Shen Muzhi carefully examined this clay figurine again, trying to find the source of this evil qi, but found nothing. Although I wanted to break it and see what happened, I was worried about what mechanism or formation would be triggered, so I could only dispel this idea in the end.

After all, the power of the previous great array, with his current strength, was powerless to resist at all. If it hadn't been for the talisman jade pendant he carried with him to help him block those few knives, he would probably have spilled blood in the poplar forest at that time.

Therefore, Shen Muzhi, who finally survived the catastrophe, was very cautious.

He carefully examined a few more clay figurines, but they were all the same as the first six clay figurines, without any clues.

After Shen Muzhi thought about it, he didn't waste any more time on this clay figurine, turned around and walked in other directions.

This time, after walking for a long time, something different finally appeared in the darkness ahead.

Stone pillars, divided into two rows, stand in the darkness and lead to the depths.

Each stone pillar is separated by a distance of one zhang. On the stone pillar, the pattern of the dragon soaring for nine days is lifelike and similar.

After Shen Muzhi hesitated for a moment, he continued to move forward in the direction where the stone pillar was leading. Whenever he passed by a stone pillar, the dragon carved on the stone pillar was half-hidden in the clouds, and the delicate dragon scales on its body would have a streamer flashing.

However, he didn't find out.

All the way forward, after about a stick of incense, the road ahead suddenly came to an end.

On the hard stone wall, a majestic stone door lies in front of you. The stone door is smooth and uncarved. On both sides of the stone gate, there are bronze dragon head lamps. The oil in the faucet lamp has long been depleted, and naturally there is no candle flame to light again.

Shen Muzhi approached the stone gate to take a look, but found that the stone door was actually open.

There was a wind blowing along the gap, whining out.

Shen Muzhi even faintly felt a hint of moist water from the wind.

If there is wind and water, then it will lead to the outside.

And this stone door has been opened, maybe it is Xuancheng.

After Shen Muzhi entered this poplar forest, he experienced a series of accidents, and he never saw Xuan Cheng's appearance, and his heart was bottomless. At this time, seeing a trace that might have been left by Xuan Cheng, he was a little excited for a while.

However, excitement is excitement, and he will still be cautious when he should be cautious.

Carefully squeezing through the crack in the door, after entering the stone door, I found that there was a long corridor behind it.

The road is quite spacious, and the feet are all bluestone slabs that are very neatly cut, and even the same size. On both sides of the road, every other section, there is a bronze dragon head lamp. However, this time, what was placed in the lamp was not lamp oil, but fist-sized night pearls.

It's just that for some reason, these night pearls no longer emit luster one by one, so that there is darkness in the corridor. Fortunately, for a monk like Shen Muzhi, this bit of darkness is not too affected.

Shen Mu walked forward cautiously. The road is long, as if there is no end, and people even wonder if they have been spinning in place.

After a long time, Shen Muzhi saw a light suddenly appear in the darkness in front of him. Although it was weak, it was undoubtedly a small surprise for Shen Muzhi, who had been in the dark for a long time.

The steps under my feet are also subconsciously faster.

Soon, he arrived at the exit of the Yongdao, but the scene in front of him couldn't help but make him completely stunned.

In front of him, at his feet, there was a cliff.

Beneath the high cliffs is a basin that is beyond imagination. In the basin, there is a city, and the specifications are not even inferior to Lancheng.

I don't know how long this city has been here, but at first glance, everything is new. But in this brand-new, there is a dead air.

Above the basin, there hung something like the sun, emitting a light that was not bright, and shrouded the whole city in a strange atmosphere that was not dim, but also not bright.

The light that Shen Muzhi had seen in the Yongdao before came from this.

At this time, he stood on the cliff opening, looking at the city at his feet, and he couldn't come back to his senses for a while.

This is underground, and such a project, if it is true, can be described as ingenious.

It took him a long time to come back to his senses. After hesitating for a while, he decided to go down.

Although the cliff is high, it is easy for him to go down.

Shen Muzhi did not enter the city directly, and after flying down from the cliff, he landed outside the city gate.

After falling, Shen Muzhi looked up at the city gate and found that there were two words written on the city gate: Moon City.

The city gate was open, and after Shen Muzhi retracted his gaze, he walked along the official road all the way to the city.

As he walked under the city gates, there was a sudden jingle of bells overhead. When I looked up, I saw a brass bell hanging in the center of the doorway of the city gate.

The bronze bell was shiny, and the style was similar to the bell hanging under the eaves of the Spirit Sword Pavilion of Zhengyang Peak of the Great Sword Gate, and the bell tongue in the middle was the shape of a small sword.

Shen Muzhi looked at the copper bell, and stopped for a moment. After waiting for a while, I didn't see anything unusual before continuing to walk inside.

Follow the city gate and you will see the main street. On both sides of the main street, there are all kinds of shops, everything is exactly like a bustling city. Even, those shops are open, and in some food shops, there is even food on the table.

The food looked like it was fresh, but it was a little less hot.

Everything, except for the absence of people, is no different from a normal bustling city.

However, it is this exact feeling that makes it even more weird.

Why would anyone build such a city under the ground, and what is the purpose of this city?

Shen Mu subconsciously thought of the phantoms that appeared in the poplar forest before, they were all similar to yin spirits, but they didn't seem to be the same as ordinary yin spirits.

Could it be that this city was made for them?

But what is the purpose?

Shen Muyi continued to walk forward while thinking about this. Passing by a wine shop, he suddenly smelled the smell of wine. The aroma of this wine is very light, but it is inexplicably a little seductive.

Shen Muzhi has been drinking all these years because of the cold in his body. In the past ten years, drinking has long been regarded as a habit, especially when I am in a bad mood, I like to drink.

At this time, as soon as the aroma of this wine entered his nose, it immediately aroused the wine in his heart.

Almost instantly, he stopped and turned his head to look into the winery.

A shadow flickered behind the counter, disappearing behind the curtain in the back hall.

The aroma of wine is indeed attractive, but the shadow just now has to be vigilant.

Shen Muzhi was standing outside the door, and when he was hesitating to go in, suddenly a voice suddenly sounded directly in his mind.

"Don't go in. Pretend you didn't find anything and keep going, I'll be waiting for you in front. It was Xuan Cheng's voice.

Finally met Xuan Cheng, Shen Mu's heart was overjoyed, and he hurriedly followed what he said, withdrew his gaze, turned around and continued to walk along the long street, and after walking for a long time, he saw Xuan Cheng standing at the mouth of a small alley waving to him.

He was about to say hello, but he saw Xuan Cheng raise his hand and make a boo gesture. Shen Muzhi understood and immediately shut up. After walking over silently, Xuan Cheng said to him in his heart: "Come with me first, and I'll talk about it later." ”

After speaking, he turned around and walked into the alley behind.

Shen Muzhi hurriedly followed.

The two of them walked down the alley, then turned a few more corners, and finally walked into a small courtyard.

As soon as he entered, a figure ran out of the room, and after seeing that it was Xuan Cheng and Shen Mu, he immediately stood still, and then grinned at Shen Muzhi.

It's Xu Ranran.

Shen Muzhi saw that she was fine, and his heart was also at peace.

However, then another person came out of the room, a strong man.

After Shen Muzhi saw it, he was stunned for a moment.

Xuan Cheng didn't explain, and motioned for Shen Muzhi to follow him into the house first. After entering the house, Xuan Cheng closed the door and pasted a few more talismans on the door before he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then turned his head to look at Shen Muzhi and said with concern: "Are you okay?"

Shen Muzhi shook his head, and then asked Xuan Cheng, who was that strong man.

Xuan Cheng probably told Shen Muzhi what happened when he entered the forest to look for Xu Ran. Compared with Shen Muzhi's tortuous experience, Xuan Cheng is much simpler. At that time, after he picked up Xu Ranran's shoes, he quickly realized that the problem was underground. So, he deliberately gathered up his cultivation, and drew out the roots of the trees that had been demonized after being assimilated by the evil qi, and let them drag him into the ground.

Not long after being dragged underground, Xuan Cheng found Xu Ranran, who was also dragged underground. Xu Ranran fainted, but except for a slight skin injury, there was no major problem.

Not long after confirming that Xu Ranran was fine, another person fell from above, and it was this strong man.

This strong man is the old man who went into the forest with his companions to release water. However, it was clear that his luck was much better than that of his companion.

Although he is temporarily trapped in this underground and cannot get out, he is at least alive for the time being.

Even, most likely, he will be the only one left to survive that caravan of theirs.

After that, the three of them experienced something similar to Shen Muzhi. That piece of clay figurine, Xuan Cheng also touched it. However, he found out more than Shen Muzhi.

Xuan Cheng said that some of those clay figurines are living figurines, and some of them are sealed with a murder weapon. This may also be the origin of the trace of evil qi that Shen Muzhi noticed at the beginning.

And here, it is a yin city.

Generally speaking, this kind of large-scale work of the Yin City is often only built after something like the slaughter of the city, in order to create an illusion that those wronged souls are still alive, to prevent their resentment from exploding, and to use this illusion to completely wipe out the resentment in their hearts for a long time.

However, there are not many ghosts in this city at present, and there are even a few.

This is a point that Xuan Cheng can't figure out.

Hearing Xuan Cheng mention this, Shen Muzhi immediately told him about all the encounters he had encountered in the poplar forest before. When Xuan Cheng heard this, he couldn't help but be stunned: "In this way, most of those yin spirits have gone out. But it shouldn't be!" he furrowed his brow, puzzled.

Those mud figurines, as well as the long dragon pillar stone path outside the Yongdao, were all used to suppress the yin spirits in this Yin City, in order to prevent these Yin Spirits from escaping from this Yin City. But now these things are still there, why did those ghosts leave here?