Volume 1 The Storm Rises Again Chapter 4 The Mysterious Lakeside

Although the festival will only start tomorrow, the huge crowd on the street is endless, and people in all kinds of strange costumes come and go, and occasionally there will be a little friction, but due to the city rules of Los Angeles, ordinary people dare not make a mistake. Chu Yan was still the same as usual, because of the Luo Shen Festival, Chu Yan did not go to the private school to take classes. However, Chu Ling became his teacher, teaching Chu Yan to read and write, and occasionally, at Chu Yan's request, Chu Ling gave him a lecture on the basic skills of cultivation. However, for Chu Yan, who was congenitally deficient, these were almost fantastical for him, with a little decadence, and after completing today's homework, Chu Yan did not go out to join in the fun, but stuffed himself in the house. Chu Ling was called by Chu Tianlong to arrange tomorrow's affairs, and the Chu Mansion was also very lively today, but for Chu Yan, he was not a cultivator, and these had nothing to do with him.

Looking at the bustling crowd in the courtyard, Chu Yan came to a relatively secluded lake with all kinds of food on his own. I found a flat seat and sat down, eating chicken legs, drinking goat's milk at the same time, and occasionally there was a faint chirping sound, but for today, the family is busy, but he is the only one like a big idler, although usually for partners who have played since childhood, he is a big young master. However, for the Chu family, which is also a famous person in the city, he is an idle little fat man.

Many people tolerate him in every way because of Chu Tianlong's majesty, but he has also been bullied by many peers since he was a child, among them, there is one person who is fatter than himself, and he has completed the foundation building at the age of four, at his age, he can be regarded as a genius boy, but for Chu Yan, he is simply a bully and often bullies himself. But what can be done about this, every time he thinks of that person's pig-like face, Chu Yan's teeth itch angrily. Thinking of this time, Chu Yan picked up a stone by the lake and threw it into the lake hard, only to see a little ripple on the surface of the water, but something strange happened, the originally calm lake surface stirred up one ripple after another, and as time passed, the water on the lake surface boiled, and slowly the lake water separated to both sides, and the two water columns rose to the sky. 、

A magical scene happened, a bluestone step appeared in the middle of the two water columns, extending downward, and on the step, all kinds of strange stone carvings were revealed. There are flying fairies, there are Rui beasts shuttling above the clouds, and people dressed as Taoist priests come in the clouds, everything seems to be particularly mysterious here, is this the legendary ancient treasure? At this moment, for Chu Yan, who loves to hear strange things since he was a child, this place is simply a holy place for exploration, thinking in his heart, but he was not reckless, but quickly straightened up, ready to report to his father, but when he turned around, everything behind him had changed. He saw a monstrous black mist rise behind him, and a series of roars came from it, even if he was not a cultivator, he could feel the boundless evil from the black mist. And a mysterious power instantly poured into Chu Yan's body. I saw that his eyes were dark, and he walked towards the black fog step by step with weighing steps, but every time he took a step, he felt the strength of a thousand catties under his feet, and the stone slabs on the ground had been smashed by him, seeing that there was still one step away from the black fog, Chu Yan raised his hand and was about to touch the dark barrier. A peaceful force behind him instantly pulled him back, and with a light sound like a heavenly sound, the black mist seemed to have received a strong blow, and it retracted and disappeared in an instant. But everywhere the black fog went, the smell of death pervaded. The dim sky, the blood-colored sunset and all kinds of broken eaves and walls are like the end of the world.

Chu Yan came to his senses at this moment, looked at the scene in front of him, and suddenly a feeling of extreme discomfort poured into his heart, his eyes went dark, and he fainted. And the last thing I saw was a figure who couldn't tell the truth, standing beside him, only to see the person's warm eyes, looking at her, and then fainting.

When he woke up again, Chu Yan felt that he was in a pool, shook his head, and the previous discomfort was swept away, but after looking at his bare buttocks, he instantly remembered that he was not wearing clothes. With the light on the surrounding walls, Chu Yan could see the surroundings clearly. I saw a circular pool in the middle, surrounded by fairy mist in the water, and occasionally a few creatures like legendary dragons rose into the air, but when I looked closely, I found that it was all transformed by the fairy mist in the water. On the surrounding walls, there are countless rare beasts, and if you look closely, you will find that these strange beasts are prostrate down in four directions, as if they are worshipping their king.

After Chu Yan saw the appearance of the four holy beasts clearly, according to the ancient scriptures, he knew that these were the legendary four holy beasts. And when he looked at the top, it was indeed not the sky, but a vast starry sky composed of many stars, and he couldn't see the edge at a glance, staring blankly at everything in front of him, these were completely the world in a dream for Chu Yan. And the expression on his face changed from the initial shock to a lewd look, looking at the various immortal products on the wall, rare and exotic fruits and shining gems, and the corners of his mouth kept drooling. Wiping his mouth casually, Chu Yan quickly came to the wall, his fleshy hand, kept breaking a shining bead, according to his guess, this brightest bead should be the most valuable thing in the entire secret room, but he underestimated the hardness of this thing, although there was only a thin thread like a hair connected, but no matter how hard he used to feed, he couldn't move it. I saw him panting and sitting in the pool, but the moment he entered the pool, the physical discomfort disappeared in an instant, and he felt that he had endless strength.

Just as he let out a comfortable moan, a huge crack appeared in the sky, slowly extending towards the horizon. Looking at a huge circular opening in the sky, Chu Yan let out an exclamation, only to see a huge human face looking at him, to be exact, this is a woman's face, even if it is a five-year-old child, but from the bottom of his heart, he feels that this is definitely a fairy who has fallen into the world, and his clear eyes reveal supreme majesty. Just when he looked at this fairy, he saw all kinds of items falling from the sky, and when he fixed his eyes, there were countless treasures of all kinds of heaven and earth, all of which fell into the pool, and the temperature in the water gradually rose, and all kinds of strange beasts on the surrounding walls seemed to come to life, and let out bursts of crying.

Feeling that the water temperature was getting hotter and hotter, Chu Yan was ready to get up. However, even if he used all the strength of his body, he didn't move a bit, the temperature was getting higher and higher, and Chu Yan had beads of sweat on his forehead. He shouted at the sky: "Sister, sister, let me out, it's too hot here, I can't stand it anymore, it's too bad to be cooked, let me out." But in response, a large pile of things poured down, and the moment it touched the water, it turned into a puff of smoke and merged into the pool.

At this moment, the pool was boiling, and occasionally the sound of musical instruments could be heard as if it were nine days away. But for Chu Yan, nothing is the point, the point is that he is about to be ripe, so he roared again: "What do you want, I just saw that the bead was brighter, and I wanted to take a closer look, and I didn't steal anything, you let me out, it's almost ripe." In a quiet pavilion, a woman dressed in white looked at a Dan furnace in her hand, her eyes constantly changing with brilliance, listening to Chu Yan in the furnace one after another about the elder sister and the short sister and his quibbling words. The corners of the woman's mouth curled slightly, and she said two words into the furnace: "Alchemy." ”

At this moment, when Chu Yan heard the word alchemy, his heart was filled with a strong sense of fear: What? Alchemy? I heard it right. However, after thinking about it carefully, I realized that this secret room was indeed the same as the Dan Furnace, but I didn't have time to think about it. Chu Yan's various flattering words crackled and crackled. However, for the people outside, he just increased the intensity of the flame in his hand, and Chu Yan felt a desperate feeling in the pool that continued to heat up: This old witch is beautiful, but she wants to refine herself into an elixir. I couldn't say anything with bitterness in my heart, so I could only reach out with tears in my eyes and grab the medicinal herbs that fell from the sky and eat them in a big gulp. I'm going to die anyway, so it's better to die when I'm full.

Time passed slowly, but the Chu Mansion was fried, and Chu Yan was gone. So his father asked Chu Chengshuang and Chu Chengfeng to lead a bunch of people to search the Chu Mansion up and down. Chu Tianlong used his connections to search for Chu Yan throughout the city. That night, the streets were particularly lively, and the Chu Mansion was brightly lit.

"Big brother, have you found the third brother?" Chu Chengfeng asked anxiously, and Chu Chengshuang shook his head and said, "No, is it possible that the third brother has been kidnapped?" Chu Chengfeng suddenly thought of Li Er of the Earth Demon Gang, so he told Chu Chengfeng and Chu Tianlong all the festivals that happened that day. However, Chu Tianlong frowned and said: "Although they are powerful, they don't dare to rob people in the city, but the heart of guarding against people is indispensable, I will let Qi Lao check it." ”

Chu Chengfeng looked at the old man on the side, and his heart also settled down, this Qi Lao is the old housekeeper in the family, this Qi Lao has always had a sense of mystery in his heart, he has taught himself to cultivate since he was a child, and he is one of the best masters in the family. Chu Chengfeng also said: "Old Qi, my third brother's matter will trouble you. Qi Lao just replied softly: "Hmm" and left the Chu Mansion.

Chu Ling, on the other hand, came to the lake with self-reproach, looked at the stars in the sky, and muttered in his mouth: "Young Master, where are you?" When his eyes drifted past the side of a stone mountain, his heart suddenly tightened, and a sense of uneasiness instantly surged to his heart, the pupils in his eyes shrank, and he suddenly found a dark figure standing on the stone mountain, and the cold killing machine on his body came from the surface. Chu Ling exclaimed, "Who is there." ”