Chapter 12: Seeing Xuanneng (I)

Xia Fanxing was draped in a black robe. The temperature on each spiritual mountain is much lower than at the foot of the mountain. For a disciple like Xia Fanxing, who could not withstand the unpredictable transformation of the spiritual energy on the top of the Spirit Mountain, the cold became a weapon capable of killing people on the Spirit Mountain.

He still remembers the night when he escaped death, also on Guanmei Peak. The kind of cold he felt when he was thrown out by Shoujun and Xuan Neng shattered his will again and again, and in the end, he saved his life by relying on the still inexplicable state in the dantian, or the Moon Demon Pill saved him once.

Bone-chilling cold, skin-to-skin pain. There was a cool breeze at the foot of the mountain at this time, and he couldn't help but shiver.

"Seventy-seven is here. Su Qiao, who was standing next to him, looked up into the distance, Hou Ying had already finished her conversation with He Qiongjiu and was hurrying over.

"Are you ready to meet the Immortal Master?" I'm a little excited. Su Qiao turned around and asked Xia Fanxing.

Alas, Sister Su, you don't know the true face of Xuan Neng! If Xuan Neng's image is made public, it will also discredit Tu Fengzong's bad luck. Xia Fanxing smiled and nodded slightly, which was considered a reply.

At the foot of the mountain, the scale of the original two sixth-generation disciples and one fifth-generation disciple has been expanded to a full five fifth-generation foundation building disciples waiting for them.

Hou Ying rushed to their side. Her face didn't stretch at all, as if she was talking about something not so good with her best friend. But how dare Xia Fanxing ask her? Maybe she just regained her usual temper.

"Edgeworth Flight, it shouldn't be a problem for the two of you, right?" Su Qiao watched Hou Ying arrive, gently pulled out the saber from her waist, looked at it carefully, and asked. Although Hou Ying does not practice swords, monks generally wear swords on their bodies, and the biggest role is to use them as flying instruments, and the sword flies.

"I'm fine, if I want to fly up. Hou Ying spoke, and when she spoke to Su Qiao, she finally softened her tone.

"I... Sister Su, do you really want to fly up?" Xia Fanxing scratched his head. He wasn't particularly confident in his Edgeworth's abilities, though he was able to perform a brief Edgeworth flight within two full years of the Great Condensation of Qi Consummation. However, the true mastery of the art of the sword is often after the monk has built the foundation. He had just been able to stabilize his foundation building cultivation, and it was really difficult to guarantee that he could fly up to Guanmei Peak at a height of seventy-nine miles.

"Believe in yourself. ”

"You should know that Guanmei Peak is a special one of the twelve spirit mountains. At the foot of the mountain there is a huge cave in the middle of the ground. The cave is spacious, and it leads directly to the top of Guanmei Peak, which is only a few miles away. If the two sides of the peak are removed, Guanmei Peak is actually a huge deep valley. This structure was the case at the beginning of its existence, but it was later transformed to create a permanent lantern in the huge cave and a path to the summit at the top of the cave. The scenery inside the cave is magnificent, and it is simply a blessed place. ”

Xia Fanxing and Hou Ying both remembered what Su Qiao was referring to. Guanmei Peak is different from the other eleven spiritual mountains, and its unique place lies in this. A huge deep valley as high as more than 70 miles, and the peak hides all this underneath, and Guanmei Peak can always stand as before. The mountains and rivers of Kyushu are amazing, and it is really breathtaking. Unfortunately, neither of them has seen the scenery inside this magical cave with their own eyes.

This cave is called the Heavenly Cave.

"Are we going to fly up from the cave and Edgeworth?" asked Hou Ying, a little excited. The coldness and displeasure on his face before were gone.

"It's the fastest way to get there. And most importantly, it will not be disturbed by more and more intense aura fluctuations. So I've already discussed it with the head of the heart. However, the stars have not long entered the foundation building time, and we still have to wait for him slowly. I calculated the time, and it would take me at most an hour to reach the top of the cave. When the time comes, follow me out, and I will use Dan Qi to create a barrier for the two of you, so be sure to follow me. ”

After Su Qiao finished speaking, Hou Ying and her eyes turned to Xia Fanxing.

"Okay... Fly slowly, I should have no problem. He had no choice but to agree.

Follow Su Qiao to the back of the mountain, and see two new fifth-generation disciples guarding an important place in the town. The entrance to the cave was shrouded in lush weeds and vines. The two guards sat beside them, meditating. I have to say that the sect's precautions are becoming more and more cautious. Some time ago, when Hou Ying and the others were guarding the Meifeng, they didn't bother to guard the entrance of the Heavenly Cave at all.

After seeing Su Qiao, who was in the lead, the two fifth-generation disciples got up and talked to her for a while, and then let the three of them in. The two of them walked between the vines, struggled to remove the weeds, and the key in their hands was inserted somewhere, and a dull sound of the door opening sounded, "Go in." ”

Inside the Cave.

As soon as Xia Fanxing and Hou Yingfu entered the mysterious heavenly cave in this sect, they were all stunned.

If he had known that he could see such a magnificent and magical scene, he Xia Fanxing would definitely pester his master to let him bring him to play when he was a child.

I don't know what kind of flame is made of lanterns, scattered on both sides of the spacious cave, and the roof of the cave must be full of lamps. The light they emit is indistinguishable from sunlight. Since the light on the top of the cave was brighter, the overall feeling was as if the sun was falling straight down to a height of seventy-nine miles, and it suddenly stopped when it hit them in the face. With the most dazzling brilliance of the sun star, it sprinkled from the heavens and illuminated every flower and plant on the earth. Let the people in it be surrounded by a pleasant sea of light. Soft, but without losing the state, the ceiling is soft white, as if under the celestial dome surrounded by fairy music, so that Xia Fanxing suddenly has countless beautiful reverie.

And in this beautiful sea of light, they even forget that it is actually the effect of the lights. Squint comfortably and let your vision expand naturally. As far as the eye can see, the walls of the cave on both sides are overgrown with flowers and plants, bright and rich in color, shining with the luster of young leaves under the sun-like lights. It is very different from the plants outside. At the first glance, Xia Fanxing couldn't help but suspect that he was looking at two symmetrical murals of flowers and herbs. After every rain, a large amount of rainwater seeps into the caves. In addition, the aura under the spiritual mountain is surrounded by more than one, and for thousands of years, it has fed seventy-nine miles of lush flowers and plants.

Look at the foot, weeds and petals are scattered. There are also tender green lawns covered under dead branches. In the spacious space, not far in front of you, there is a clear pond. I don't know how many years it has existed. There is still half a pool of clear water, and the pool is full of aura that can be felt everywhere. Peaceful beams of light sprinkled down, sparkling. Looking around, the more you look at it, the more wonderful it becomes. Heavenly Cave, there is such an indescribably beautiful place in the sect!

Even Senior Sister Hou Ying, who was as cold as Hou Ying, widened her eyes at this time and was immersed in it.

"This place, in fact, I've been here. At this time, Su Qiao's slightly sad voice sounded in the ears of the two, interrupting their appreciation that was almost worshipful.

Xia Fanxing didn't speak, but felt that the atmosphere was a little strange. Hou Ying walked up to her without saying a word, quietly looking at Su Qiao's eyes.

"Qiqi, on the night we first met, after I went to find the head of the Xinheng Dao, he took me here. Su Qiao spoke slowly, pointing to the holy and immaculate light shining above the dome, "This place has always been like this. Day and night, it's all such a scene. ”

Hou Ying gently put her hand on her shoulder and said softly, "Sister Su, I don't want to know about your past. ”

"All I know is that you're good to me. It's really good. Hou Ying seemed to be a different person, speaking softly, her eyes full of emotion.

The Heavenly Cave seemed to evoke Su Qiao's memories of the past. In fact, for the two of them, they almost don't know anything about her past. But Hou Ying stopped the topic in time.

"Look how beautiful it is. ”

Xia Fanxing looked at the top along the soft light, and above the dome was covered with white light, as warm as the sun when it was sprinkled, but it did not feel dazzling when looking directly. The light layer seemed to be dense, giving him the feeling of wanting to rush into the sky.

But at this moment, a voice appeared above the extremely high cavity. By the time it reached their ears, it was already subtle. It sounds like the sound of iron quenching. Then, the dense layer of light above the zenith suddenly darkened. Only the few everlasting lights on the two walls of the Heavenly Cave were on, but the brightness also decreased a lot. His vision suddenly dimmed, and even the monk's eyesight felt the gloom in front of him.

The view couldn't be more wonderful. They feel like they are in the flowers and plants in the painting, and the pool is difficult to see anymore. The entire cave became dark, but at this time, it made people feel like they were in a dark dungeon, full of dangers.

"Don't panic... Every afternoon, the lights in the cave are briefly extinguished. The reason why so many ever-bright lamps can burn all the time is actually because of the energy inside the spiritual mountain. This is done in order to maintain the balance of the whole system. It will soon be back to the way it was. ”

Xia Fanxing and Hou Ying were feeling overwhelmed, and Su Qiao explained to them in a timely manner. It's just that the timing of this entry is really unfortunate, just in time for the lights to go out.

"In a while, when the lantern comes on again, we'll fly up!"

However, what is destined to happen today is far from so simple.

After a while, there was still no clear light above the dome. A strange scene appeared.

Originally, only the edge of the pool could be seen, but a huge shadow fell from above. The shadow of the pool is reflected on the mountain wall behind it. At first, I could barely see the image, but immediately, the shadow of the pool took on a color and became very visible on the mountain wall. In the dark space, the eyes of the three of them were focused on the mountain wall behind the pool.

Xia Fanxing felt shortness of breath, and for some reason, what was about to happen in front of him made him feel nervous all over his body.

The cacophony of quenching on the zenith was cast again, and there seemed to be a rumbling thunder. In the image of the pool on the mountain wall, a wisp of blood appeared, and then it became thicker and thicker. The three of them were extremely shocked, and even Su Qiao didn't know what was going on. But no one spoke.

The color of blood then vanished, and a reflection appeared. To be precise... It should be an underwater scene!

Above the surface of the image, a corpse emerged. The head and face could not be seen clearly, but the whole body was wrapped in a white cloth, lying there quietly, and the appearance of death still looked peaceful.

Then the picture on the water disappeared. The image they saw became an underwater scene. I don't know how this image came about, and the scope is so wide. This is not an ordinary pool as Xia Fanxing imagined. The mysterious image was revealed, and under the surface of the water, there was a depth of hundreds of meters! And at the bottom, the corpse that had emerged before lay there quietly, wrapped in blood and water, and it was difficult to disperse, and it was still difficult to see the face.

A corpse sank hundreds of meters below the pool. I don't know when I was buried here, and I don't know how long it took me.

In the dark, Su Qiao's eyes were wide open. Can't seem to believe what you're seeing. The two around her didn't have time to pay attention to her reaction.

When the shock of the three of them dissipated slightly, the extremely thick blood dispersed in time. The face of the deceased was very clear, it was a young man, with an honest and honest face, without eyebrows. But his face was covered in scars, and it seemed that he had suffered a lot before he died. The strangest thing is that there is still a smile on the corner of his mouth. This smile... It seems like a sneer.

"Wow ......"

This time, the quenching sound was particularly loud, startling the stunned three. The image disappeared in response, and Hou Ying and Xia Fanxing both reacted from shock. Panting with lingering palpitations. And Su Qiao was still stunned.

A thunderclap sounded in mid-air, and the ever-bright lights on the two walls regained their original brightness again. Above the dome, which was beyond the eye of the eye, the ever-bright lamps lit up one after another. The sea of holy light sprinkled again, clearing away all the ephemeral haze.

"It's... Who is this..."After a moment of silence, Su Qiao still focused his gaze on the stone wall that had long been devoid of anything. Hou Ying couldn't help but mutter...

"I don't know..."Su Qiao said slowly as if talking to herself.

Xia Fanxing, who was shocked by the scene just now, didn't notice Su Qiao's strangeness at all, like Hou Ying. At this time, his mind turned a little, the scene he saw just now was not accidental, someone must have manipulated it and deliberately let them see it. Could it be that Xuan Neng's old immortal... On giving him a dismount?

Why was someone buried in this place? Who was he? Did he have anything to do with Xuan Neng? A series of questions came to mind. He glanced at Su Qiao, who had already calmed down at this time, lowered her head, and squinted at the pool of water that radiated spiritual light.

"This pool... Is it that deep? straight underground... It's weird. With that, he walked over to the pool, trying to reach out and test the depths.

"Don't ...," Su Qiao suddenly shouted regardless of his image.

"What's wrong?" he looked up, confused.

"Inside... There are corpses inside, don't disturb the dead. It's unlucky. She kept her head down, hesitated, and said.

"I'll try to avoid him, okay?" he asked, after a moment's thought.

Su Qiao raised his head, and the meaning in his eyes was very complicated. This gave Xia Fanxing the feeling that she also wanted to find out what was famous in this pool, but... Out of some personal scruples, hesitation is in a dilemma.

Maybe for her, it's a kind of taboo for the dead.

"You, be careful. Don't let bad luck find you. She eventually agreed. But the tone of his speech has long lost his usual calmness and gentleness, and he seems a little anxious.

Xia Fanxing nodded and slowly stretched out his hand. He wanted to use it to transmit his true breath underwater, and then test the depth of the water.

The water is very cold, very cold. He frowned. However, when Xia Fanxing's hand was stretched out, his expression became very strange.

The bottom of the pool was within reach, only a little more than a palm's depth?!He couldn't help but shudder a little, and then, he touched a wooden, hard object..."coffin!"

His instincts told him that it was definitely the coffin of the deceased!

Xia Fanxing didn't dare to touch it again, and hurriedly pulled out his hand. What had just happened suddenly became inexplicable. He immediately told Su Qiao and Hou Ying about the situation, but did not mention that he had touched the coffin, so as not to worry Su Qiao.

"Sister Su, what do you have... Thoughts?" Hou Ying thought for a moment with a frown, and like her junior brother, she couldn't understand what was going on. He could only turn his head and ask Su Qiao.

However, like Xia Fanxing, she also felt that all this could not be deliberately made by Xuan Neng to let them see it, could it be that the purpose was to scare her junior brother?

Su Qiao lowered his head and pursed his lips, was silent for a long time, raised his head and showed a smile, "I haven't been here a few times... This pool, the image just now... This kind of strange thing, I'm afraid only the Dao Chief, the Immortal Master and others know the reason. ”

"If you don't have any impression of this person, I can't even know his identity. Let's put this matter aside for now. Time has also been delayed a lot, so let's hurry up the mountain. ”

Her tone became as soft as usual, and the smile on her face also indicated that Su Qiao's mood had returned to normal.

Xuan Neng's old immortal could not expect a corpse to scare him Xia Fanxing? Xia Fanxing sneered in his heart, "Yes, you can ask Master about this matter after a while." Let's go up the mountain. Don't let a corpse that doesn't know where it came from affect your mood. ”

He said with a smile, silently reciting the spell, and the Yuqing Sword appeared in his hand.

Su Qiao smiled, and a spirit sword shining with golden light appeared at her feet at some point.

Hou Ying looked at the two of them and nodded silently. Slowly drew an ordinary saber from his waist. A purple aura appeared from under her feet and slowly encircled her lower body.

"Stars, take your time, don't rush. When Edgeworth rises, keep your breath flowing and your stamina. Just follow me and Qiqi, understand?"