Twilight all round.
Night falls.
At this moment, a figure emerged from the trees. He looked towards the bay in front of him for a moment, then turned around and disappeared without a trace.
A moment later, a figure quietly appeared on the rocks at the seaside. He still had a short beard and looked like a middle-aged man. It was Yu Ye who was disguised in disguise, but he disappeared again.
When Yan Xun summoned his companions, he slipped away.
Before that, Yu Ye had already become suspicious.
A casual cultivator actually knows everything about Nanyu City. Not only that, Yan Xun's speech and behavior are also suspicious. What's more, there is an old saying in the world of martial arts: being courteous for nothing is either a traitor or a thief. The reason for dealing with him was just to get information.
Now that the specific location of Jinchanji is known, it is better to be busy with business.
And Jinchanji is in this bay.
Under the stars in the sky, the bay in front of you is hazy. The rolling waves are no longer turbulent, but are slowly receding. The once-submerged beach gradually emerged, and then pieces of reef appeared on the sea.
The tide is out.
Next, will the golden toad come out of the water?
Yuye looked forward intently.
Unexpectedly, half an hour later, more and more rocks emerged from the sea. There were hundreds or even thousands of rocks of different sizes and strange shapes.
Yu Ye's eyes widened.
To the south of the colorful clouds, the red bird flies north, the golden toad emerges from the water, and the secret of heaven can be found.
And among thousands of rocks emerging from the sea, which one is the Golden Toad and Tianji he is looking for?
Yu Ye was stunned for a moment, then turned into a breeze and flew away. He quickly crossed the beach and fell silently into the water. After running for several miles, he landed on a rock. He looked at his feet for a moment, then jumped to another rock.
After searching for half an hour, he had to stop.
There are many reefs in different shapes. If this continues, I'm afraid I won't be able to check it again at dawn.
Since this bay is named after Jinchanji, it should have its own reason.
Yu Ye stood on a rock and dispersed his consciousness.
A few hundred feet away, there was a reef that looked different, like a small mountain surrounded by many rocks.
Yu Ye jumped up in the air and came closer like a shadow in the wind. He turned around and looked around for a moment before ducking into the "mountain bag".
His Dragon Escape Technique not only makes him invisible, but also combines wind, earth, water, and fire escape techniques. Once he uses it, he can come and go without a trace.
Escaped into the rocks, nothing unusual was seen. He continued to sneak for hundreds of feet, but still found nothing.
I must have looked in the wrong place.
But before Yu Ye could return, his feet suddenly fell into the air. But in the blink of an eye, he was already in a closed cave.
This is an underground cave located on the seabed, about ten feet in diameter, but has no exit and no light. A few feet away, two figures were sitting quietly...
Yu Ye was amazed.
In front of the stone wall a few feet away, two people were sitting cross-legged. One is an old man with silver beard and hair, and the other is a middle-aged man. Both of them are wearing Taoist robes. They are haggard, with sunken cheeks and eyes. They have obviously been dead for many years and have become two lifeless mummies.
While Yu Ye was rejoicing, he suddenly remembered a past incident.
The corpses in the cave in Lingjiao Valley were very similar to the zombies here.
There is no doubt that these are the remains of two overseas monks.
I remember Gao Deng said: There were more than one overseas monk who landed in Qizhou that year. They were hunted down and were already exhausted. They hid on the spot to heal their wounds...
Yu Ye moved slowly and raised a luminous pearl in his left hand.
The two remains are more than ten feet apart.
He first walked up to the old man and leaned over to look at him, and then looked at the middle-aged man intently.
Under the consciousness, the inside and outside of the corpse can be seen clearly. One could see the sword wounds on the deceased's chest and waist, as well as the shriveled sea of qi in his abdomen. There was an egg-shaped thing in the old man's Qi Sea, which was also shriveled and tattered.
In addition, the middle-aged man wears a jade ring on his left middle finger.
Yu Ye gently took off the ring.
Even though he was extremely careful, the middle-aged man's palm broke when he was touched, and half of his body collapsed with a crash. The seemingly intact robes and skin were suddenly shattered, and only the bones that had not yet rotted emitted a dark white fluorescence.
Yu Ye took two steps back and looked at the ring in his hand.
He has been looking for the whereabouts of the overseas monks, not only for the treasures, but also because the suffering he encountered is related to this group of people. What's more, it involves the tragedy of Daze Daomen and the turmoil in Qizhou Xianmen. Both emotionally and rationally, he should know the ultimate truth.
Yu Ye turned around and walked aside, his expression condensed again.
There is writing on the ground?
But it was covered with a layer of dust.
After brushing off the dust on the ground, the handwriting appeared: Tianmi Divine Artifact, one is the Purple Star, the second is the Star Arrow, and the third is the Sea of Stars. The saint comes to the world, the three stars return together, the Nandou is reversed, and the underworld opens...
Hey, when we were crossing the sea, we found a line of ancient writing on the stone wall of a desert island cave. After being deciphered by Taoist Master Guiyuan, it seemed that it was this passage on the ground.
Yu Ye raised his hand to embed the pearl into the stone wall and took out the white cloth left to him by Gui Yuanzi.
Comparing the two, they turned out to be word for word, except for a last message on the white cloth: This is a verse on the wall, priced at ten jars of fine wine. You, the boy, are not allowed to default on the bill. We will meet again in the next life.
Yu Ye slowly sat down, his eyes thoughtful.
When the golden toad emerges from the water, secrets can be found.
What is secret?
This verse is a secret!
I didn't dare to say for sure before, but now it's certain. The so-called overseas treasures are three lost artifacts, namely Purple Star, Star Arrow, and Star Sea.
And what do the three artifacts look like, what are their uses, and where were they left?
Yu Ye put away the white cloth and looked at Jiezi again.
Perhaps as time goes by, the prohibition of the ring has disappeared. With a gentle wave of his hand, a short sword, a jade slip and some shabby clothes fell in front of him.
Yu Ye was very surprised.
I thought that the ring contained a large number of treasures, but I didn't expect that there were not many things at all.
This group of overseas monks should not be so shabby!
Yu Ye picked up the dagger.
The dagger is only seven inches long, has no edge, is black in color, and is heavy in hand. After being slightly immersed in the magic power, I suddenly felt a powerful energy gushing out from the sword body.
Well, this flying sword is pretty good!
Yu Ye picked up the jade slip again.
It is a map slip, in which the landscape and geography are drawn, with the words Jiuchong Mountain, Qianji Peak and Tianjimen. A separate place name is marked in the picture, Baicaotang.
Tianjimen?
Yu Ye hurriedly put down the picture slip and took out a jade pendant and a broken sword.
The two-inch jade pendant has the word "Heaven" engraved on one side and the word "harmony" on the other. The hilt of the broken sword is also engraved with the inscription "Heaven's Secret".
Yu Ye fell into deep thought.
I still don’t know the ins and outs, but I might as well deduce something from the things at hand and various information.
According to Gao Deng, there is more than one overseas monk.
Let's assume that there are six overseas monks, and they were hunted down because they obtained the artifact, so they fled from Yanzhou to Qizhou. Who would have thought that after arriving in Qizhou, powerful enemies would still be chasing after him. Two of them were seriously injured and could only hide in the cave of Jinchanji. The other four people split up and fled for their lives. A man fled to the island and left a verse on the stone wall before his death. Unwilling to reveal the secret, he carved an incomprehensible ancient handwriting. The remaining three fled to Daze, one died in Lingjiao Valley, one was buried in the wilderness, and the last one was Qiu Bo, who lived alone in Yujia Village in Xingyuan Valley.
The above six people may come from the same immortal sect, Tianji Sect.
In order to avoid pursuit, the three artifacts were hidden by six monks. As six people died one after another, the artifact also disappeared, and related news spread like wildfire, causing all parties to fight over it for decades.
Some people want to find the treasure and thus find Yanzhou, while some people may already know the existence of the artifact, so they will do whatever it takes.
The whereabouts of the six monks are now known, but the whereabouts of the artifact is unknown.
In Lingjiao Valley, Chen Qi once snatched a gift ring. Could it be that the artifact is on his body? Is the small sword he lost outside Yanjiazhuang related to the artifact?
Yu Ye shook his head.
Treasures are made in heaven, and the virtuous will live there. No matter what kind of artifact it is, there is no use thinking about it.
Yu Ye put away the items in front of him, leaving only the dagger.
I always felt that Uncle Mo Xiao's flying sword was lacking in power, so I might as well take this opportunity to refining a flying sword.
He gathered his mind and raised his hand to create a spell.
The black dagger was three feet off the ground, hanging quietly five feet away.
Yu Ye waved his hands, and spells and talisman arrays flew out. The dagger rotated slowly and emitted a strange black light. He stretched out his index finger and took out two drops of blood essence, then made his fingerprints along the way. The red essence and blood exploded, and suddenly turned into beating runes and flew into the dagger. Then there was a "buzz" sound from the sword, and the seven-inch dagger suddenly rose three feet. Suddenly, the light burst out, the wind whistled, and murderous intent whizzed around...
"Wow--"
Yu Ye hurriedly raised his hand and the sword light disappeared. He grabbed the dagger and felt secretly embarrassed.
The flying sword was too overbearing and could not be controlled for a moment. The fierce murderous intent turned the two monks who were sitting upright into two piles of withered bones.
Yu Ye felt guilty, but also looked happy.
This flying sword obtained by accident is not only domineering, but also powerful, and its power is comparable to his seven-kill sword energy.
With this harvest, it is considered a worthwhile trip!
Yu Ye stood up.
We've been delayed for a long time, it's time to go.
He swung his sword to shovel away the writing on the ground, and then raised his hand to the two piles of dead bones. Then he walked around in a circle, not forgetting to take away the luminous pearl in the stone wall, and disappeared into the darkness.
When he escaped from the reef, the surrounding area was submerged under the sea water. Unknowingly, the night passed and coincided with the high tide in the morning.
Continue to flee.
In an instant, we reached the shore.
Yu Ye broke out of the water and floated down.
The morning is hazy and the waves are rushing. The soaring tide has gradually filled the entire bay. The rocks that once surfaced have long since disappeared.
Yu Ye walked north along the bay while admiring the spectacle of rising tide.
While it was still early, we headed back to Nanyu City. Afterwards, he took advantage of the teleportation array and returned to Yunchuan Immortal Sect.
Suddenly I heard a sneer coming——
"Haha, fellow Taoist Yu, it's a pleasure to meet you..."
