17. Changbai Immortal Road [94/100]
On the top of Tianmu Mountain, on the sacrificial platform, a group of shaman masters of the Tongwu Sect looked at Xiuhe in amazement, taking Shen Qiu and Shen Lan, and Xiao Tie to leap over the hundred zhang Tianxin.
Between these two peaks, there is nowhere to borrow strength, which is the best natural protection for the secret realm of the Five Immortals.
There are very few people in this world who can cross the distance of a hundred zhang with light skills.
It's supposed to be foolproof here.
But now, there are really people who grow wings and fly over in full view of everyone.
"Mo family organs!"
An old shaman with some insight was so angry that he smashed the bone staff in his hand to the ground, he turned back through gritted teeth, and shouted to the people behind him:
"My Five Immortals have been secretly invaded by outsiders, and it is the first time in a thousand years that it has been encountered, what a great shame!
Still stunned!
Hurry up and ask the national teacher to come back and preside over the big event! ”
Immediately, two young shamans rushed down the hill over the pool of blood on the ground.
The rest of the shamans gathered in place to discuss the plan.
They discussed and discussed, but there was no result, after all, their martial arts were insufficient, and they couldn't get past the hundred zhang Tianxin in front of them, so they could only watch the four outsiders fall into the cave on the mountain wall.
"It's okay!"
The old shaman stared at Shen Qiu and his party a hundred zhang away viciously, and he said to the others:
"There are thirty-seven caves there, and no one knows which path the real secret realm is except for me and the Witch Sect Leader and me!
Thirty-six artificial caves are full of death-defying traps.
Even if they passed, they would only be like headless flies, messing around..."
Before the old shaman could finish his words, he saw Shen Qiu pull the small iron hanging from the mountain wall onto the platform, and then followed Shen Lan into an inconspicuous cave.
Faced with thirty-seven almost identical caves, Shen Lan did not hesitate and seemed to recognize one of them.
The old shaman's eyes widened, and he couldn't speak the second half of the sentence, like a chicken with its neck cut off, and could only make a coughing sound.
Obviously, those four people are on the right path.
"Bang"
The old shaman angrily punched the priest beside him on the stone platform, shattering a small stone tablet carved with sun lines, and he turned back to the silent crowd behind him and shouted:
"Who leaked the secrets of this religion! How could they, outsiders, know the path to the secret land? ”
No one answered him.
No one could answer him.
On the hilltop altar covered with various statues and quaint altars of the Five Immortals Temple Sacrifice Heaven and Earth, only the cold wind blew by, and there were still a few corpses lying on the altar.
These shamans are all core figures of the Witchcraft Sect, and their martial arts may be a little worse, but their loyalty is definitely qualified.
No one will lose their minds and go crazy, and take the initiative to leak to outsiders the five immortal views that have been inherited for thousands of years, the biggest secret.
"Huh"
Just when the shamans were silent and anxious, another figure fell on the altar.
Dong Lingjun of the Immortal Wind Dao Bone held the dust in his hand, and he made a mockery of the shamans, and he said:
"I'm a person from Penglai, I want to enter the secret place of your sect and bring those people back to Penglai, you can make it convenient, don't stop me, how about it?"
The old shaman was in a hurry, and the national teacher was happy to entrust him with such an important work as the ritual of sacrificing to the heavens, which was an absolute trust.
As a result, he poked a big basket here.
He was in an extremely bad mood, where did he have the heart to perfunctory the person in front of him who called himself Penglai?
"Get out!"
The old shaman drew the bone knife from his waist and shouted at Dong Lingjun:
"Do you really think that my Five Immortals Secret Place is a thatched toilet? Come and go if you want? ”
He shouted:
"I will take out those thieves, and I will cut out their hearts and bones, and sacrifice them to heaven and earth, so that they will have all the sins that have rushed into heaven.
Since you call yourself a Penglai person, you are also a person who cultivates immortals, and you should also know the rules of my Five Immortals View.
You want us to make it easy for you, why don't you make it easy for us?
Stand back!
and do not care if you have strayed into the Holy Land. ”
Dong Lingjun didn't care about the old shaman's insults to him.
In all fairness, if the same thing happened to Penglai, Dong Lingjun would only be more anxious and irritable, but he saw that these shamans had distorted faces and cruel eyes.
I knew that the Five Immortals Temple threatened to sacrifice the disciples of the senior brother of the moving mountain to the heavens, but it was not just talking.
But that's a Penglai disciple, even if he wants to be punished, it won't be the turn of the Five Immortals!
"So you don't have to talk about it, do you?"
Dong Lingjun took a step forward and pinched a sword trick, and the ancient sword "Guancang Sea" behind his back suddenly came out of its sheath and fell into his hand.
He said:
"Those people have some fate with my Penglai, and I can't allow you to harm their lives. Ladies and gentlemen, it seems that we can only do one thing between us. ”
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On the other side, Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie followed Shen Lan, who had a gloomy face, and walked into the seventh cave in the third row on the mountain wall.
As soon as I entered the cave, there was a cold air rushing towards my face.
The chill was special.
It is not the cold brought by the natural environment outside, it blows on everyone, and the cold seems to burst out from the inside out.
Whether it is true qi or clothing, it cannot resist this feeling of "coldness".
"Shen, everyone, let's open the skylight and say something."
Shen Qiu pulled out the greedy wolf knife, and while he lit the torch, he said to Shen Lan in front of him:
"My brother and I have no grievances with you, and we have sent Xiuhe all the way to you, but you are trying to use my two brothers again.
If I hadn't taken precautions in advance, I would have fallen on your path this time.
Aren't you, should I give my two brothers an explanation? ”
Xiao Tie's side also grabbed Juque silently, and the dragon and tiger's battle qi stirred, blocking Xiuhe and Shen Lan in the hole.
This formation made it clear that if Shen Lan didn't say a word, infighting would be right in front of him.
"It's just taking advantage of each other!"
Shen Lan also showed no weakness.
She held two handfuls of fish intestine spines in her backhand, stretched out her tongue again, licked her lips, and said to Shen Qiu:
"I used you to divert the pursuers, why didn't you use me to escape the pursuers?
None of us are cleaner than anyone else, Shen Qiu, don't say these stupid things and make me laugh at you.
You are not an ordinary person in martial arts, but I am also sure that I will kill your brother before you hurt me... Or that sentence, do you dare to bet? ”
"Big brother, don't be scared by the demon girl!"
Xiao Tie shouted:
"I'm not afraid of her! Let her come! ”
Shen Qiu shook his head, he was holding the greedy wolf knife, and the light in his eyes tended to be calm under the face of a ghost.
He thought about it for a while and said to Shen Lan:
"Okay, it's really taking advantage of each other, this verse is over.
But Shen, we are grasshoppers on a rope now, and you should always share some news with my brothers.
Where the hell is this place?
Why do you have to come here in such a big way?
And most importantly, do you have a way to get out of this place safely? ”
The enchantress was silent for a moment.
She pointed to the front of what looked like a natural cave and said:
"Let's go, we're both pressed for time."
Shen Qiu nodded to Xiao Tie, who picked up Juque on his back and followed.
At the beginning of this cave in front of me, only two people could be allowed to pass together, but the more they went inside, the more wide it became, and there was really no cave.
And the cave is not dark, from the top of the cave, a little light shines into the ground.
But it wasn't sunlight, or gems or anything like that, but some bryophytes that could shine in the dark, Shen Qiu extinguished the torch, and saw that the light above his head was shining, and it was quite regular, it was like a strange star map.
He was thoughtful.
These mosses could never have grown naturally, and to be able to grow in such a constellar shape, someone must have planted them deliberately.
"Here, it is the secret place of the Five Immortals, and it can be called the 'Five Immortals Secret Realm' or the 'Changbai Secret Realm'."
Just as Shen Qiu was thinking, the demon girl who was leading the way in front also spoke:
"This secret realm is the greatest reliance on the Five Immortal Views to be inherited for thousands of years, not only here are all the martial arts classics that the ancestors of the Five Immortals have studied since the end of the Dharma era, but also..."
Shen Lan's words stopped, and she said in an accentuated tone:
"There is also the legendary 'Changbai Immortal Road', which is the real method of cultivating immortals!"
"Changbai Immortal Road?"
Shen Qiu silently recited this word, and he asked:
"This is the foundation of the Dao system?"
"Yes!"
Shen Lan said with certainty:
"I learned from some elders that the original lineage of the Five Immortals was born here, and that was nearly 1,500 years ago.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is the foundation of the Taoist system of the Five Immortals. ”
"This is a place of death."
Xiao Tie opened his mouth and said:
"I'm here when I wait, and the national teacher of the Northern Dynasty will definitely not let us go."
"What? Brother Xiao Tie is scared? ”
Shen Lan chuckled lightly and said as if sarcastically:
"If you're afraid, just quit quickly, maybe when you're happy, you can be spared."
"I'm not afraid!"
Xiao Tie retorted:
"I'm just worried, I've had enough trouble with Brother Shen, and this time I've been implicated by you again, and I've got into a big trouble again!
You enchantress is a broom star, and those who come close to you will not end well! ”
Xiao Tie was right, Shen Lan glanced at Xiuhe who had become a machine person next to her, she pursed her lips and gave up rebuttal.
Xiao Tie was right.
She is really a broom star, killing Xiuhe, who is extremely loyal to her and single-minded, and she herself can't deny it.
"Shen hasn't said yet, what are you doing all the way here?"
Shen Qiu asked.
This time, Shen Lan didn't answer, she just said very briefly:
"I naturally have my purpose, you don't need to ask, just keep up.
This secret cave is born, and the cave extends in all directions, and there are many forks in the road.
If you're lucky, you'll find a way out of here.
I will not hide it from you, I have come here with the determination to die, and if you want to flee for your life, go quickly, and do not disturb me in my work. ”
"Shen, everyone said this."
Shen Qiu sneered, and he said:
"Entering a secret place by mistake, not knowing the road, not following the people who are familiar with the road, but going to break it by yourself, this is the real way to die.
Since everyone Shen risked their lives, they also want to come to this secret place...
Then Shen is with him, and Shen also wants to see what the legendary 'fairy road' is. ”
Shen Lan shrugged her shoulders as she learned from Shen Qiu, and she said:
"I'm not afraid of death, just keep up, I don't care. If there is a hero like Shen Shaoxia on Huangquan Road, the concubine will not be lonely. ”
"They all say to make you serious."
Shen Qiu said:
"I'm not interested in a woman like you! Don't use charms. Everybody's running for their lives, you be serious! Lead the way! ”
A group of four people walked in this secret place that was getting wider and wider, like a maze of spider webs.
Shen Lan seemed to be somewhat familiar with this place, but it didn't look like she had been here before, Shen Qiu saw that she had taken the wrong path several times, so he was sure that Shen Lan had not been here.
Maybe she heard about it from her mysterious "elder".
After almost half an hour, they finally walked into the deepest part of the cave, where there were traces of artificial excavation, like a square underground palace.
The cold air is fierce, and there is also a frost that is visible to the naked eye.
There weren't too many strange things in this dungeon, and what surprised Shen Qiu the most was the more than a dozen lifelike ice sculptures that were frozen in the dungeon.
In every ice sculpture, there is a person.
There were men and women, all old men with withered faces, and they were dressed in uniform robes, all black, but all had some bone and stone decorations, some holding bone staffs, others holding bone knives.
All of them are oriented in one direction, and they are staggered with each other, as if they were arranged in some generational way.
"These are the successive leaders of the Tongwu Sect since the end of the law era a thousand years ago."
Shen Lan looked at those lifelike and somewhat infiltrating ice sculptures, and she explained to Shen Qiu and Xiao Tie:
"These sect masters practice the secret art of the Five Immortals, and they can freeze themselves after death, but they are already dead when they are frozen, and they stay here just to remind future generations not to forget their ancestors."
"It's a peculiar funeral custom."
Shen Qiu shook his head and reached out to touch the ice sculpture beside him.
The sword jade on his wrist trembled slightly, causing Shen Qiu's face to change slightly.
It's this weird tremor again, and when I touched the body of the folding mountain before, I also had such a trembling.
He looked at the dozen or so ice sculptures in front of him, and after a moment, Shen Qiu gently patted each of the ice sculpture corpses as if he were looking at these corpses.
Among the sword jade, there should be more than a dozen phantoms of the previous masters of the Tongwu Sect.
"What does that door do?"
Xiao Tie didn't pay attention to these ice sculptures, he looked in the direction the ice sculptures were facing, and at the front of the underground palace was a crystal clear, huge gate sealed like ten thousand years of ice.
The gloomy cold air emanated from the gate, and Xiao Tie took a few steps forward, but he was forced back by the cold air, and he had an extra layer of crystal frost on his body.
The temperature is too low.
"There, it's the 'Changbai Immortal Road', and behind the door is the real immortal inheritance of the Five Immortals."
Shen Lan didn't care, she took Xiuhe to the frozen door, stiffened against the cold, and stretched out her hand to put it on the frozen ice door.
As soon as Shen Qiu removed his hand from the last ice sculpture, he saw Shen Lan's fingers flip, and a round thing was pressed against the ice door.
"Click"
With a crisp sound, Shen Lan let out a chuckle, turned around and raised her chin at Shen Qiu defiantly, and then took Xiuhe to dodge into the ice door that cracked a gap.
In the next moment, Shen Qiu swept forward, the greedy wolf in his hand threw out, and Xiao Tie also threw out the giant que, but the crack in the ice gate suddenly closed, and the two blades were stuck horizontally in it.
But the slightest gap exposed was not enough for the two of them to pass through.
To make matters worse, behind them, there were already low, angry shouts.
With a Liaodong accent...
Witch Master, rejoice!