Chapter 9: The Entrance, the Ghost Forest

At the end of the ancient road, there is a natural huge pit, as if it is a real subsidence, dark and deep, boundless, a beam of cold moonlight, along the stone crack of the underground entrance, you can vaguely see a few huge grass trees, if you come here unprepared, it is really as if you have entered another underground world.

The master stared at it for a moment before he said slowly: "The group of demon cultivators we met earlier tried to use the power of the cornucopia to improve their cultivation, presumably in preparation for entering the underground Penglai, since they are so afraid of the entrance to this place, we can't take it lightly!" ”

I looked at the ghost baby on the side and nodded heavily.

Immediately, I asked, "Master, why is Xiantuo Mountain hidden underground?" How big is Penglai underground, and can it fit a mountain?! ”

The master nodded and said: "Well, you only know one and don't know the other, the true body of Xiantuo Mountain is not a mountain, but a Xiantuo Pagoda, it is rumored that hundreds of years ago, there was a high Taoist who likes to collect the world's rare treasures, the Taoist name Xuanchan Zhenren, he will collect the rare treasures collected in the Xiantuo Pagoda, that is, his cultivation cave, Xiantuo Pagoda has seven floors, each layer, is as magnificent as a palace, like a fairyland on earth, but this Xuanchan Zhenren has been hidden, No one knows the entrance to the Xiantuo Pagoda, nor does he know if there are really legendary treasures in his cave. ”

I opened my mouth in shock and said, "Master, since no one knows the entrance to the Xiantuo Pagoda, how do you know this?" ”

The master glared at me, and then said: "Until Xuan Chan Zhenren's enlightenment soared, he received a disciple named Zuo Men, but Zuo Men's determination to practice obviously disappointed Xuan Chan Zhenren, and a few years after Xuan Chan Zhenren's ascension, he successively consumed most of the rare treasures in the Xiantuo Pagoda, most of which were used as gifts such as demon cultivation and Xuan Xiu to befriend all parts of the Quartet, and the secrets of the Xiantuo Pagoda gradually spread......"

Xiantuo Pagoda up and down seven floors, hanging upside down between the underground cliffs, from a distance, like an upside-down mountain, just sandwiched in the middle of the cliffs on both sides, and the top layer of Xiantuo Pagoda, in the outside world is the first layer, the lowest layer, that is, the top floor, from top to bottom, each layer has collected no less than 100 pieces of rare treasures, seeing that the left door is about to destroy the family of Xuan Chan Zhenren, finally, Xuan Chan Zhenren one day the lower realm ignited the apprentice Zuo Door, Zuo Men regretted, determined to seal the tower, lifelong retreat and practice.

Since then, the original Xiantuo Pagoda has become an upside-down mountain, although there is a hidden treasure inside, but if it cannot be entered, it can only be regarded as a mountain peak out of thin air to attract attention.

Hearing this, I finally understood the general meaning, but I couldn't help but ask again: "Master, then, on which layer will the twelve scrolls of our Maoshan Sect's long-lost Zhenshan Treasure "Shangqing Great Cave Coupon Brief Words" be placed on by him?" ”

Master shook his head and sighed: "How do I know, but before entering the Xiantuo Pagoda, there will also be an extraordinary road waiting for us, the news of the treasure is a sensation, and naturally it has attracted a lot of things to go crazy to rob, although they have not succeeded, but this underground Penglai has become the target of public criticism, with the passage of time, there are also a lot of ghosts and evil cultivators below, their strength is enough to resist all the intrusion of the outside world, so our trip, I am afraid it is also more auspicious!" ”

I said in horror: "No wonder those demon cultivators want to make some immortal family conference, dare to break into the underground Penglai in order to form a gang?" ”

The master was noncommittal to my words, but turned his head and glanced at the entrance again, and said cautiously: "We must be cautious when we go in later, don't be careless, although they are vicious, but evil cannot prevail over good, we are fighting to pieces, and we must also find the lost treasure of Maoshan Sect!" ”

Speaking of this, the master glanced back at the ghost baby slightly, and said, "You are not my disciple, you don't have to take this risk, if you choose to turn back now, it is still too late." ”

The ghost baby glanced at the entrance of the underground Penglai, and then said excitedly: "Daoist Yang, I have already made a choice, since I have made up my mind to follow you to cultivate, then I will sacrifice my life without complaint!" ”

I patted the ghost baby's little shoulder heavily and smiled, "Good job! ”

The master frowned and said, "Since that's the case, then let it be you...... But if you harbor evil thoughts later, don't blame me for being ruthless! ”

Before I could react, the ghost baby immediately knelt on the ground, kowtowed to the master three times, and called out respectfully: "Yes! Master! ”

This "master" shouted, I suddenly woke up, it turned out that the master was the ghost baby as a registered disciple, although it was just a name, but I think, this is already a big step for the ghost baby to the road of cultivation, I excitedly picked up the ghost baby, and grinned: "Congratulations, little junior brother!" ”

The ghost baby said a little embarrassedly: "Thank you, Uncle Chuqi......"

I immediately slammed my fist over, laughed and scolded, and said, "It's still called uncle...... Let's change my name to Senior Brother, hahaha! ”

"Well, senior brother!"

The ghost baby smiled and nodded heavily.

After a simple apprenticeship ceremony, we were slightly relaxed, the master smiled rarely, touched the head of the ghost baby, and said: "Is there a master-apprentice relationship, I will talk about it later, since you now have Zhang Zhenren's relics, it is also fate, you can leave it, Zhang Zhenren's relics, even for the teacher is also envious, so the right to be a meeting gift for the teacher......"

Speaking of Zhang Zhenren, Master's face instantly darkened a lot, it seems that he is very reluctant to mention Zhang Zhenren again, and even more reluctant to recall the past, now I have thoroughly sorted out and understood, I was not dazzled that night, before Zhang Zhenren feathered, it was the Master himself who sat opposite, and Zhang Zhenren accompanied me for no reason, presumably it was also deliberately arranged by the Master, all of them were puzzles arranged by the Master, in order to make everyone believe that he had died in Fulong's Cave, of course, the most wanted to make him convinced, maybe it's the old way of the demons, only in this way can he be in the dark and force the old way of the demons to show up, but why doesn't the master mention the matter of the old man?

I've been controlled by the Void Elder before, does the Void Elder have something to do with that Mysterious Demon Elder Dao?

Seeing that the master doesn't want to say more, I can't ask any more, I'm afraid that this matter can only be asked clearly after the master is relieved of Zhang Zhenren's death, huh!

After thinking about it, I took off the evil sword, handed it to the master with both hands, and said, "Master, the evil sword is still used by you, so that it can play its greatest role!" ”

The master waved his hand to stop it, and said: "There is no need to use any magic weapons for the master now, this sword is related to you, you should keep it, if you can slip away under the master, even if you ask for this sword, I'm afraid it will be useless, let's go in quickly!" ”

I stepped around the entrance, and found that the highest point below was at least three feet away from the top, so I jumped into it, but it was a little dangerous, and the master immediately ordered me and the ghost baby to look for some wild vines, and then he himself quietly watched everything in the entrance, and inadvertently, I saw that there was a huge forest with ups and downs......

With the help of the rope woven into the wild vines, the master was the first to slide down, followed by me jumping in, and then the ghost baby slid down slowly, saying that it was slow, but he had to descend little by little because of fear, and it seemed extremely slow.

Finally standing in a corner of the underground Penglai, I was surprised to find that the inside is no different from the light scenery outside, the hazy light, reflected in the dark forest sky, makes people slightly illusioned, always feel that they have entered an unreal world, of course, here is so real.

Jumping down the hill and walking on the ground, I suddenly sensed a fierce demon wind and evil aura coming to my face, and the underground forest in front of me suddenly had a strong wind.

Master frowned and said, "The movement when we came down was not too big, why did it cause such a big reaction?" Looking at the momentum at the moment, it is likely that all the demon cultivators and ghosts in the forest in front of them have been dispatched, which is a bit surprising......"

I immediately made a look at the ghost baby, and said: "Since they are all dispatched, then we will kill it, and whoever dares to step forward will die under the sword!" ”

Master glared at me angrily and said coldly: "I know kill, kill, kill, I didn't see how much your cultivation has grown, but the killing intent in your chest is getting heavier and heavier, if you don't impose containment, your kid is not far from entering the demon!" ”

"Uh......"

My old face was red, and the ghost baby was snickering on the side, and I wanted to find a crack in the ground to get into, but the master still didn't leave me any mercy......

In order to alleviate the awkward atmosphere, I hurriedly asked, "Master, what should we do then?" ”

Master thought for a moment and said, "We can't break into this ghost forest anymore, we have to find a new path now, well, let's try to bypass the ghost forest!" ”

On the left is the hard mountain wall, directly in front of the demon wind is the ghost forest, and on the right, there is a dark hole, we take a closer look, but we can't see anything, but the master is startled, said, "Underground river!" ”

PS: There's a lot of work today, and I sit down and rest until late, and I have a chapter today, and three chapters are guaranteed tomorrow!