In a quiet stone room somewhere, blue light flashed past, and two figures appeared at the same time.
As soon as Fang stood still, Mo Juren immediately looked around and at the same time released his spiritual consciousness to explore the situation outside the stone room. When he was sure that he was still in the inner hall, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"This doesn't seem to be the first floor." Han Li also looked away and reminded in a low voice.
"You'll know when you go out and take a look." Mo Juren nodded. The suppression of spiritual consciousness in the inner hall was very strong, and it was impossible to explore too far away. If you want to know which floor you are on, you still need to check outside.
The stone chamber has no windows on all sides, and only has a portal in the center of one side of the wall. After passing through, what comes into view is a tall and thick stone wall, blocking the way forward.
Mo Juren did not hesitate and was about to break through the wall. But at this moment, a violent roar was suddenly heard, and it was obvious that someone was fighting fiercely.
The sound was far away, but it could be clearly felt that it was getting closer.
Seeing this, Mo Juren suddenly narrowed his eyes and temporarily stopped thinking about breaking through the wall.
He turned to look at Han Li, who immediately understood. The master and the apprentice simultaneously used the Qi Condensing Technique to the extreme, quickly covering up their aura.
Mo Juren felt that it was not enough, and there was another flash of light in his hand, but it was a large black robe, and he threw it directly to Han Li and told him to put it on.
His own spiritual consciousness is powerful, and after running the 'Wind Hiding Technique', he is sure to be able to hide the induction of the Nascent Soul Stage monks.
But Han Li couldn't do it. Although he had also refined the third level of "Dayan Jue", the strength of his spiritual consciousness was still far behind him. It was better to be cautious at this moment.
Faintly guessing what his master was thinking, Han Li did not refuse and immediately put it on.
At this time, Mo Juren couldn't help but guess, who was fighting fiercely here? Thinking about it, there is a high probability that it will be those Nascent Soul stage old monsters from the two paths of good and evil. After all, monks in the pill-forming stage don't dare to stay too long, fearing that they would have already taken the treasure and left.
It has been several days since I was trapped below. Zhengdao's plan to obtain the Xutian Cauldron cannot succeed. According to common sense, I should also choose a stone door to enter. It is the right way to get the treasure and leave. It is not necessary. Continuing to stay in Xutian Palace is a waste of time.
Moreover, the war in the inner sea has probably begun at this moment. As the top leaders of the good and the evil, these old monsters are undoubtedly extremely important existences, and naturally they cannot be absent for too long.
As of now, there are probably only two possibilities for staying in the inner hall. Either he has another purpose and doesn't want to leave for the time being, or something has gone wrong and he can't leave.
He kept thinking about the reason in his mind, and soon, the sound of fighting got closer and closer.
"Old thief Lihen, old ghost Ximen, do you two really think I'm easy to bully? If you continue to push each other hard, don't blame Qing for your death!" A cold and decisive voice sounded again, and Mo Ju immediately ordered Ren was slightly surprised. If he heard correctly, this person should be the old man in Confucian clothing, named Qingyi Jushi.
Why hasn't he left yet? Could it be that something really went wrong?
The other person is the person who is chasing him. Old ghost Ximen is obviously one of the elders in white from before, but who is the old thief Lihen? It seems that there is no such person among the elders of Xing Palace, right?
Leaving hatred? Could it be him?
Mo Juren suddenly thought of a person, the owner of Lihen Island in the northwest sea. He was a genuine mid-stage Nascent Soul powerhouse, with a pair of Lihen Rings in his hands that had spanned the star sea for hundreds of years.
However, Lihen Island has always been neutral and belongs to the casual cultivator force. How could it come together with Xing Gong? Or is it just an appearance, the other party and Xing Gong are originally on the same team.
It seems that because of his original reminder, Xing Gong finally took action, and even secretly brought a strong man in the middle stage of Nascent Soul. I wonder if there are others?
"Why are you so stubborn, fellow Taoist Qing? As long as you agree to my Star Palace's request, you can come and go as you please." A familiar voice sounded again, it was Elder Ximen.
"What you say is nice, asking Qing to hand over 30% of his soul, what's the difference between it and a puppet? I don't have much life left, and I don't want to be your star palace's lackey!" The Yuanying stage monks also have dignity, How could the old man dressed in Confucianism accept the thought that he would be controlled by the Star Palace in life and death from now on, or even be commanded like a dog?
Besides, what if we compromise now? Is it really safe? The war between Star Palace and the Counter Star Alliance has begun. I don’t know how long it will last? As a puppet, it is naturally impossible for him to stay out of the matter, and he will eventually be asked to return to the devil's path to be used as eyes and ears.
Throughout the ages, how many people who have done this kind of thing have died well? After all, he is only in the early stage of Nascent Soul. Faced with so many powerful people from the Counter Star Alliance, especially beings like Liu Dao and Wan Sangu, if he is not careful, he will be noticed, and then he is afraid that his life will be even worse than death.
Instead of living the rest of my life miserable, it would be better to give it a try. Besides, I still have my biggest trump card that I haven't used yet, so I should have a chance to escape.
"Stubborn!" Seeing that he couldn't be persuaded, another cold voice suddenly sounded, and then he took action without hesitation, and the roar started again.
Although Mo Juren was inside the high wall and could not see what was going on outside, he could tell just by the sound of the fierce fighting that the fighting between the two sides was not that intense.
Just as he had guessed, outside the high wall at this time, in a stone palace about a hundred feet away, three figures were fighting continuously, each with more brutal attacks than the other, which was a close call.
To be precise, it was the old man in Confucian clothing who was resisting with great difficulty, but the other two were much more relaxed, especially the old man with white hair. A pair of rings flashing with cold black light were flying like airtight, causing great pressure on the enemy.
Facing two Nascent Soul monks, one of whom was still in the middle Nascent Soul stage, how could the old man in Confucian attire stand up to them? He soon fell into a disadvantage. He was about to lose his support, but at this moment, a strange color suddenly flashed in his eyes.
A ball of green light suddenly lit up in his hand. It was something more than anything. However, the mana in his body began to fluctuate violently, and his momentum also increased rapidly.
"Damn it, he's going to blow himself up too!" Seeing this, the expressions of the two people in Xing Gong changed dramatically.
The space here is too small. If it is really affected by the self-destruction of a monk at the Nascent Soul stage, it will definitely not be easy, even the gray-haired old man is no exception.
The two of them quickly escaped from the stone palace without any hesitation.
Unexpectedly, the old man in Confucian attire who originally had a ruthless expression suddenly smiled strangely, and the wildly fluctuating mana dissipated. The next moment, a green light flashed around his body, and he quickly fled towards another passage in the stone palace.
In just a blink of an eye, Lihen Island Master and Elder Ximen returned again. Looking at the empty stone palace, each face looked uglier than the last.
At this time, the two people naturally realized that they were being played by each other.
"If my guess is correct, it should be an ancient phantom talisman. Only this talisman can temporarily disrupt your consciousness and make wrong judgments." The white-haired old man frowned, obviously a little bit grudged by Cai Cai's mistake. Yu Huai.
"I have heard before that this old guy got an ancient jade talisman from an ancient ruins. It seems to be true." Elder Ximen nodded, but his tone changed and he said,
"Brother Taoist, don't worry. The old guy's Xutian residual map was stolen by you and me first. It's impossible to leave early. We can only wait until Xutian Palace is closed and teleported out in half a month. During this period , you and I have plenty of time to continue hunting."
"That's true." The white-haired old man nodded and said,
"The harvest from this operation is quite good. Except for the three monks who left early, the other three including Man Beard were severely damaged. The strength of the old ghost Qing is actually average, and whether he dies or not has little impact. , the key is Man Beard, if he finally escapes, that will be the biggest loss."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Who would have thought that this old monster would be so decisive and would self-destruct at the slightest disagreement. As a result, the four of you and I were affected. Taoist friend Xuan Kun was seriously injured and could no longer continue to act." He seemed to be thinking of it. After experiencing the scene, Elder Ximen couldn't help but have a flash of fear in his eyes, and even coughed dryly in his mouth.
"Your injury..." The white-haired old man frowned.
"My injuries are minor, and I prepared enough 'Xuanxin Dan' as a life-saving aid when we set off. I have already taken it before. As long as I don't get seriously injured again, I will be fine." Elder Ximen shook his head slightly, looking very calm. .
Upon hearing this, the white-haired old man nodded slightly and said,
"That's good. In that case, let's continue setting off. Old Monster Qing thought he could escape, but he didn't know that including him, the auras of all Nascent Soul Stage monks had long been memorized by my Golden-Eyed Marten. Also. It’s just that the mustache is special, otherwise…”
"It was a mistake. Who allowed it to self-destruct? Only Nascent Soul was left to escape. Fellow Taoist's spiritual beast naturally lost its effectiveness." Elder Ximen smiled.
"Forget it, let's deal with the old ghost Qing first. As for Man Beard, it won't be too late to search slowly later."
The white-haired old man nodded, and then with a thought in his mind, a golden light flew out from the spirit beast bag at his waist, and landed steadily on his shoulder, but it was a half-foot-long golden mink.
The entire body of this marten was jet black, except for a pair of eyes, which shone with a golden light as it blinked. As soon as Fang appeared, he nuzzled the old man's neck with his furry little head, full of flattery.
The white-haired old man touched the other person's back lovingly, then said with a smile: "Stop being playful, quickly find that guy's location."
The golden-eyed mink nodded obediently, and its originally golden eyes became brighter and more dazzling. After about a while, he seemed to have finally discovered something. He quickly raised his fleshy little paws and kept gesticulating, making squeaking sounds in his mouth.
"How good." The crane-haired old man smiled slightly and fed a golden pill to the other party. The latter couldn't wait to swallow it in one gulp, his ears stood straight up, and his cute little face was full of enjoyment.
"How is it?" Elder Ximen asked quickly.
"That guy is running very fast and has already passed the teleportation array to the third floor." The white-haired old man touched the back of the little mink again and continued,
"Don't worry, he can't escape as long as the golden-eyed ferret is here."
After saying that, the two of them left the stone palace immediately without further delay and followed closely towards another passage.
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"Finally left!" About half an hour later, Mo Juren, who was behind the high wall, breathed a sigh of relief. It's not that he's afraid of anything. After all, with his relationship with Xing Gong, it doesn't matter even if he is discovered.
The point is, he doesn't want the other party to come into contact. Next, we have to go to the fifth floor to plan the Xutian Cauldron. This thing is a treasure that even the Star Palace covets.
It is naturally most suitable to go there secretly and capture this cauldron quietly. Even if he is noticed by Xing Gong afterwards, he will not be suspected in a short time.
After all, with his cultivation level there, it is absolutely impossible for a late-stage pill-forming monk to win the Xutian Cauldron, even if he has strength that far exceeds that of the same level.
According to normal logic, he who has not been heard from for several days should have gone to the lower level to collect the treasure and left. And if it appears at this time, more variables will naturally be added out of thin air.
After confirming that the other party had left, Mo Juren immediately summoned a flying sword, and then started cutting on the tall stone wall.
The stone wall was extremely hard, with a thickness of one foot. However, it was still easily cut open by the sharpness of its flying sword, and in a blink of an eye, a narrow gap was opened for only one person to pass through.
The two of them passed through one after another, and what they saw was a passage about ten feet wide, only more than ten feet long.
This is naturally a dead end, and basically no one will enter here. And in the maze-like inner hall on each floor, there are countless dead ends like this.
Of course, just in case, Mo Juren decided to be cautious. Move the previously cut stones to their original positions again, fill the gaps completely, and then use the fossil technique to smooth out the gaps.
In this way, no one would notice anything strange here unless they were deliberately observing.
After doing all this, Mo Juren still did not take action immediately. Instead, he took out the jade slip of the map again, and at the same time let go of his consciousness to observe the surrounding features and compare it with the information on the map.
After about a moment, he was basically sure that this should be the fourth floor. Unexpectedly, I went directly past the second and third floors and entered here.
This saves trouble. There is only one layer away from the fifth floor, so the difficulty is much easier.
You know, the second and third floors are not passable that way. Even on the fourth and fifth floors, there are still more powerful puppets and countless restrictions and obstacles.
Fortunately, he had the detailed information provided by Ling Yuling, so he could avoid the latter. However, the same cannot be said for the guard's puppet. Its position is not fixed and you will inevitably encounter it later.
Naturally, he would not choose to give up. After putting away the jade slips, he immediately walked forward with Han Li.
With good luck, we only encountered a few golden retriever puppets during the journey.
However, the strength of this kind of puppet is much stronger than that of the first and second levels. Not only does it have strong defense, but its speed and flexibility are astonishingly fast.
This kind of puppet does not choose to fight head-on, but relies on its own advantages to constantly fight and harass, which is extremely difficult to deal with.
Even though Mo Juren had enough tricks, he was still annoyed. In the end, he even released the Red Golden Ape. With their indestructible bodies and the assistance of Han Li, the two of them fought their way to the teleportation array. location.
Without any delay, he immediately stepped into it and teleported away.
A flash of white light flashed, and the three finally reached the fifth floor.
Like the fourth floor, there are also a large number of sophisticated mechanisms and powerful puppets here.
With the help of the jade slip's prompts, the three of them evaded a large number of institutional restrictions and still fought the puppets more than ten times before finally reaching their final destination.
Mo Juren looked around and saw a huge structure built somewhere in front of him, a tall stone platform with a length and width of more than a hundred feet and a height of more than 30 feet.
The entire stone platform is made of a seemingly ordinary gray rock. In the area directly in front, there are hundreds of stone steps that extend upward to the top of the stone platform.
What’s even more amazing is that the entire high platform and the steps are wrapped in a white light mask. The blue light inside is shining brightly. The closer to the center of the high platform, the brighter the light. The light is constantly flowing, and it is faintly dazzling and makes people unable to look directly. .
Mo Juren knew very well that the high platform was the Hanli Platform, and the white light shield was the famous Tiangang Shield, which could isolate all energy fluctuations. No matter how big the movement was, it could not be transmitted to the outside.
As for the blue light, it must be the legendary 'dry blue ice flame', and it is also one of the purposes of his coming here. The terrifying cold energy contained in this flame is the key to the future growth of his natal flying sword.
Overjoyed, he stopped delaying and immediately called Han Li and the Red Gold Ape to go directly to the stone platform. However, just halfway through, his consciousness suddenly sensed something, and his expression suddenly changed.
