly.
"Old Taoist, you..."
"Shh!"
However, Gui Yuanzi put his finger in front of his mouth to signal him to be silent, and was focused on the stone wall.
There are several shallow carvings on the stone wall, which are neither characters nor runes. They are blurred and cannot be seen as having any meaning.
"Mysterious!"
Yu Ye murmured and couldn't help but said: "You are old and frail. Climbing the mountain is already difficult. How did you find this place? Did you fly here?"
"You are blind, didn't you see a trail in the mountains?"
Gui Yuanzi sarcastically said without looking back: "Humph, I came here here."
Yu Ye finished his sentence immediately and stretched out his hand to scratch his head.
When he thought he had caught Gui Yuanzi's flaw, he was always easily resolved by the other party.
In the empty cave, there are stone couches, stone tables, stone tables and other objects. It is easy to see that someone once lived here.
I saw Gan Xing holding a torch and looking around, wondering: "Fellow Taoist Qingqing, this is indeed a cave. Perhaps an expert lives here in seclusion. Why do you call it a place of refuge?"
"Oh, it's just a guess."
Meng Qingqing replied: "This place is far away from people, it is very desolate, and there is no aura. If not for refuge, who would live in seclusion and practice here."
"Where are Taofeng and others?"
"When I left, several Taoist brothers were still here, how could they disappear...?"
"Is there another place to go?"
"Brother Gan, look -"
Qiu Yuan noticed something and stretched out his hand to signal.
There was a thin crack in the stone wall in front of him. Beside the crack in the stone, there was a burning torch.
Gan Xing walked over to check.
The stone cracks extend up, down, left and right in a circle, like the cracks of a stone door.
"Sure enough, there is another place to go!"
Gan Xing reached out and pushed. The stone wall moves slowly, and the gaps between the stone walls become clearer. He and Qiu Yuan nodded and pushed hard again with their hands.
Silently, a gap several inches wide opened in the stone wall.
There is no doubt that this is a stone gate.
"hehe!"
Gan Xing was overjoyed and was about to open the stone door. Suddenly he twitched his nose and smelled a faint fragrance. Just when he was suspicious, a burst of smoke suddenly erupted from the crack in the door. But in the blink of an eye, billowing smoke swept through the entire cave. He and Qiu Yuan hurriedly took a few steps back, but did not find anything dangerous.
Meng Qingqing's expression changed and she hurried out of the cave.
At this time, Yu Ye stood behind Gui Yuanzi, and the old man and the young man stared at the wall. Instead of thinking about it, Gui Yuanzi was so obsessed and focused. There must be something fishy about the carvings on the stone wall.
"I see……"
Gui Yuanzi smiled while stroking his hands, but before he finished speaking, his head suddenly dropped and he fell limply to the ground.
Yu Ye turned around suddenly.
In the diffuse smoke, Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan fell to the ground one after another. Meng Qingqing also fell down before she could reach the entrance of the cave.
Yu Ye felt a familiar dizziness coming over him. He stumbled suddenly, rolled his eyes, and fell next to Gui Yuanzi.
Moments later, a strong gust of wind swept through the cave. The torch on the stone wall went out with a "pop". The diffuse smoke dissipated instantly.
At this moment, the stone door slowly opened.
As the torch was lit again, several figures appeared in the cave, including Tao Feng, An Yunsheng, He Qingnian, Luo Chen, and Yu Xin, who looked uneasy.
"hehe!"
Taofeng looked at Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan on the ground, and said with surprise: "The separation of souls really works!" He raised his hand to summon the flying sword and ordered: "Avenge my Taoist fellow Da Ze who died, now is the time!"
Yu Xin said uneasily: "Brother Tao, I'm afraid something is wrong. My junior sister doesn't know about it..."
"What's wrong?"
Taofeng retorted: "I have offended Gan Xing and Qiu Yuan before, how can they let you and me go? Fortunately, Junior Brother Yu is gone, otherwise we would be in danger today!"
As he spoke, he struck with his sword.
"puff--"
Blood splattered and Qiu Yuan's body was separated.
"Haha, a master at the eighth level of Qi refining is nothing more than this!"
Taofeng smiled happily, and even more murderous, he said without any doubt: "Everyone, take action!"
An Yunsheng, He Qingnian and Luo Chen all looked hesitant.
Yu Xin even took two steps back, looking troubled.
Taofeng said angrily: "How dare you be indecisive when you are carrying a blood feud!"
He slashed at Gan Xing with his sword.
The master of Qi refining has been separated from his soul and is no different from a mortal. When he cuts down with a flying sword, the dead soul is about to come.
Unexpectedly, his sword struck down with a "bang" sound. A ray of light flashed across Gan Xing's body and actually blocked his flying sword. At this moment, Gan Xing suddenly opened his eyes, raised his hand and summoned a sword light, jumped up suddenly, and rushed towards him.
Taofeng was unexpected and said hurriedly: "Fellow Taoists, work together to defend against the enemy——"
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