The guardian beast Xi walked into the huge cave first, followed by Zhu Jiuyou.
Ying Zheng and Li Si looked at each other and walked into the cave.
As soon as we entered the cave, the light dimmed instantly. It seemed that all light was cut off and we entered a world of complete darkness.
In an instinctive reaction, Ying Zheng stopped and carefully tested the front with his toes.
Li Si reached for the torch, intending to light it to lead the way for Ying Zheng.
Zhu Jiuyou noticed the situation of the two of them, and his voice sounded in the cave: "There is no need to light the fire, I will provide you with light."
After saying that, I saw Zhu Jiuyou's body gradually changing color, from dark black to dark red, and gradually emitting light. Only a few steps away, the cave was already reflected in brilliance.
Do you still have this ability?
Ying Zheng opened his mouth wide, and even Li Si was stunned.
After a moment of daze, Li Si put back the torch, picked up Ying Zheng and followed him.
After walking a few steps, the two came to Zhu Jiuyou's side again.
But both of them felt that Zhu Jiuyou's glowing body seemed to be a lot smaller.
"I don't like fire very much, so if you can help it, don't light it." Zhu Jiuyou's voice came.
Ying Zheng looked at Zhu Jiuyou's skin. The dark red texture gave people a fantasy feeling. He sighed unconsciously: "Senior, this ability is really amazing."
Zhu Jiuyou said: "It's not a big deal. If you listen to my name, it's just instinct."
Zhu...Jiuyou...
Meaning, light up Jiuyou?
So that's it.
Ying Zheng curiously touched Zhu Jiuyou's dark red skin with his hand, but the moment he touched it, he immediately withdrew his hand.
Hot?
"When it shines, it is naturally hot, haha." Zhu Jiuyou's voice said.
Ying Zheng touched it, and it naturally knew.
There are so many secrets in this mythical beast. I wonder how many secrets there are in Xi.
With the light, Ying Zheng's fear was greatly reduced, and he looked around the cave.
This cave is semicircular, with a round top and a flat bottom. The volume is not small. A huge body like Zhu Jiuyou can easily turn around.
Xi didn't talk much to Ying Zheng and Li Si. His stern body just walked forward, but Zhu Jiuyou talked to Ying Zheng from time to time. He probably knew that there were many incredible things in Ying Zheng's knowledge, so he Deliberately dispelling his fears and doubts.
After walking for a long time and turning a few corners, we came to a cave with stalactites staggered in it and a pool on the right.
However, the water pool was covered with mist, making it difficult to see the full view.
The temperature in this cave was much higher than outside. It seemed that the water in this pool was warm, and coupled with the heat emanating from Zhu Jiuyou, Ying Zheng felt very uncomfortable.
After bypassing the cave, a crack in the mountain appeared in front of them. It was wide enough for Xi and Zhu Jiuyou to pass through.
Entering the crack in the mountain, it seems to be a spiraling downward channel. The stone wall is relatively smooth and has no edges, as if it has been polished.
After walking such a long distance, Ying Zheng felt a little exhausted, but he didn't ask for a rest and gritted his teeth and persisted.
After walking for about half an hour, the space became smaller and smaller, and it became more stuffy. Ying Zheng finally couldn't hold on any longer and stopped, squatting on the ground, breathing heavily.
Xi and Zhu Jiuyou knew that the environment here was not as good as outside, so they stopped.
"Two seniors, how far is it?" Ying Zheng asked after taking a breath.
Xi also squatted on the ground and said leisurely: "It's not far away. It's time for you to take a rest. After you adjust, we will see you soon."
"Why is it so hot here?" Ying Zheng wiped his sweat and said, "Senior Zhu, please recover."
Zhu Jiuyou blinked his big eyes and said: "The temperature here is not caused by this year. It is almost reaching the eye of fire, so it will get hotter and hotter."
"Fire Eyes?" Ying Zheng opened his eyes wide and asked, "What is that?"
Xi and Zhu Jiuyou looked at each other, seemingly speechless.
Li Si explained from the side: "Your Majesty, it is said that the entrance to Jiuyou is under the eye of fire. Presumably, as a guardian, senior Yazui must be guarding on the side of the eye of fire. Therefore, if you want to see senior Yazui, you must Reaching the Eye of Fire.”
"So that's it." Ying Zheng nodded slightly, and then his eyes flashed with light, "Is that really the entrance to Jiuyou?"
Li Si nodded and said, "Yes, the so-called eye of fire is actually the crater of an underground volcano. Below is rolling lava, which is why the temperature here is so high."
A drop of sweat ran down Ying Zheng's temples. He didn't know whether it was because he was frightened or because he was hot: "The entrance to Jiuyou...is actually a volcano crater?"
Li Si smiled and nodded, and said: "If you want to enter the Nine Netherworld, this special passage refers to the Fire Eye, and the nine Fire Eyes are guarded by nine guardians. Your Majesty already knows where they are. .”
Ying Zheng nodded and stopped asking, as if he was thinking about something.
After resting for a while, Ying Zheng stood up and said, "Let's go, I've recovered some of my strength."
Both men and beasts stood up and moved forward.
After walking some distance, there seemed to be a little light ahead.
Ying Zheng felt even hotter, as if a bead of sweat would fall with every step he took.
The strange thing is that Li Si is not as hardworking as Ying Zheng, and seems to have nothing to do.
The dark red color on Zhu Jiuyou's body disappeared, and the surrounding area darkened, leaving only the beam of light in front of him, but it did not appear dim.
Zhu Jiuyou's body no longer dissipates heat, and the surrounding temperature has dropped a lot, but it is still higher than usual.
And it gets hotter the further we go. It seems that the eye of fire is very close, and the light should be emitted by the eye of fire.
At this time, Zhu Jiuyou's body changed again, and the skin that had returned to gray-black gradually turned blue, giving people a crystal clear feeling, as if seawater had condensed into Zhu Jiuyou's skin.
The surrounding temperature also dropped a lot instantly.
Ying Zheng was shocked again. This beauty was dazzling, and this ability was so fascinating.
"Don't be surprised. It is precisely because of this talent that I can travel between Jiuyou and Jiuxiao this year." Zhu Jiuyou's voice came.
Thinking that the entrance to Jiuyou is a volcanic crater, it must be related to lava. Ying Zheng seemed to realize the role of Zhu Jiuyou's talent.
The air was no longer so hot and humid, and Ying Zheng felt much better, so he quickened his pace and followed Xi Xi and Zhu Jiuyou closely.
The light in front of him became stronger and stronger, and finally he came to the eye of fire, and the temperature was surprisingly high. However, with Zhu Jiuyou beside him, Ying Zheng didn't feel any discomfort, but there was a feeling of hot air on his face.
This is still a semicircular space, but it seems to be larger than the previous one.
In the middle is a circular platform raised above the ground, with two stone steps sloping upward next to it. There were only five stone steps, and Xi walked up them first.
Zhu Jiuyou followed, Li Si followed, and Ying Zheng followed at the end, all of them stepped onto the high platform.
Looking into the high platform, the dark red magma was about three feet below, with bubbles popping up from time to time on the surface, just like boiling water.
The heat wave hit his face and seemed to dry out all the moisture in his body. It felt really uncomfortable. Ying Zheng retracted his body again and stopped looking at the magma.
"This is Huoyan." Xi's voice.
"It is impossible for ordinary people to come here." Zhu Jiuyou added, "This is the entrance to Jiuyou."
Even if ordinary people get here, what's the use? It's impossible to enter this entrance.
Who would jump into this crater?
Ying Zheng couldn't stand the temperature here, so he walked off the platform first, then sat in a corner and took a few breaths.
The high temperature of this magma seems to evaporate even the air.
Zhu Jiuyou came to Ying Zheng's side and helped Ying Zheng cool down. Ying Zheng felt much better instantly.
Xi also came over, looked at Ying Zheng and said, "Go see your Majesty. You can see it when you enter the cave in front."
The guardian guards the Eye of Fire, and is naturally nearby.
Ying Zheng stood up, adjusted his clothes, and followed Xi towards the entrance of the cave.
In order to cool down Ying Zheng, Zhu Jiuyou also followed behind. Li Si did not follow too closely and kept some distance.
Xi and Ying Zheng stopped in front of the cave entrance and said, "Your Majesty, they are here."
Huh...huh...
There was a sound coming from inside the cave.
Ying Zheng stared at the hole and swallowed unconsciously.
At this time, a pair of bloody eyes appeared in the hole, which was even more creepy in this dark space.
The blood-red eyes blinked, and a deep voice came from the cave: "Young man, if you are a Heavenly Bearer, please take out your token."
Ying Zheng was quite nervous, so he placed the Xuanyuan Sword in front of the cave entrance, and also placed the Black Iron Snail and the map flat next to it.
After putting it away, Ying Zheng took two steps back. Although he was worried, he still stared at those blood-red eyes.
Suddenly, a ball of golden light enveloped the Xuanyuan Sword, flickering on and off, and causing the sword to tremble slightly.
At the moment when Ying Zheng was stunned, a ball of the same golden light also enveloped Ying Zheng. Ying Zheng, who was already worried, became even more nervous, not knowing what would happen next moment.
However, Ying Zheng did not feel uncomfortable. Instead, he gradually sensed the connection between Xuanyuan Sword and him, as if the golden light group activated Xuanyuan Sword's spirituality.
Sure enough, a beam of golden light was projected from the Xuanyuan Sword to Ying Zheng, seeming to connect the golden light group of Xuanyuan Sword and the light group on Ying Zheng's body into one.
Ying Zheng clearly felt that he had indeed established a connection with Xuanyuan Sword, and it was a very mysterious spiritual connection.
The golden light flashed a few times and disappeared.
Ying Zheng didn't know what happened. He looked at his hands with a surprised look on his face.
A voice came from the entrance of the cave: "It seems that you are really a descendant of the Yellow Emperor, and this Xuanyuan Sword is indeed the property of the Yellow Emperor. I am Yaizhen, and the halo just now was just to identify your bloodline. Don't be nervous .”
Ying Zheng's uneasiness was reduced by a few points. He heard that the sounds in the cave were not malicious, and his heart became calmer.
"For some reason, I did not show up." Yazui said, "You came here this time to ask for the last "Book of Changes"?"
Ying Zheng calmed down and said: "Back to the seniors, this is the purpose of this junior coming here this time. Only by gathering the "Book of Changes" can we obtain the true inheritance. I hope that the seniors can fulfill it."
The pair of blood-colored pupils narrowed: "Before, you used this last "Book of Changes" to exchange for the Third Eye. If it was not related to the inheritance of the Heavenly Heir, I would not agree easily. But now, if it is If you don’t have enough chips, I will definitely not exchange it for you.”
Ying Zheng knew that this would be the case, and was prepared beforehand. He squatted down and opened a package, and then said: "Senior, I follow the example of my ancestors and forge a golden sword for my senior. Although it is not as good as this Xuanyuan Sword, it is still one of the advantages of this junior. Mind."
Ying Zheng unsheathed the golden sword he made, held it in both hands and handed it to the cave.
The blood-colored pupils in the cave seemed to widen a bit. After a moment of silence, a cold voice came: "Your ability to make swords is much worse than that of your ancestors. This golden sword has no spirituality at all." No."
Ying Zheng forced a smile out of embarrassment, but felt uncomfortable in his heart.
Just listen to Yazui say again: "You can keep this sword you made yourself and use it for yourself. Why don't you keep the Xuanyuan Sword here? Only that sword can be exchanged for your copy of the Book of Changes."
What?
Ying Zheng's eyes widened and cold sweat started flowing down again.
