A group of people in black robes walked in the dark underground palace, the leader of the group carried a lamp in his hand, emitting a pale yellow light to illuminate his hands sallow, and the surroundings were pitch black, and nothing could be seen. The men did not speak, but walked like this, and after a long time, the leader suddenly stopped, and only heard him whisper: "This is it!" ”

Behind him, a man with a long figure stepped forward, the ring flashed, and a bronze square tripod more than one person tall appeared in front of him. He took out a small, emerald green bottle from his sleeve, uncapped it, and muttered something to his mouth. Suddenly, a purple-brown flame flew out of the small bottle and went straight to the bronze Fang Ding, which was lit with raging flames. The flame kept beating, and the color gradually changed from purple-brown to orange-red, and the firelight reflected on the faces of several people, and it turned out to be Broken Immortal, Broken Wind, and Broken Heaven. It's just that the person with the lamp at the head wears a white mask on his face, and he can't see his true face.

Duan Changsheng put away the jade bottle and said, "Shaotian, put it on." ”

The burly Duan Shaotian tore off the black cloak on his body, revealing the pitch-black big knife on his waist, which was the one he snatched from Su Jiu's hands. He placed his sword horizontally on the tripod and let it burn in flames. Within a few moments, the blade of the knife began to become hot, turning from black to red, like a red-hot soldering iron. Suddenly, a puff of black smoke came out of the knife, and this black smoke floated above the knife as if it were alive, twisting and circling, and finally turned into a man's face, making a piercing noise.

The expressions of Duan Shaotian and Broken Feng changed, but Duan Changsheng was calm and composed, obviously in his expectation.

"Is it finally there?" Broken Changsheng said softly.

"Ahhh

The black smoke in the shape of the person's face let out a mournful roar, and suddenly rushed towards Broken Changsheng, who had already prepared to repel it with a wave of his sleeve. The black smoke kept changing on the ground, and eventually formed a muddy object that did not look like a human or a ghost.

"Broken ...... Long...... The object of the ...... of immortality seemed to be babbling, and after a few attempts, the speech finally became fluent.

"Long ...... Immortals, you ...... It worked, and it was good. The voice of a middle-aged man came from the stall, and it was quite majestic, and it didn't look like a puddle of mud.

Broken Changsheng sneered and said, "Okay? Is it what you want? ”

"When...... Of course, long ...... Changsheng, you are indeed my most outstanding disciple, come back, come back to ...... By my side, I promise you will be my heir! Unique ...... Heir! "The mud wriggled and the sound it made was seductive.

Duan Changsheng chuckled lightly and continued to sneer: "Old thing, you know, you know how much I hate you after she left. Isn't that why you sent me to the Mortal Dust Continent? You know I'm going to do that, and that's what you want me to do, but it might end a little differently than you expected. ”

The mud was silent for a moment before he said, "Changsheng, I admit that I have looked away, and you are the best in the entire Nine Shadows." Her death is just a little price on the road, do you really want to go against the entire sect for the sake of a woman? And you, if you people want to come back, this seat must not care about the past suspicions, you can get everything you want, whether it is fame, resources, or women, this seat can give you! ”

"That's the sad thing about you, old fellow, it turns out that you don't understand anything at all! Look at it, I'll fulfill your wish, and I'll restore it with my own hands!" Then, you'll watch your disciples die in front of you one by one, oh, no, no, maybe you don't care about that. So, just erase the Nine Shades, don't you care most about the continuation of the sect? In the end, I will slowly scorch your soul and make you suffer to the fullest! ”

"Changsheng, this is not my intention, there is still ...... between you and me"

"Bang!"

Breaking the Wind slapped the puddle of mud to pieces with a palm, and said, "Sensing the fluctuation of spiritual power, this old guy actually wants to transmit a message outside. ”

"It doesn't matter, no one will find out about this place!" The man in the white mask spoke, he bent slightly towards Duan Changsheng, and said, "Are you still satisfied with this place?" ”

Duan Changsheng nodded and said, "Very satisfied." You are qualified to join us, and I will fulfill my promise. This is the seed of the 'Heaven Devouring Demon Skill', you can harvest it. ”

An emerald green seed floated in front of the masked man, who did not hesitate to let it melt into his eyebrows.

"Thank you, sir! I must serve faithfully and do my best! ”

"You keep in mind that there is a limit to the number of 'spores' that this seed can spin off, and if you exceed a certain limit, there is a risk of being regurgitated. Don't have any disagreement with me, or if I have one thought, you'll die without a place to bury!" ”

"My subordinates understand!"

The figure of the masked man slowly disappeared into the darkness. Broken Changsheng took out the black jade vial containing the soul of the demon god and muttered to himself, "Let's start now, destroy this world!" ”

……

Ling Ning and his party sailed on the sea for three days, and at first he was still very curious, but after a long time, he began to get tired of the boredom of the sea. Although there were occasional large beasts roaming around, they didn't seem to have any intention of attacking the ship, and he slowly let his guard down.

In the past few days, he has become more familiar with several other people, Zhao Yifan still pesters Xia Shiqing every day to ask questions, and the expression on the face of the little junior sister named Qin'er is always a little unnatural, obviously jealous. Yuchen, who was wearing a purple robe, seemed to be a little interesting to Qin'er again, and the expression on his face became unnatural. Jiang Yuan was also interested in Qin'er, but seeing that she was very attentive to Zhao Yifan, he was not annoyed, and turned to Wanyun to be courteous.

Xia Shiqing still ignored the others, and came to play against Ling Ning, or to point out the scenery on the sea together. If no one else is there, it can be a very enjoyable trip.

On the fourth day of the trip, Ling Ning and Xia Shiqing were playing against each other in the room, and the sky was covered with dark clouds and a light rain began to fall. Ling Ning suddenly found that the rain on the porthole had turned black, as if a drop of ink had left scratches, and he couldn't help but feel surprised.

Before he could check, the door suddenly opened, and it was Zhao Yifan, whose face had changed greatly, who rushed in, followed by his younger brothers and sisters, several of whom were drenched in black rain, and the rain flowed down their foreheads, like black blood.

Zhao Yifan split his head and said: "Where is your compass pointing?" ”

Xia Shiqing said calmly: "Don't you already know? ”

Compared to Ling Ning and the others' confusion, Zhao Yifan looked excited, and the muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably. He said tremblingly, "Black Domain? You...... You're going to the Black Domain? Isn't it? ”

As soon as the words "Black Domain" came out, the faces of several junior brothers and sisters behind him changed, but Ling Ning was still confused.

"Not bad." Xia Shiqing put down the chess pieces in her hand and looked at him fixedly, "If you are afraid, you can leave in a small boat." ”

"I'm not afraid, I'm just ...... You know, you know that place is off-limits! Why go there? Facing Zhao Yifan's questioning, Xia Shiqing still said indifferently: "I said, if you are afraid, you can take a dinghy." Alternatively, you can contact the sect and ask the sect to send another boat to pick you up. ”

"I said it's not a matter of being afraid, it's a forbidden area! It's a cursed place! You...... Do you understand? Zhao Yifan said excitedly.

"Excuse me, can anyone tell me what the Black Domain is? What is cursed? Ling Ning was puzzled.

"You don't even know about the Black Domain? I really don't know how you have cultivated for so many years, and your family elder didn't teach you? Jiang Yuan said in disbelief.

"I really doubt that you are Shui Yuetian after all?" Qin'er said with a look of disdain.

"Isn't it strange to know?" Ling Ning said helplessly, "Why are you so scared? ”

"I'll tell you......" Before Zhao Yifan finished speaking, Yuchen on the side suddenly screamed and fell on his back in the cabin, he grabbed his neck with both hands, and a large amount of black blood gushed out of his mouth, but after a few breaths, his eyes widened and he was motionless!

Everyone was shocked, Zhao Yifan patted Jiang Yuan beside him and said, "Look what's wrong with him." ”

Jiang Yuan came back to his senses at this time, stepped forward to check his pulse, and said in astonishment: "He...... He's dead. ”

"Ahh Qin'er exclaimed, her face was discolored, and she subconsciously looked at Zhao Yifan.

Zhao Yifan's face turned pale, and he said after a while: "Senior brother, move him out first." ”

Although Jiang Yuan was unwilling, he could only nod. Wanyun hurriedly took out the poncho from the ring, helped him put it on his body, and advised: "This rain is very evil, be careful not to get wet again." ”

Jiang Yuan sighed and carefully carried the corpse out of the cabin.

Zhao Yifan said: "Shiqing, you see, before the place arrived, we died first, and it's too late to turn back!" ”

Qin'er said, "I'm leaving here!" Definitely! Senior brother, let's go together! Don't go any further! ”

"Please, can you tell me what the Black Domain is first?" Ling Ning interjected.

"A thousand years ago...... Xia Shiqing's eyes swept over everyone's faces, and finally stopped on Ling Ning's face, "A big hole suddenly broke in the sky, and then, a giant beast fell from it. This giant beast resembles a whale, and its width is thousands of miles, attracting monks from all directions to explore. Unexpectedly, the giant beast suddenly raised its head to the sky and roared, spewing out a thick black smoke, and countless monks fell that day, like ......" Xia Shiqing paused and said, "Like raindrops outside...... A month later, a radius of thousands of miles around the behemoth had become a cursed place. There were dozens of islands in that area, and the creatures on the islands died one after another within a month, and in the blink of an eye, they became silent desert islands, and no one dared to set foot in them again. If you look at the sea area in front of you, the sea has become pitch black, which means that we have entered the black area. ”

Ling Ning nodded and said, "Then why go there?" Could it be that Daiyu Immortal Mountain is in the Black Domain? ”

Xia Shiqing said: "I don't know if it's in the Black Domain, but the person I'm looking for lives on an island in the Black Domain. She turned her gaze to Zhao Yifan, and said: "That person lives on the edge of the Black Domain, there should be no danger, if you are really afraid, you can stop here, put down the dinghy and let us go by ourselves." ”

Zhao Yifan groaned: "If I let you go by yourself, how can I rest assured......"

Qin'er couldn't help but say, "Just let them go on their own!" Senior Brother Yu...... He's dead! This is a cursed place, we shouldn't come, we should leave quickly! ”

Ling Ning said: "The cause of Yuchen's death is unknown, I don't think he has suffered any curse." ”

Qin'er said: "What else can it be if it's not a curse?" You! Don't talk nonsense, if you want to die, go yourself! ”

Although Ling Ning wanted to refute, he thought about it after all, he was not from Xiangzhu Mansion, and he shouldn't intervene if he went or stayed.

Xia Shiqing said: "Okay, I understand your attitude, Zhao Yifan, you put down the boat, we will leave immediately, I will tell the sect to send another boat to pick us up." ”

This commanding tone made Qin'er and the others frown, but Zhao Yifan's face was not angry, he thought for a moment, and said with a smile: "Brother Ling is right, Senior Brother Yuchen is indeed not necessarily dying of some curse, isn't it okay that we are all drenched in the rain?" Senior sister, since you want to find someone, then the senior brother can only accompany you to the end! As for the three of you, if you're afraid, take a dinghy and leave first. ”

Qin'er didn't follow: "Senior brother! You...... Why do you care so much about that woman? She wants to find death, do you want to accompany her? You...... You say, "Will you go?" ”

Jiang Yuan and Wanyun glanced at each other, and the former said, "Since the senior brother has said it, how can I accompany it, two junior sisters, why don't you leave first." ”

Several people were entangled for a while, and finally felt that they would continue to walk, as for Yuchen's body, they would temporarily park it at the bottom of the cabin, and then carefully find out the cause of death after returning to Xiangzhu Mansion.

After Zhao Yifan and the others left, Ling Ning took the lead and said, "How could Yuchen suddenly die when he was so good?" Shiqing, what do you think? ”

Xia Shiqing said: "It seems that it should be some kind of chronic toxin, and when the poison is so violent, it should be a nerve extract." ”

Ling Ning nodded and said, "I observed a convulsion in his heart with the Pupil Technique, it seems that it is the neurotoxin you are talking about. But look at this rain, although it has an ominous feeling, it should be free of toxins. He thought about it for a while, and then said, "I don't know why, but I didn't have much fluctuation in my heart when he died in front of me, did I become cold-blooded?" ”

Xia Shiqing said: "How come? It's just that because we've experienced too much, life and death have long been taken lightly, as long as the important people around us don't die, it's not a big deal for other people. ”

Ling Ning nodded and said, "Maybe you're right, but I don't know if this change is good or bad......"

The rain outside the porthole was still falling, and Ling Ning and Xia Shiqing were relatively speechless, and each closed their eyes to recuperate. After a while, the candle on the table burned out and went out, and the entire cabin became pitch black.

Suddenly there was a commotion in the darkness, and someone was shouting, "Oh no, the ship is leaking!" "Stop! Yes! "When did it leak? Can't stop it! Fast! Drop off the dinghy! "The dinghy is also leaking! "What? How so? ”

Ling Ning opened his eyes and said, "Shiqing, it's not good!" ”

Xia Shiqing opened her eyes and said, "Go out." ”

The crew coming and going on the deck was already in chaos, Zhao Yifan stood in front of the railing and pointed to the dinghy in the distance, and said in horror: "You...... You bastard...... How...... How could it be ......"

Ling Ning's eyes were sharp, and he saw a small boat rising and falling with the waves in the vast sea, and there was a man standing on the small boat, showing a strange smile towards them, that person was none other than Yu Chen, who had died!

He ...... Isn't he already dead? Faced with such a bizarre scene, Ling Ning was also upset for a while.

"Ahh Feather...... Senior Brother Yu ...... "Qin'er and the others also stepped on the deck, and they were all speechless by the scene in front of them.

"Jiang Yuan, when you just dragged him into the cabin, did he have to lose his breath?" Zhao Yifan said.

"I ...... I...... Be...... Oh, yes! It's true, but why ......" Jiang Yuan was shocked, and he couldn't even say anything for a while.

At this moment a large number of sailors rushed to the deck, and these men shouted that the ship was sinking, and then went to dismantle the deck to make a raft, and for a moment the whole deck was a pot of porridge.

"Boat! Senior brother, the ship is sinking! Senior brother, what should I do? I don't want to die yet! Qin'er exclaimed.

"Poetry...... Shiqing, do you have a way? Faced with this kind of scene, Zhao Yifan was also a little panicked, after all, he was pampered and lacked adaptability.

Although Ling Ning and Xia Shiqing were also frowning, they were not panicked. At this time, a sky-high splash suddenly erupted from the sea, and a giant tentacle stretched out of the water and smashed on the big ship, with a loud "click", and a shocking crack opened in the hull of the ship!

Countless sailors fell into the crevasses and were drowned by the raging waves. Before everyone could stand firmly, another giant tentacle smashed towards them, Xia Shiqing grabbed Ling Ning's hand and shouted, "Jump!" ”

The two of them jumped into the pitch-black sea water with a "poof", and the surging waves slapped on Ling Ning's body, although his cultivation was exquisite, he was not familiar with water, and he was poured several mouthfuls of seawater one after another. Ling Ning and Xia Shiqing's fingers were clasped tightly, even if their bodies were about to be slapped apart by the waves, they didn't let go, just when Ling Ning was panicking, Xia Shiqing's voice sounded in his ears: "Hold your breath, don't use half of your body!" Let's sink! ”

Although Ling Ning's trust in Xia Shiqing was unreserved, he was not good at water, and he was no different from a drowning person in this wave. Even if the drowning person knows that he will float if he does not resist or struggle, he will find it difficult to do so because of panic.

At the critical moment, Xia Shiqing exerted all her strength and threw herself into Ling Ning's arms, holding his waist with her other hand.

Xia Shiqing's voice came from Ling Ning's mind again: "Trust me, don't struggle!" ”

At this moment, Ling Ning's heart suddenly relaxed, and he couldn't help but hug the other party's waist tightly, then closed his eyes, and gradually relaxed the muscles of his body. His heartbeat gradually slowed down, and he fell into a state of "suspended animation", and the bodies of the two fell into the deep sea together, sinking continuously.

Compared to the stormy sea, the waves are rough, but the bottom of the sea is very calm. And so they sank...... Sink...... Until they plunge into the bottomless trench and be swallowed up by endless darkness.