Chapter 216: The Prodigal Son

"Let's hold on a little longer, and we'll be at the top of the mountain in no time. Ling Yu looked at the top of the mountain that was close at hand, turned his head, and cheered up Xuan Ling'er and the three of them.

Ling Yu was at the forefront, and of course the view was the best. On the top of the mountain in the thin clouds, there seemed to be a jade fruit growing in it, waiting for them to pick it. Ling Yu felt an unusually majestic and rich aura on this Huangji Mountain, even when he practiced in the extreme cold and desperate realm back then, the aura there was probably not even stronger than here. And seeing that he was about to reach the top, Ling Yu was inevitably a little excited in his heart. Along the way, they did not dare to slack off, and every step they took was a matter of life and death. The process of climbing a mountain is far more exhausting than experiencing a big battle.

After nearly half an hour, the four of them finally climbed to the top of the mountain. However, when the four of them saw the scenery from the top of the mountain, they all showed a strange expression.

Because on the top of the mountain is a wide platform, strange rocks are craggy, green pines stand proudly, although the aura is still strong, but there is no trace of the Divine Martial Academy. Not to mention the academy, there is not even a thatched house.

"This ...... What's going on? Didn't you say that the Shenwu Academy was located in the Huangji Mountain? Why was it empty in front of you? Fat Wu, hadn't you been to the Shenwu Academy? What's going on?" Ling Yu looked at the empty top of the mountain and asked Wu Dao.

"This ...... I did come to Huangji Mountain back then, but ......" Speaking of this, Wu Dao actually showed an embarrassed look and continued: "But I didn't climb Huangji Mountain at that time, and as soon as I arrived at the foot of the mountain, I was discovered......"

"Oh!" Xiao Hei and Ling Yu pulled a long voice, looking like they knew it well. Originally, they were still thinking that with Wu Dao's skills, no matter how strong they were, it would be impossible for them to dare to make trouble with the Divine Martial Academy, but now it seems that these are all blown out by him.

"Brother, look, there seems to be something under the mountain!" When Xiao Hei and Ling Yu were laughing at Wu Dao, Xuan Ling'er seemed to see something, she interrupted the laughter of several people, and shouted crisply.

Ling Yu followed Xuan Ling'er's gaze and looked down the mountain in the distance, and sure enough, he found that there were several buildings standing at the bottom of the mountain. Although the clouds and mist on the top of the mountain made it impossible for the four of them to see the specific situation at the bottom of the valley, the light reflected by the yellow glazed tiles was still vaguely captured by several people.

"It seems that that that there is the real Shenwu Academy, in this case, we have to go down the mountain!" Ling Yu sighed softly as he looked at the valley floor building in the haze.

It turned out that this Huangji Mountain was nothing more than a natural barrier, and the entire Huangji Mountain Range was in a ring, surrounding the Shenwu Academy. Although the four of them had already reached the top of Huangji Mountain, if they wanted to enter the Shenwu Academy, they had to climb over the highest peak of Huangji Mountain and go deep into the valley bottom.

Ling Yu looked up at the sky, it was already past noon, if he delayed any longer, he was afraid that he would not be able to reach the Shenwu Academy before dark. Thinking of this, Ling Yu said to the three of them: "Now that we know the specific location of the Shenwu Academy, let's hurry up and be careful." ”

After finishing speaking, Ling Yu took the lead in walking down the same extremely narrow path down the mountain towards the bottom of the valley. Although there is no invisible pressure on the way down, the way down is a hundred times more dangerous than the way up. People in the world often say: It's easy to go up the mountain, but it's hard to go down. Because when people go up the mountain, the human body will naturally lean forward, and the force is upward, while the gravity on the mountain is downward, and the two can reach a balanced state. So the hiking trail is a bit strenuous, but it's not dangerous. On the other hand, the downhill road is the opposite, the force of the human body is downward when leaning forward, and the center of gravity is also downward when going down a steep slope. It is difficult to achieve a balance between the two, and if you are not careful, you will lose your balance and fall into the valley. In addition, the mountain roads are rough and narrow, and the danger increases dramatically.

But fortunately, several of them are people with profound cultivation, although they are a little difficult, but they are not dangerous. After the four of them continued to march for two more hours, they finally walked down Huangji Mountain and came to the door of Shenwu Academy.

At this time, it was almost evening, and since the Shenwu Academy was built at the bottom of the valley, the light was naturally not as strong as outside the mountain. Therefore, at this time, the torches were lit early in front of the Shenwu Academy.

Ling Yu and the four of them dragged their tired bodies to the Shenwu Academy and watched intently.

It is more appropriate to say that Shenwu Academy is not so much an academy as a city. Since the college is surrounded by mountains, it is equivalent to a natural wall. The rainwater that flowed down from the mountains on all sides pooled into a small stream that flowed through the Shenwu Academy to the north. There is a canyon about 20 zhang wide between the mountains on the north side of the college, and the stream flows out of the mountain from there.

The Shenwu Academy covers a huge area, and Ling Yu visually inspected it, the academy is nearly half the size of the imperial capital, which is equivalent to five Four Elephant Cities. Although the terrain is wide, it is not empty at all. Because the vast space is divided into ten sections, each area has a particularly conspicuous flag on the main building. Although Ling Yu didn't know the meaning of this flag, he felt that it should be the symbol of a different department. The buildings on the ten areas are very different in style, corresponding to the flags on their main buildings, representing different departments.

Directly in front of the four, there is a platform large enough for several thousand people. The platform is as smooth as a mirror, and it is integrated, I don't know how the sages of the Shenwu Academy did it. On the left side of the platform, there stands a boulder about two zhang high, on which are written four gilded characters: Shenwu Academy. These four words are strong and powerful, as if they were waved in one stroke, domineering and intimidating. The most important thing is that Ling Yu actually felt a trace of Dao power circulating from these four big characters, which was awe-inspiring. Although it is only a stone monument, it gives the illusion that it is as insurmountable as a mountain.

Ling Yu took Xiao Hei and the three of them onto the platform and found that there were already nearly three hundred cultivators waiting here. However, they were not waiting for Ling Yu and the others, but looked at the main building behind the platform with burning eyes, as if they were waiting for someone who was about to come out of there.

Ling Yu's gaze passed through the platform, looked forward, and found that behind the platform was a nine-story building, this high-rise building gave Ling Yu's first impression was that it was quaint, without luxurious embellishments, and not as splendid as a palace, but there was an urge to worship. It is a primal impulse that makes people lose their ability to resist, as if it comes from the depths of the soul with a strong desire to approach it and obey it.

In another area to the right of the nine-storey building, the courtyard is scattered, and in the center of that area is also a tall building. Although they were hundreds of zhang apart, Ling Yu could still see the three big characters written on the door plaque of the high-rise building: Zangjing Building.

The quaint nine-storey building and the Tibetan Scripture Building belong to two areas, located in the very center. The wide platform that Ling Yu was on was also a separate area, and there were seven other areas like this platform, built around the two areas in the center. Suddenly, Ling Yu suddenly had a hint of realization. These ten areas are not built at random, but follow the directions of the five elements and eight trigrams. The Tibetan Scripture Building and the nine-story building are in the position of the yin and yang eyes, and the remaining eight areas are exactly the places of the eight trigrams.

"Huh, those three people are a little familiar, as if they have seen them somewhere...... I remember, they are the robbers who robbed the cultivators of the past, brothers, we can't let them escape again. Your courage is really not small, it's not enough to rob at the bottom of the mountain, and now you actually run to the Shenwu Academy to spread wild! Today, the punishment alliance that we organized on our own initiative is going to take you down!" was when Ling Yu was amazed at the god-fighting spirit of the Shenwu Academy, he was suddenly interrupted by a loud roar.

Ling Yu turned his head to look, and it turned out that a young man in a white robe among the nearly three hundred cultivators was pointing at the three of Xiao Hei and roaring, his resentful appearance was as if he had met an enemy who killed his father. Ling Yu guessed that this unlucky young cultivator must have suffered Xiao Hei's loss.

After the cultivator's account, the other cultivators who had heard about Xiao Hei's evil deeds or had been robbed were also aroused to take revenge, and their righteous indignation made Xiao Hei couldn't help but shrink his head.

The cultivators were obviously infected by the white-shirted man's emotions, and they drew their weapons one after another, as if they were going to break the three of them into pieces. Xiao Hei saw that there was no way to avoid it, so he simply put on a posture to fight with it. The tension between the two sides is getting worse, and the situation seems to be uncontrollable.

"Stop! What kind of place are you here!Can you go wild!" Just as Ling Yu was about to intervene, he was suddenly stopped by a loud voice. When Ling Yu heard that shout, he couldn't help but sigh: What a master!

He followed the prestige and found an old man in a white silk robe flying out of the nine-story building, the old man was burly and beardless. The sound is like Huang Zhong Da Lu, shocking. It's just that Ling Yu didn't know that the old man in front of him was the person who had been hiding on the top of the mountain earlier.

"But seniors, they once robbed us at the bottom of the mountain, as martial artists, we can't swallow this breath!" The cultivator who took the lead didn't dare to make a mistake when he saw the old man in white shirt, so he hurriedly bent down and saluted, and said respectfully.

"I don't care if you have any personal grudges, but this is the Shenwu Academy, so I can't help you mess around. If you want to seek revenge on him, just wait for him to leave Huangji Mountain. Here, I'm going to say it!" the old man surnamed Gu snorted coldly and said majestically.

The cultivator who took the lead looked at the old man with the ancient surname, then at the three of Xiao Hei, gritted his teeth, stepped aside, and said no more. Although the old man's words made it impossible to find fault, smart people could see that he was obviously favoring the three of Xiao Hei.

Seeing that the matter had calmed down, Ling Yu stepped forward to the old man surnamed Gu, and said: "Senior, I came to your academy this time because I was entrusted by someone, and I want to ask to see Tang Zetang's senior, I don't know if the senior can pass on a word for me." ”

"Tang Ze?" When the old man surnamed Gu heard Ling Yu's words, he had a strange look on his face, as if he wanted to laugh, but he was holding back. Not long ago, he had talked to Tang Ze about the young cultivator in front of him, but he didn't expect him to take the initiative to find Tang Ze.

The old man with the ancient surname coughed lightly twice and said, "Okay, you come with me." ”

After the old man finished speaking, he took the lead in walking towards the area where the scripture building was built, and Ling Yu and Xiao Hei followed closely behind.

The old man led them to an elegant courtyard and said to Ling Yu, "Here, this is Old Man Tang's residence. But you have to be careful when you talk to him, this old boy has a hot liver these days, and he is looking for someone to be angry. ”

After the old man with the ancient surname finished speaking, he no longer cared about the puzzled looks of Ling Yu and the others, turned around and walked away.

"What does it have to do with me?" Ling Yu didn't know why, he shook his head and said to Xiao Hei, "You wait here for me for a while, and I'll come out after I deliver the letter." ”

After finishing speaking, Ling Yu walked into the courtyard and was about to knock on the door, but the door suddenly opened from the inside. Then, a woman rushed out of the room, the woman seemed to be in a hurry, and she was very fast, and she didn't expect that there was anyone at the door. And Ling Yu didn't expect that someone would rush out of the room, and in a hurry, he was bumped into the woman's arms.

"Ahh Then, she decisively pulled out the dagger in her arms and stabbed at Ling Yu, and at the same time said coquettishly: "Dengtu prodigal son, I will kill you!"

And when Ling Yu saw the woman's face clearly, he was also stunned......