Chapter 778: The Only Creature in the Valley of Incense
Do you mean, the Incense Valley here is really related to the Incense Valley of the Immortal Realm?Or is it that the cultivators who disappeared from the Incense Valley back then had actually been living in seclusion in the seventh level of the Brahma Illusion Realm?" Ling Yu felt as if he had caught something, and a truth that had been guessed for a long time was about to come out, and he exclaimed to the realm.
"Well, most likely. There is only one Incense Valley in the world, and because the previous Gu Master of the Incense Valley had been contaminated with some cause and effect in order to help the mysterious person refine the pill, the three words of the Incense Valley seemed to many people to be like a nightmare. These three words represent ominous in their hearts, so no one will risk being remembered by the will of the Heavenly Dao to use these three words as the name of their sect. In this way, there is only one possibility, this is indeed the hermitage of the Immortal Burning Incense Valley!" Jie Fei jumped onto the bluestone, he stroked the stone tablet, and told his guess.
The stele was about one zhang high, six feet wide, and nine inches thick. Those three gilded characters were obviously not written recently, because at the corner of the three big characters in the Incense Valley, because of the baptism of wind and rain, there were already vague signs. The stele was corroded by the wind and sand, and holes like beehives appeared. Ling Yu guessed that this stele was at least nearly 10,000 years old, and people could lie, but the vicissitudes of life on the stele could not be doubted. Judging from the surrounding environment, this is indeed a blessed place suitable for alchemy, and it is not surprising that Incense Valley can live in seclusion here. However, when Ling Yu jumped on the bluestone and stroked the stele, he always had a feeling of uneasiness. Perhaps, it was because he learned about the past of the Incense Valley, and he was a little jealous of the Incense Valley, worried about being contaminated with some cause and effect. Perhaps, it is because he is in a strange place, and his worries and speculations about the unknown environment in his heart.
"It's a bit strange here, it stands to reason that since this stone tablet is standing here, then this should be the mountain gate of the Incense Valley. And whether it is in the Huaxia Human Realm or the Nine Heavens Immortal Domain, there should usually be cultivators guarding the mountain gate. Even if this is the seventh level of Brahma's illusionary realm, the cultivators of the Burning Incense Valley shouldn't be so careless!Could it be that after they fled here, they still haven't gotten rid of the pursuit of the mysterious person? No, it would be better if it was the pursuit of the mysterious person, but what I am worried about is that it is not the mysterious person who they did not hide, but the cause and effect of the burning sin!" Jie frowned slightly, and muttered to himself.
Hearing the self-muttering of the realm, Ling Yu also nodded thoughtfully, although there are spirit beasts inhabiting here and countless living beings, there is no breath of human cultivators. As a cultivator, there are no disciples guarding even the mountain gate, which is a very abnormal thing in itself. Moreover, when Ling Yu touched the stele just now, he felt that a thick layer of dust had fallen on the stele. The stone tablet at the mountain gate is the face of a sect, and no family or force will let the stone tablet be stained with dust. However, looking at the state of the stele at this time, it is estimated that no one has touched it for hundreds of years. Therefore, Ling Yucai was very worried. If the cultivator of the Burning Incense Valley was chased and killed by a mysterious person, so much time had passed, and Ling Yu was not so worried in his heart. And what Ling Yu was really afraid of was that the cultivators of the Incense Valley suddenly died because they were contaminated with cause and effect. If this is the case, then Ling Yu and the world's trip is destined to be full of danger.
After thinking about it for a long time, Jie and Ling Yu glanced at each other, and the two finally decided to go to the cave in the Burning Incense Valley to find out. Now that they have come here, whether this place is related to the Incense Valley where the Immortal Realm disappeared back then, they don't want to miss it. Sometimes, curiosity is a terrible thing, when you are curious about something or something, then you are likely to do something that you can't understand, and the urge to explore the unknown can even make people lose the most normal judgment of things. And at this moment, Jie and Ling Yu are this kind of people, cultivators who are dominated by curiosity.
The two looked at it, and the cliffs behind them were too steep to climb. The green hills on both sides are towering into the clouds, just ordinary green hills, and the most likely place to hide the cave of the Incense Valley is to follow the stone monument all the way. Behind the bluestone is a wide bluestone road, the bluestone road is about two zhang wide, and the two sides of the road are planted with about ten zhang high Lieyan pine. The ancient pines here seem to be at least nearly 10,000 years old, and because of the shade of the Lieyan pine, the two of them can't see what is at the end of the bluestone road. But with their intuition, they guessed that the end of the stone road was the Valley of Incense.
From this point on, it is hollow, it seems that it has reached noon, here is surrounded by bluestone ancient trees, if you want to find a place to stay, towards the end of the ancient road is a good choice. They didn't delay, sensing the changes in the aura around them, and walked along the bluestone road into the distance.
The two of them walked for about a quarter of an hour, and as they walked through the chaotic scenes on the bluestone pavement, they became more and more certain that it had become a ruin. On the bluestone pavement, there are scattered fallen leaves of the Lieyan pine and withered flame grass. The properties of the Flame Pine and the Flame Grass are similar, and when they lose their lives, the fallen leaves do not turn yellow, but turn red like blood. A little red glow drifts on the ancient road, revealing a bleak scene. If the cultivators of the Incense Valley were really still alive, it would be impossible to let the fallen leaves scatter without cleaning them. So, they were sure it was a barren place.
Ling Yu and the others went all the way unimpeded, there were no cultivators to stop them, no spirit beasts to block the way, and no formation was spread on the bluestone road, affecting their cultivation and divine sense. The trail was long, even longer than the distance they had traveled in the Dark River. It wasn't until the two of them walked for nearly half an hour that they finally came to the end of the bluestone road. At this time, in front of the two of them, there is a stone step leading to the top of the mountain, and a fire jade pillar about five feet high is erected every other zhang on both sides of the stone steps, and an incense burner the size of an adult's palm is fixed on each fire jade pillar, and green smoke curls in the incense burner. I don't know how long this incense burner has been around, but the green smoke that continues to emit from it has never stopped, which is really amazing. Each section of the bluestone steps is one foot high, and the whole section of steps is thirty zhang long, leading to the top of the mountain. Behind the two of them is the ancient road they came, winding and twisting, like a swimming dragon.
Ling Yu and Jie glanced at each other, climbed the stairs, and headed towards the top of the mountain. At the end of the stone steps, there is a huge mountain gate about three zhang high and two zhang wide. On the lintel hangs a huge plaque, on which are also written in three large gilt characters: Incense Valley. Under the shroud of slow green smoke, it is even more majestic.
The two of them traveled quickly, and in less than two quarters of an hour, they reached the top of the mountain. However, when he stepped into the mountain gate, Ling Yu suddenly sensed that there seemed to be a vague aura locking onto him, but when he explored again, that aura disappeared without a trace. As a cultivator of the Mahayana realm of the state of mind, Ling Yu never believed that he would hallucinate. In other words, there are indeed other people in this incense valley that seems to have been reduced to death. Thinking of this, Ling Yu's brows furrowed slightly, he turned his head to look at the realm, and the trace of worry in his eyes was undisguised. It's weird, and he doesn't dare to be careless.
"Do you feel it too? Although the aura was faint, even deliberately avoiding our probing, we were still aware of it. Xiao Yu, be careful. Seeing Ling Yu's slightly frowning eyebrows, Jie also nodded lightly and reminded Ling Yu. Apparently, he sensed it too.
Hearing the reminder of the realm, Ling Yu raised his head and looked into the distance, and among the mountain gates, there were seventeen magnificent halls scattered. They vary in height and are scattered. Although it may seem cluttered, it has a unique beauty. Directly in front of the two of them was a building that was different from the other sixteen ancient halls. The ancient hall was hexagonal, and the six doors were opened at the same time, and Ling Yu could see through the hall door that there was a huge incense burner in the center of the main hall. The height of the incense burner is about seven feet seven minutes, the diameter is about five feet five minutes, and there are many spirit beasts carved on the wall of the furnace, including cranes, red birds, and divine phoenixes...... Although they are hand-carved, they must have been made by skilled craftsmen. Those spirit beasts were lifelike, and their expressions were agile. If you look closely, you can even see these spirit beasts flying slowly around the incense burner, which is extremely strange. The incense burner has three legs, showing a strong momentum. The whole incense burner exudes an ancient charm and is surprising.
Ling Yu looked at it for a moment, and when he was sure that there was no danger here, he walked towards the incense burner. The aroma emanating from the incense burner was extremely rich, it was the aroma of spiritual grass, like the aura that could only be emitted after countless peerless holy medicines had been refined for countless years. Ling Yu knew that the incense burner must be a treasure in the world.
However, the moment Ling Yu's hands just touched the incense burner, the breath that he had sensed before came again, and as the breath locked itself, there was also a trace of cold murder. For a moment, Ling Yu seemed to be stared at by a prehistoric beast, and that creepy feeling forced Ling Yu to withdraw his hands and sacrifice his broken sword at the same time, looking towards the source of the fluctuation of the strange aura. He knew that although the creatures in the dark seemed to be deliberately hiding the realm, the terrifying cultivation that seemed to be able to crush Ling Yu into powder could not be concealed. He knew very well that he was no match for that man.
At the same time, Jie stepped up to Ling Yu's side, and the two of them held their blades in their hands and looked towards the back of the main hall. They had already sensed that the source of the fluctuation was at the back of the main hall. But who are the cultivators hiding here? the cultivators of the Van Yin Valley, the mysterious people, or the burning of sins?
Just as the two of them were staring, a figure slowly walked from the back of the main hall. The man was about seven feet tall, with a rickety figure and fluffy gray hair hanging down in front of his eyes. The man held a broom in his hand and walked hobbled, as if a breeze could knock it down. Because his face was covered by messy hair, Ling Yu couldn't see his face clearly. The old man was dressed in an earth-gray robe, which had not been washed for a long time, and was already covered with mud and dust. Although this person looked like he was in his last years, Ling Yu felt that there was an arrogant aura in this person's body.
"Who are you?" Seeing the old man come to the front of the two, Ling Yu clenched the blade in his hand, and the oldest man asked coldly. This should be the retreat of the cultivators of the Incense Valley, but judging from the dilapidated appearance of the outside world, the cultivators of the Incense Valley are no longer there. So who is the old man sweeping the floor in front of him, and what does it have to do with the Incense Valley? Although the old man did not expose his cultivation to the induction of Ling Yu and the others, Ling Yu knew that this person was definitely not an ordinary cultivator. The old man's body is pregnant with a strong sense of death, but it hides endless vitality, which makes people have a very absurd illusion.
"Who am I......? I've forgotten who I am. However, I seem to remember that I am the master of this place, waiting for someone who is destined, and since you can come here, it is obvious that you are the person I have been waiting for for a long time, right? Come, give me your body! I have been trapped here for endless years, and I don't want to wait any longer. Don't you want this Forgetfulness Furnace, let me occupy your body, then this Forgetfulness Furnace is yours!" Hearing Ling Yu's questioning, the old man seemed to be reminiscing at first, but in the end, he suddenly fell into a state of madness, and he screamed and laughed, extremely charming.
After the old man finished speaking, he suddenly threw the broom in his hand on the ground. Then, a ray of essence shot out of his eyes, like two poisonous snakes, rushing towards Ling Yu's eyes. And when the old man moved, a monstrous coercion instantly overflowed, enveloping Ling Yu and the realm. Ling Yu was horrified to find that it was the coercion of the Immortal Realm.
Looking at the essence emanating from the old man's eyes, and then thinking of what he said before, Ling Yu instantly understood that the old man had run out of oil and dried up. And the purpose of his offensive against himself turned out to be to take away himself and then be reborn. Back then, Ling Yu had witnessed the scene of the Styx Ancestor taking away the defenders of Youli, and knew that if he was taken away, his soul would be wiped out. Thinking of this, Ling Yu hurriedly cast the Wisdom Fist Seal, disappeared in place, and teleported behind the old man. Ling Yu didn't know who the other party was, but a cultivator who could use the seizure in order to be reborn was definitely not a good person.