Xiao Yi did not look down on Cai Xi. If a person dares to accompany himself to the forbidden place of his ancestors, then he is an iron-clad man. It's just that once he encounters danger, what Xiao Yi needs to show is not mortal martial arts, and then Cai Xi will encounter the same distress as Zhao Qianbei. I already have a stable life as a mortal, but I see a different world. Xiao Yi believes that Cai Xi will live happily in the future with a hundred gold coins, which is excellent.

As the sun sets, Xiao Yi slowly descends on the flying boat. Everything under his body was extremely clear after his current spiritual power was infused into his pupils.

Putting away the boat, he was standing on the Ghost Corner Terrace. Below them were earthy platforms as solid as chimes, and in the corners there were a few plants, their stalks standing upright, with five or six slender leaves scattered on the left and right, flattened and covered with dark green strips. A straight thread-like spike sticks out of the core of the grass, and every tiny seed protrudes with thorns. This thing is really the same as depicted in the records of Qin Xi. Xiao Yi hurriedly selected more than a dozen of them and picked them.

The threaded grass spikes grow every ten years, and Xiao Yat selects them all one or two hundred years old, and as for the few plants that are eternal, Xiao Yat has not touched them.

This piece of threaded grass can grow for hundreds of years without being discovered, which is not easy in itself, and it is not easy to leave some for the destined people behind, which is also Xiao Yi's gratitude for the reproduction of spiritual things. I remember that the medicine emperor Lu Xinyun once said that although poor Ze can reap profits, there will only be a pool of stagnant water left in future generations. Collecting medicine is like fishing, and only when the net is open can there be continuous vitality.

Xiao Yi took out a jade box and put a dozen threaded grasses in it, and closed the lid again. There was a flash of runes on it, and then it regained its calm.

This is the jade box that Qin Xi handed over to him before leaving, as long as it is not opened by people with spiritual power, this jade box can preserve the medicinal effect for thousands of years. There are a few more of this kind of jade box Xiao Yi, but this time Xiao Yi was merciful, so he only took a small part.

Just as he packed the jade box and was about to get up, several figures lurking in the darkness pounced on Xiao Yi at the same time. The fine dark purple scales wrapped around their slender bodies, and the triangular iron-like head opened several times wider at this time, and the pair of poisonous fangs, combined with the rows of fine sharp teeth, made people chill from the bottom of their hearts.

"Is this the Purple Electric Snake? It's not bad! It's fast!" Xiao Yi sighed approvingly.

With such a fast speed, even if the tanuki fights it, it is difficult to win. It's just that Xiao Yi is not a tanuki, and such a fast speed can only be called fast in his opinion.

Xiao Yi dodged a few times and let the attack of the purple electric snake fly into the air, since it was not lethal to himself, then Xiao Yi didn't bother to do anything with it. He jumped down from the small dirt hill one by one, but before he landed, two more pitch-black leopards pounced on Xiao Yi, who was still in the air.

Xiao Yi saw that he was intercepted and killed in mid-air, so he put a little on the tip of the leopard's nose on his toes, and jumped out of the way with his strength. Only pity the two black leopards, who didn't eat fresh meat, and were heavily slapped in the weeds.

Xiao Yicai stood firmly in the half-human-high grass, and a buzzing sound sounded around him. As soon as he was on the dirt mountain, he noticed that there were no large creatures here, and the buzzing sound was only a carnivorous beetle flying at a rapid pace. Although Xiao Yi didn't know this kind of little worm, he had heard Cai Xi mention it. His ancestor was bitten on the calf by this bug, and the pain was piercing, and in a hurry, he slashed his leg with a knife, or two companions carried him back to the valley mouth. Just a few breaths of the truncated leg were gnawed into white bones by the insects, and even the two companions were bitten by this beetle to the point of madness. It's just that there seems to be some magic in this valley, and when the three of them ran to the mouth of the valley, the beetles on the two of them actually gave up biting and flew back. Unfortunately, these two companions died at the mouth of the valley not long after because they were too strong.

Now Xiao Yi was still two hundred zhang away from Taniguchi, and if he ran with all his might, he was sure that no beetle could catch him. But a little red light in the corner of his eye gave him a different idea.

This was the scene that had just been revealed by a cracked crack under the earth mountain, and out of curiosity, Xiao Yi wanted to go over and investigate.

His heart moved at will, and his whole body burst out with a little light. Xiao Yi forcibly stimulated the spiritual power in his body, trying to maintain the range of this body-protecting aura.

Strange to say, the beetle that was originally attacking frantically was only touched by the light, so it closed its carapace and folded its legs and feet and fell out of the air. It seems that this beetle will fall into a dormant slumber once it comes into contact with the aura.

The two black panthers who had been stepped on by Xiao Yi before also glanced at Xiao Yi in horror when they saw the light around him, turned their heads and hid in the grass and disappeared.

Seeing this, Xiao Yi faintly remembered something in his heart.

I remember that Qin Xi said that in order to prevent mortals from approaching their secret places, some cultivators would often raise some low-level demon beasts to protect them. They only attack ordinary mortals, and this is also an extraordinary means of ensuring that the secrets of cultivators are not obtained by mortals. It's just that Xiao Yi landed just now, and he didn't feel any formation prohibition, and now it seems that there is no prohibition here, but that this prohibition is only effective for demon beasts.

The forbidden range should only be in the valley here, although the demon beast does not have much wisdom, but it is not difficult for it to only breed in the valley for generations.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi retracted the light of the protective body, and only formed a thin layer on his body. Even so, his identity as a cultivator was recognized by the demon beasts.

Xiao Yi came to the gap in the earth mountain, kept moving his steps, and finally saw that little red light again.

This is a rat hole that appears in the height of a half-man on the earth mountain, the depth of the hole is about seven or eight zhang deep, and a little red light is revealed through the winding passage. The little red light that Xiao Yi could see was like lava, and he could feel a little temperature from such a distance.

Xiao Yi showed a long sword in his hand, and he thrust it into the earth mountain, which was not inferior to steel. It's just that Xiao Yi moved the long sword vigorously, and the part that should have been cut open, as soon as the sword body was slashed, the earth platform returned to its original seal. If this continues, Xiao Yizhen is worried about whether he can cut a little bit of broken soil before his spiritual power is exhausted.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yat withdrew his long sword and began to look at the rat hole just now.

This aura-wrapped sword has no effect on the earth mountain, so why can this mouse dig out a passage? Could it be that this is not an ordinary mouse? Or maybe he has found the wrong method, and this earth mountain cannot be broken by digging hard at all?

Just when Xiao Yi was confused, an old voice came out of the dirt mountain along the passage.

"In Xia Yuxuzi, I don't know which Taoist friend is here in person? Is it a special trip to patrol, or is it unfortunate to pass by here?"

When Xiao Yat heard this, he knew that he had disturbed the existence inside, and he could have left just like that. After all, the thread grass he wanted for this trip had already arrived, but he was curious about the items in the cave. So he responded: "In Xia Xiaoyi, I came here by coincidence." I just caught a glimpse of something unusual here, so I came to investigate in detail before, and I didn't want to disturb the meditation of my predecessors, which is really a great sin. I will leave here, and I will not disturb my predecessors. ”

Xiao Yi turned around and was about to leave, but he heard a sigh from the person in the cave.

"Friends and slow, the old man has been trapped here for more than a thousand years. It would be good if Xiaoyou was willing to come in and talk to the old man for a while. Now that the old man is trapped here, there are still some old wishes in the world, if Xiaoyou can help the old man realize something, the jade must be reciprocated. ”

Xiao Yiwen heard the sadness in the language, and he was willing to help one or two. It's a pity that I can't break through this mountain by cultivating at all, and I really want to go in.

"Senior, I can't break the ban on this earth mountain. I'll call in a good guy later, and I should be able to get you out of trouble. ”

Xiao Yi originally wanted to go back and talk to Qin Xi about the matter here, if Qin Xi could help lift the ban on Tushan, then it was estimated that the problem would not be big. If even Qin Xi can't do anything, then no matter how hard he tries, it is estimated that it will be in vain.

"Fellow Daoist has never heard of my name? Why do you need to find someone to break the ban on sealing the land? I have a trick here, and Daoist friends only need to act according to the trick, and then you can enter through that small passage. ”

Jade Beard didn't wait for Xiao Yi to answer, and chanted the magic recipe in one breath. Xiao Yi wanted to refuse, but the other party's reaction didn't give him a chance at all.

By the time Jade Beard finished speaking, Xiao Yi had already memorized this exercise.

"Senior, let's go back and find a master. Within three days, Xiao Mou will definitely bring someone back to save his predecessors from this seal. Xiao Yi had the intention to save people, but he rushed in, and he was really worried.

"Don't hide it from fellow Daoists, the old man has run out of oil in this millennium. The old man stayed here, and he just felt sorry for these treasures. If someone knows the identity of the old man and covets my legacy, then the old man's last wish may not be realized. Maybe since the Taoist friend refuses to come in, then forget the old man's instructions. When you bring someone to break the ban, tell them that this is the final burial place of my jade beard. If you can't say it, then don't say it. lest the old man's former enemies know about the things you have seen the old man, and provoke them to chase and kill them for no reason. ”

Jade Beard's tone was desolate, and he gradually lost his voice.

Xiao Yi heard that the old story of this jade beard would bring death to those who knew, so he also put away the idea of telling Qin Xi. He didn't want the other party to be killed because he knew a secret thing. Although he was trapped on a desert island by Qin Xi for ten years, he has hardly suffered anything in the past ten years except for the occupation of some houses by him. The other party even gave himself the pill of Zhuji, and later deliberately guided himself to break through the bottleneck. I still owe a lot to each other.

Thinking of this, Xiao Yi began to exercise according to the method. Two hours later, Xiao Yi's body was reduced to three inches, and this trick only changed the size of his body, but it had no effect on Xiao Yi's strength.

Xiao Yat made a few leaps to the entrance of the rat hole, and at this time he only had to bend his body to move freely inside. The only regret is that with the shrinking size, this passage has become much farther away. After walking for a stick of incense, Xiao Yi walked to the opposite exit.

At the other end of the passage was a huge cavernous sky, and even if Xiao Yat returned to his normal size after falling, the hall was still extremely spacious. It is 100 zhang in diameter, and a fire tree stands upright in the center. The red lava-like fire that Xiao Yat saw outside was part of the fire tree.

I don't know how many years the tree has been around, its bark mottled and cracked, but what is revealed is not the core, but red lava material. Although the bark of the roots is gray, you can still see the feeling of plants, but the higher the trunk goes, the more the flaming lava inside reveals the bark. Eventually, the red leaves on the canopy of the trees are burning. In the past, Xiao Yat had seen fireworks blooming in the night sky, but today he saw for the first time what a fire tree and silver flower were.

At the root of the tree, there was an old man at this time, there was no moisture around him, if he was a dried corpse, then he would definitely be protested by a group of dried corpses. Because the corpse didn't go as far as he did. Visually, the rest of the other party's weight is estimated to be seven or eight catties, and the bones are tightly wrapped in skin, and the abdomen collapses into a deep pit, vaguely revealing the outline of the back spine. Without the support of his sternum, it is believed that this dried corpse would be the thinnest corpse he had ever seen.

Suddenly, the skull of the dried corpse raised slightly, and a pair of eyes looked at Xiao Yi.

"Daoyou, seeing the old man's stump body, Daoyou is also frightened, right?" It was the voice named Jade Beard that spoke earlier. When Xiao Yi heard this, the hairs on his body all stood up. Was it a monk or a corpse in front of him? he looked like this, and he could move and speak, which completely subverted his perception for decades.

"Hello senior, it's Xiao Yi below, I don't know what I can do now to help my senior?"

Jade Beard gently nodded the leather-wrapped skull, and said with satisfaction: "Daoist friends can't help me." The old man has been trapped for thousands of years, and the essence and blood of this body have long been absorbed by this prohibition. Now it is a rare blessing to be able to explain a few words to Daoyou. ”

It turned out that this jade beard was originally an elder of a faction thousands of years ago, but it was only because he mistakenly believed in the same sect that he was sealed here. Thinking that he is a Yuanying monk, even if his body is imprisoned, it is also a way to escape from Yuanying and regain it, but the leyline chosen by the other party is rare in the world.

At that time, Jade Beard saw that the leyline here had given birth to a fire tree, and he had the intention to take it away from the forbidden place of the sect where he collected. But as soon as his spiritual power came into contact with this fire wood, he could no longer withdraw it. The people who came with him seemed to have expected it, and took all the storage bags and other treasures they were carrying. At the end, a formation was used to gather the earth platform, enveloping the entire space.

As time passed, all the robes on Jade Whisker's body were powdered into ashes, and only this one was not melted. One day, the spiritual power in his body was completely exhausted, and his body became a dry skin tightly attached to the skeleton. At this time, Jade Beard sadly discovered that the other party had also placed a vicious ban on his body. His Yuan Ying couldn't leave his body at all, and he could only watch his body gradually return to dust as time passed.

Now what Xiao Yi saw was only a lifeless skeleton, and what he was talking to was only a trace of divine thought preserved by Jade Beard. At the beginning, Jade Beard tried his best to the last trace of supernatural power, which retained a trace of spirit, and only waited for someone to wake him up, but the time was only three hours. After this hour, the jade beard will return to heaven and earth, and there is no way to recover it.

"The predecessors still have any unfulfilled wishes to tell Xiao, as long as I can do it, Xiao will do his best. ”

Hearing what Xiao Yi said, the skeleton nodded slightly. Only then did he continue: "The old man was framed in this life, and there is nothing else around him to repay his fellow Daoists. Just wait for the old man's soul to return to heaven and earth, and fellow Daoists can incinerate my remnant body, that is. Although the old man has nothing to leave for his fellow Daoists, this fire wood is also a rare treasure. Previously, my companions only knew that the fire wood could constantly drain my spiritual power and take advantage of the old man's weakness to carry out sneak attacks. But he didn't know that this Huozhu Wood was a heaven and earth spiritual object, and if he could obtain the core of the tree, it could be refined into a peerless treasure. After I die, fellow Daoists can take water from the mountain stream to irrigate day and night, and when the heat of the fire tree dissipates, they can use divine weapons to cut it down. With this huge trunk, it is estimated that there will be a long enough core to use. Although Shi Wei destroyed the treasure in vain, there was still some spirituality left that could be used by Taoist friends. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, he knew that this was a piece of bamboo cut to make a toothpick, which was a bit violent. It's just that his own cultivation is insightful, and it is also wishful thinking not to waste this fire wood. Hearing this, Xiao Yi hurriedly asked: "Didn't the predecessors say that they still have some unfulfilled wishes in the world? ”

The skeleton looked at Xiao Yi and said slowly: "Actually, the old man still has a little blood in the mundane, but a thousand years have passed, and I don't know if I can find it." Taoist friends can go to the west of Daowenxiu City thirty miles to find an ancestral hall. That was where my ancestral hall was before I cultivated it. Ten zhang underground, the old man left tens of thousands of gold coins. If there are descendants to take care of the ancestral hall, then please ask the Taoist friends to hand over this money to them. As for my enemies, after a long time, I have seen all the hatred and resentment. In the future, Daoyou will forget that you have communicated with me about this matter, so that there will be a lot less trouble. They are also Yuanying monks, and they don't dare to take my life because of the sect's demon oath. In the future, if I know that Daoyou helped me break the ban, I will inevitably take action against you. For thousands of years, it is estimated that these Yuan Infant Monks have not fallen yet. ”

Xiao Yi knew that it was an existence that he couldn't afford to provoke, but the other party's Yuanying cultivation could still be plotted by others, which was unbelievable when he thought about it. How much do you have to trust each other to entrust life and death?

"Senior, Xiao will definitely live up to his trust in the future. Find the ancestors and fulfill the wishes of the predecessors. ”

Hearing Xiao Yi's words, the skeleton nodded, and then said, "The old man still has some time, and the Taoist friend can talk to the old man if he has any confusion in practice." can help Taoist friends answer, and it can be regarded as returning some favors to Taoist friends. ”

When Xiao Yi heard this, he hurriedly sorted out his thoughts and said, "The younger generation is a scattered cultivation foundation, and there are still many puzzles about the cultivation realm. It's a pity that the seniors don't have much time and can't get the teachings of the seniors. ”

Jade Beard's voice gradually weakened, but there was still a little stubbornness in his tone.

"Is there a blank jade talisman on Daoyou's body? If there is, then take out one and stick it on the old man's forehead. The old man will see how much he can record what he knows in this life, and the Taoist friend will take as much as he can. ”

Hearing this, Xiao Yi hurriedly took out a jade talisman and pasted it on the skin of the skeleton's forehead. After a cup of tea, the skeleton fell to the ground, and Xiao Yi stared blankly at the remains of the jade beard for a long time.