Chapter 7 - The Temple under the Sea
What unfolded in front of them was a dense rainforest!
The trees are towering, and the thick trunks are covered with dense moss. Verdant vines droop down, while the bushes bloom with colorful flowers. The soil under your feet was very moist and soft, and it seemed like it had just rained. Bright sunlight poured through the thick foliage on the trunks of the trees, and the air was filled with the fragrance of flowers and the rich smell of earth.
"Wow, it's so beautiful!" Ziqi leaned over in surprise and sniffed the flowers carefully.
"yes, it's nice to be a place like that. Qingkou was also bewildered by this vibrant scenery and said stupidly.
Crimson didn't like it at all, what he liked was the endless grassland and the vast blue sky.
"Wait, why...... The door is gone?" he said inadvertently, looking back in surprise.
"Well, really. Qing Kou waved his hand lightly, "I guess it's to create a more realistic environment." Don't worry about that, turn into a horse crimson, our purpose is the sword. β
"Okay. Crimson nodded. As soon as he transformed, he turned into a fiery horse with a crimson coat, and his mane was like a dancing flame, full of life.
Qingkou bore the brunt of the rush and quickly flipped up, and then pulled Ziqi up again.
"Rush!" Qing Kou shouted.
Crimson felt a little unhappy in her heart.
He lifted his front hooves lightly and immediately sprang up. The scenery around him was suddenly left behind.
"So fast!" Ziqi admired Crimson in surprise.
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"Anyway...... Where's the end?"
After ten minutes of running, Qingkou couldn't help but get a little tired of it.
"I don't know. Crimson accosted, "Anyway, keep running forward, and you'll definitely find it." β
Suddenly, Ziqi's eyes widened suddenly, her pupils shrank suddenly, and she shouted, "Crimson, get out of the way!!"
In an instant, more than a dozen rattan whips greeted them very quicklyβ
It's too late, and Crimson's speed at high speed isn't so easy to slow down. Seeing that the rattan whip was no longer more than a stone's throw away from him, he hurriedly jumped forward and lifted Qingkou Ziqi off the horse at once.
"Hmm!" Crimson felt a sharp pain and fell to the ground.
"Crimson is fine!" Qingkou and Ziqi hurriedly ran over to check.
"It's no big deal. Crimson turned into a human form, only to see a clear purple scar on his left arm.
Qing Kou was shocked: "This rattan is poisonous!"
At this moment, several more darts tore through the air and stabbed at them!
"Be careful!"
Ziqi hurriedly drove the mantra, and several lightning bolts exploded, blowing those darts into ashes.
"Let's go, this place is not suitable for a long time!" Ziqi pulled up Qingkou and Crimson.
"I can still ......," Crimson turned back into her horse again, "come up." β
The rainforest is still the same rainforest, but in Ziqi's eyes, it has completely changed. The drooping green vines, thick trunks, and dense foliage can become a time bomb that can kill them at any time. Crimson, who was so strong, was still injured in front of them. Who can foresee what awaits them next?
Qing Kou took out the Heavenly Machine Mirror again and stroked it carefully. There was a lot of silence along the way, and Crimson was running aimlessly, and seemed to be very weak, feeling light and heavy, very unstable.
Crimson gasped heavily, his strength exhausted by the long run and the infiltration of the venom.
"That's ...... Hai?" Ziqi's eyes lit up, and he pointed forward.
"What?" Qing Kou put his hand on his forehead and looked into the distance.
The fresh sea breeze blows in your face, which is refreshing. The chirping of seagulls could be heard faintly in the distance, and the color of the blue sky seemed to be painted to the ground - it was really the sea!
"This ...... It's unreasonable. Qing Kou frowned.
Ziqi and Qingkou jumped off the horse, and Crimson changed back into human form again: "I don't like this place either." β
"Could it be that the sword is actually in the sea?" said Qingkou, stroking his non-existent beard.
"Possibly, I think we can go down and see. Ziqi said.
Qing Kou took out something again: "You can't use thunder spirit power and fire spirit power in the water, it's tricky. He opened his palm, and there were two small blue beads with tiny fish scales engraved on them, "but the most important thing is how to breathe in the water." My Taoist friend once gave me a few fish-patterned orbs to breathe and talk freely underwater. β
Crimson shook her head: "I still won't go." β
"Why?" asked Qingkou.
"My wound hasn't healed yet and I can't soak in salt water. Crimson shirked.
Qingkou waved his hand: "Okay, then we're going down, you have to be careful." β
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"Isn't it a little cool that you're only wearing this?" Crimson couldn't help but complain when she saw Qingkou who had been changing her clothes for ten minutes after running to the rocks just now.
Qingkou was only wearing a pair of shorts at the moment, Ziqi had never seen this kind of arrogant faction before, and he couldn't help blushing at this time.
"Ahem," Qingkou waved his hand, "It's useless to talk more, Ziqi, let's go into the water!"
"Don't imitate the usual tone of Mr. Lu Xun's speech. Ziqi said, "Also, get dressed, otherwise don't blame me for making you a big fool." β
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Underwater, Qingkou looked around, and went downstream in a dog-planing style.
This kind of scenario...... Even if it's a high-mimic fantasy, it's too real. He kept quietly reminding himself that this was an illusion, not reality. If it were a reality, he would definitely not be able to suppress the fear and sadness that he had planted in his heart ten years ago, because the experience of the deep sea at that time had taken away everything from him......
"Qing-Kou-hurry-point-ah!" Below, Ziqi yelled at him.
"Huh?" Qingkou heard Ziqi's voice and struggled downstream.
The light is getting dimmer and dimmer, and the darkness in front of me is almost completely occupied. But strangely, no creatures have been found in such a large sea.
Ziqi's shout in surprise broke Qingkou's reverie-
Below, there is a palace of shimmering blue light! It stands at the bottom of the sea, and the unfathomable blue light is as clear as the sky!
Ziqi was obviously also shocked, she hesitated a little and swam towards the palace.
"Wait!" Qingkou shouted, swimming hard again.
......
The huge palace was empty but brightly lit, and the flames inside the lamps were a beautiful and deep indigo. It was constantly beating inside the lamp, and it didn't seem to be content to be a tool for lighting.
"It's so beautiful!" Ziqi approached the magical flame and observed it carefully.
"This flame ......" Qing Kou suddenly remembered something, "this ...... Isn't it the legendary Ten Sacred Flames?"
Ziqi turned his head to look at him: "Ten Sacred Flames?"
"That's right. Qingkou pondered, "And this kind of flame in front of him, which is not extinguished when it encounters water, is blue and the flame heart is white, it should be...... Taiyin is really hot. β
"What about the other ......," Ziqi was about to ask.
"That's going to be done later. Now, we should think about how to take it away. Qingkou said.
Ziqi tilted his head: "Take away the flames?"
"Yes. Qing Kou said, "The Ten Heavenly Fires are not extraordinary fires, and they are definitely not something that can be taken if you want to." As far as I know, it should be wrapped in red pill petals and protected tightly with both hands to be able to take it away. β
"So, what about the red pill petals?" Ziqi asked.
Qing Kou once again mysteriously pulled out something from behind his back: "Although I don't have Chidan petals, we can make one." He shook the talisman paper in his hand as if showing off, "The 'Red Practice Talisman' given to me by my previous Taoist friend just came in handy here. β
He recalled the incantation, and suddenly there was a magic-like change, and a few high-imitation red pill petals really appeared!
"It's amazing!" Ziqi exclaimed.
"Take!" Qingkou said tentatively.
At this moment, the Taiyin True Fire of the entire palace jumped! They jumped out of the lamps that bound them one after another, and converged into a miserable white flame!
"Take!" Qingkou said again.
The flame seemed to be instructed, and suddenly it had a thought, and all of a sudden, it all burrowed into the red pill petals!
"Great!" Ziqi hurriedly took the flame, "Let's get out quickly and hand it over to Crimson!"
Suddenly, Ziqi and Qingkou felt a cold aura coming from behind.
"Want to go?"
At this moment, the palace is obviously empty, and it seems that - the whole palace is one person!
A miserable sneer echoed in the palace, it was really ...... Creeps!
"It seems that we didn't leave so easily......" Qingkou said with a gloomy face.