In the end, in the wary looks of Lu Yu and Shi Ling'er, Mu Jinglu still decided to follow Li Ningyang's advice and go deeper into the Kunlun Ruins.

During the hurried journey, Mu Jinglu knew why Shi Ling'er suddenly appeared in the direction of the Kunlun Ruins where they were.

It turned out that after the breakthrough that day, the disciples of the major factions and the scattered scattered cultivators were deliberately separated by the demon army. Shi Ling'er and Sima Yuqing, Xu Yuwei and others fled, and the direction of Mu Jinglu and the others' retreat was seen by Shi Ling'er, and Shi Ling'er followed the direction where Mu Jinglu and the others left.

"It seems that the so-called Young Master of the Nightmare is not simple. Pastoral Road sighed softly, his heart full of worry.

Lu Yu nodded beside him, and said in a deep voice: "I just don't know what tricks he has next, if it's not just for the monks who came to Xuanyuan Hill, I'm afraid..."

"Impossible!" Li Ningyang interrupted Lu Yu and said, "Although there are some differences between the eve of the Nightmare Demon War this time and the records in the classics, there must be restrictions on the Nightmare Demon Army that can appear on the Xuanwei Continent at this time. ”

"No matter how powerful the young master of the Nightmare Demon is, the number of Nightmare forces that can be dispatched at the same time, even together with the four major Demon Mountains, is only a million. Compared to the trillions of creatures on the Xuanwei Continent, it is really not enough. ”

Shi Ling'er frowned slightly, and asked solemnly: "Then this time in Xuanyuan Hill, why did this Demon Young Master make such a big battle?"

Mu Jinglu snorted lightly with some disdain: "It's simple, I just want to kill the so-called pride of the heavens among the major forces on the Xuanwei Continent. ”

When Li Ningyang heard this, he nodded solemnly and said: "I'm afraid what the chief said is true, since three thousand years ago, after the battle between the Xuanwei Continent and the Nightmare Demon, among the major sects and various forces, there will be a phenomenon of green and yellow from time to time. ”

"If the elite disciples of the human race and other races can be slaughtered before the start of the Nightmare War, even if the Nightmare Demon cannot be defeated in this battle, in the next three thousand years, the monks on the Xuanwei Continent will no longer be the opponent of the Nightmare Demon Army. ”

Lu Yu nodded approvingly, looking a little worried.

Mujing Lu let out a long breath, looked at the Ji Demon who was still unconscious on Jixu's back, and said in a deep voice: "Elder Licheng has broken through the defense line, and he will soon be able to inform the major sects and forces in Kyushu of what happened on Xuanyuan Hill. Leave these matters to them. ”

"This time we went deep into Kunlun Ruins, the good luck is unpredictable, we still have to be careful. ”

After saying that, everyone nodded solemnly, and looked up at the depths of Kunlun Ruins, looking uncertain.

Continue on the road, and another three days have passed. In order to be able to step into the hinterland of Kunlun Ruins as soon as possible, the group of Mujing Road dodged countless orange-level, yellow-level, and even green-level demon beasts, and hurried as fast as possible.

There is no way to take risks, at this time, the Ji demon in the arms of the pastoral path, between his arms and neck, has begun to be eroded by the demonic qi of the 'Nightmare Spirit'. What is in Ji Demon's body at this time, the pastoral path can't investigate, and he doesn't dare to investigate.

The atmosphere of the rush was also very weird, the pastoral path continued to ride with the unconscious Ji Demon, taking care of the unconscious Ji Demon all the way, Shi Ling'er frequently looked at the back of the Pastoral Road and the Ji Demon, and his expression was a little gloomy.

As for Lu Yu, he didn't seem to care about anything, quietly recuperating from his injuries, but he kept glancing at Shi Ling'er on the way, and his expression occasionally leaked gloom.

Although Li Ningyang has never experienced love, after all, he has been practicing for more than two hundred years, and he has never eaten pork, nor has he seen a pig run.

The strange feelings between the four of them, Li Ningyang can also see some signs. It's just that I'm an old man, and it's not easy to ask the minds of the younger generation, except for the occasional dry cough along the way, I don't dare to happen too much.

Although Mu Jing Lu has been paying most of his attention to Ji Demon's body and paying attention to the process of Ji Demon being eroded by the 'Nightmare Spirit', Shi Ling'er's abnormal emotions can also be felt by Mu Jing Lu.

But in Mu Jinglu's heart, he has already established a relationship with Ji Demon, Mu Jing Lu doesn't want to have too much emotional relationship with Shi Ling'er, so he can only ignore Shi Ling'er's various performances and keep walking silently.

After another two days, in the anxious state of mind of Mujing Road, everyone seemed to have finally stepped into the hinterland of Kunlun Ruins.

"This is one of the 'Nine Gates'?"

Mu Jinglu looked at the scene in front of him and couldn't believe it.

There is no giant tree that exceeds ten zhang in a radius of thousands of feet, but the most is a bush that has the opportunity to submerge the pasture path and others. And among the bushes, there are stone bars or stone piers lying everywhere.

Some of them were also flooded by the bushes, and some of the stone pillars that were more than 20 zhang long were crooked and disposed of in the bushes, which looked a little dazzling.

From time to time, there are red and orange level birds and monsters that have not opened their spiritual wisdom and hovering in the sky. Occasionally landed, stepped on the stone pillar, and opened his beak to chirp softly.

"It should be. Li Ningyang also said with some uncertainty: "It is recorded in the classics that the 'Nine Gates' are the four stone gates and five passages that connect Kunlun Ruins to the outside world. The one in front of me should be one of the four stone gates. As for why it is the way it is now..."

Lu Yu and Shi Ling'er were a little puzzled, but their expressions revealed a little surprise. The 'Kunlun Nine Gates' is a legendary existence, perhaps many blue-level and even blue-level powerhouses inside and outside Kyushu have come to confirm it, but for these low-level cultivators, it has always been an unattainable legend.

To be able to see it with your own eyes today is really a blessing for Sansheng.

Although the scene in front of you seems simple and deserted, the pasture path can feel how tall and majestic the four stone gates in the 'Kunlun Nine Gates' were from every stone pillar or stone pier 10,000 years ago. Even now, Mu Jinglu feels how small he is in front of the stone gate.

With all these emotions, Mu Jinglu unconsciously thinks that this is one of the 'Nine Gates'.

Mu Jinglu looked at the Ji demon in his arms, and said with a worried and excited face: "Then what are you waiting for, the 'Nine Gates' can be found by us, and the 'Nine Wells' is not far away." ”

With that, the pasture path lightly clamped his legs, and he planned to urge Jixu to walk towards the ruins. It's just that what stunned Mu Jinglu was that no matter how urged Mu Jinglu, there was no sign of progress in the crotch.

"It is rumored that the 'Kunlun Nine Gates' are all protected by 'Enlightened Beasts'. Li Ningyang also noticed the strangeness of his mount, and said cautiously: "I'm afraid that even if the 'Nine Gates' become a ruin, it will not be so easy." ”

Mujing Lu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then his face sank, and he asked with some surprise: "Could it be that among the ruins of the 'Nine Gates', there are still 'Enlightened Beasts' or some other demon beasts guarding them?"

"Then you can say no..."Before Li Ningyang could finish speaking, a loud roar suddenly came from among the ruins, and a giant tiger about ten zhang long jumped out of the ruins.

The giant tiger was golden, and its body exuded the dark glow of a green order, and with a loud bang, it landed on the ruins.

"Four heads?!" Mu Jinglu looked at the giant tiger with a human body and head in front of him, and exclaimed in a low voice.

After landing, the giant tiger stretched out one of the heads, opened his mouth and yelled at Mujinglu and the others, with a fierce and fierce aura, roaring at Mujinglu and the others, forcing Mujinglu and the others to retreat several feet.

"It is recorded in the texts that this beast is the 'enlightened beast'. After stabilizing his figure, Li Ningyang opened his mouth to explain: "The highest-level 'enlightened beast' has nine heads. The one in front of him, maybe because there is only a green level, there are only four heads for the time being. ”

"Nine heads?" Mu Jinglu whispered again, his tone full of complaints.

This was the case with the previous Duoqi Snake Demon, and so was the Enlightened Beast in front of him. Could it be that whether the demon beasts on the Xuanwei Continent are powerful or not depends on who has the most heads?

Mu Jinglu thought speechlessly, but his eyes were full of solemnity when he looked at the enlightened beast.

After roaring, the four heads of the enlightened beast suddenly flickered, and the four heads became one, turning into a human head. The cheeks of the human face are full of golden tiger mane, and the eyebrows on the forehead are thick, like sword rays, which deviate to the sides.

Under the eyebrows, the two eyes were as wide as copper bells, and they looked at Mu Jinglu and the others with solemn faces.

Judging from the expression of the enlightened beast, Mu Jinglu and the others seemed to have little hope of passing through one of the 'Nine Gates'.

Mu Jing Lu and the others were shocked by the domineering appearance of the enlightened beast, and several people did not pay attention to it, and the enlightened beast looked at the bottom of the eyes of Mu Jing Lu, and a fine light flashed, and it seemed that he was very interested in Mu Jing Lu.

"Little people, this is the Kunlun Mountain Gate, you must not enter it in vain!" When Mu Jinglu and the others were at a loss, the enlightened beast suddenly opened its mouth and shouted, with a bit of ridicule in its tone.

Mu Jinglu was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then turned over and dismounted, bowed his hand to the enlightened beast, and said respectfully: "Forgive me, senior, I have no intention of disturbing." It was because of the boy's wife that the 'Nightmare Spirit' in her body ventured into the Kunlun Ruins to find the 'Nine Wells' to save her life. I also hope that my predecessors will be accommodating. ”

Shi Ling'er, who was originally a little afraid of the enlightened beast, raised her head after hearing the name of the pastoral path, looked at the pastoral path with complicated emotions, and muttered to herself.

Hehe! He's already married? Then what am I relying on him for? Shi Ling'er lowered her head gloomily, rubbed the corners of her clothes fiercely with her hands, and the aggrieved tears in her eyes kept rolling in her eyes.

"Whatever you have to do. The enlightened beast continued to roar in a loud voice: "No one is allowed to enter without Xuanyuan Lao'er's order. ”

Old man Xuanyuan frowned, raised his head slightly, and glanced at the enlightened beast.

"It is rumored that Kunlun Ruins is the place where the immortals live, in the boy's mind, the immortals are all compassionate and compassionate, is it so that they can't be saved?"

The Enlightened Beast grinned strangely, and laughed arrogantly: "This beast is not an immortal god, why should you wait pitifully?"

"Hmph, I want to be sympathetic to the immortals in the Kunlun ruins, and wait until your prayer is known by the immortals!"

The Enlightened Beast snorted disdainfully, his tone full of contempt and impatience.

Hearing this, Mu Jinglu's eyes widened, and he raised his head and looked at the enlightened beast angrily.