After the banquet, except for Ding Xiaoyu, the other seven contestants were sent away. They also received a certain degree of reward, perhaps also very good, but Su Mu and the others were quite disappointed.

It must be known that if you can win the first place in the martial arts competition, you can not only marry Princess Yunling, but also get all the mental methods of "Xueji Ice Spirit".

The auspicious day of marriage was set as ten days later, and then, Ding Xiaoyu followed the Emperor of Shu and the Nine Emperor Princes to the back mountain of the palace.

Few imperial palaces are built on the mountain, and the imperial palace of Shu happens to be like this.

It's the wax moon season in the depths of winter, and the sky outside is scattered with snowflakes and the air is cold. In the back hill of the palace, there are many colorful flowers, dark and fragrant. The nursery is surrounded by many beautiful and verdant bamboos, such as anchovy bamboo, spotted bamboo, and Guanyin bamboo. So much so that this cold winter season seems to be full of vitality.

"Xiao Yu, in the future, you will be a member of our Shu royal family, and you will be your own person. You don't have to be so restrained, why didn't you say a word along the way?" the Emperor of Shu suddenly said.

Such a high-ranking and powerful person has a majesty when he speaks, not to mention his strength, at this moment, these words made Ding Xiaoyu's heart a little apprehensive.

Of course, this was just a moment of discomfort, and after a while, Ding Xiaoyu returned to normal.

Ding Xiaoyu smiled and said: "Your Majesty is smiling, in fact, I don't have any ideas, if there is, I will report it in time." ”

The Emperor of Shu turned around, looked at Ding Xiaoyu deeply in silence, and then continued to move forward.

Along the winding path covered with snow, Ding Xiaoyu, the Emperor of Shu, and the Nine Emperor Princes kept moving forward, without any guards following. Ding Xiaoyu had already noticed that some of the bamboos around him were actually arranged according to Qimen Dunjia, forming quite complex and subtle formations with each other.

However, not all bamboos are related to the formation, because those special bamboos are hidden in the group and are not easy for others to find and destroy.

"Presumably they're going to take me to a secret room or something, with such a formation guard, it's even more hidden than the Misty Ancient Battlefield. It's not for ordinary people to find out, let alone walk in safely. Ding Xiaoyu said in his heart.

For the two aspects of the setting of the secret land and the guardian formation, there is still a big gap between a big sect like the Yuntian Sword Pavilion and the royal family of the Shu Kingdom.

After a long time of incense, I finally came to a mountain wall, and a cave could be faintly seen among the vines.

These vines have blood-red flowers, which look quite strange and enchanting in the cold winter season. On either side of the cave are statues of warriors in bronze armor, armed with large axes and large shields with spikes.

These two bronze armored warrior statues condense a strong bloody aura, and the whole is also very rich blood red, which looks like it was stained with too much blood and dried up a long time ago.

The Nine Emperor Princes swung their swords in a peculiar way, conjuring up a brilliant sword shadow, and the blood-red vines were cut open.

This sword technique is very fast and delicate, and if you are not careful, blood-red vines will fall over. It goes without saying that these blood-red vines contain poison.

"Father, we haven't been here for a few days, and this blood demon vine has grown so much. The Nine Emperor Princes sighed.

"After all, the Blood Demon Vine is one of the thirty-three guardians of this secret place, how can it be underestimated. The Emperor of Shu said indifferently.

Ding Xiaoyu suddenly realized in his heart that in fact, the long path he had walked before, there should be a lot of things hidden in the shadows. It's just that no enemies are here, so the things that are guarded will not be actively revealed.

When they entered the cave, they saw that the cave was inlaid with bright crystals at intervals.

As you move forward, it becomes wider and wider, so that there is a hundred-foot square open space in front of you, and a small altar is actually built here.

Above the altar, there is a statue bound by layers of chains. It was a bearded middle-aged warrior wearing Nine Dragons gilt armor and holding a silver-white sword.

"Xiao Yu, kneel down with us. This is the Holy Ancestor Emperor of Shu!" said the Emperor of Shu.

After kneeling, Ding Xiaoyu asked, "May I ask why the statue of the Holy Ancestor Emperor is wrapped around with chains, isn't this disrespectful to the heroic martyrs of the ancestors?"

The Nine Emperor Princes said very heavily: "One hundred and fifty years ago, the Demon Dao master led a million troops to attack my Shu Kingdom, and there were teams from other countries that came to take advantage of the fire to rob. The Holy Ancestor Emperor and the ancestral masters of the Cloud Sky Sword Pavilion led an army of 700,000 to resist. Although we repelled the demon army, the Holy Ancestor Emperor was captured, and their leader was captured by us. The Demon Dao took the initiative to retreat, ignoring their leader, and the Holy Ancestor Emperor was never heard from again. ”

"In this way, was the Holy Ancestor Emperor wearing this Xue Ji Sword, which was known as one of the Thirteen Demon Swords?" Ding Xiaoyu asked as he looked at the silver-white long sword in the hand of the statue of the Holy Ancestor Emperor in front of him.

"That's right, it's the Xue Ji Sword. The sword was lost. The Nine Emperor Princes sighed.

The Emperor of Shu walked over and pressed a few times on the stone wall, revealing a large row of bookshelves, and he directly pulled out two books.

These two books are the secrets of "Jinyan Tianyaxing" and "Xueji Three Uniques" respectively. After my observation, your light skills are very poor, and "Jin Yan Tianya Xing" is quite good among the light skills of the acquired martial artists, you can practice as soon as possible. ”

The Emperor of Shu handed over these two secret books, lined up Ding Xiaoyu's shoulders again, and said with a smile: "You have just comprehended the first five layers of the "Xueji Ice Soul Technique", and you should not be greedy for more things. You can properly refer to the "Three Uniques of Xueji", which are a style of swordsmanship, fist and legs. ”

Ding Xiaoyu suddenly thanked him: "Your Majesty is so cultivated, I am grateful." ”

"Hugh wants to talk about cultivation, you will be your own family in the future, of course, you have to teach according to your aptitude. The Emperor of Shu said.

The atmosphere was somewhat silent, and from time to time strange voices echoed in the empty cave.

"I would venture to ask, Your Majesty, you brought me here, not only to teach martial arts, but also to explain to me about the Holy Ancestor Emperor. Ding Xiaoyu asked.

"Haha, that's right, you're really a smart person, and you can teach you!"

The Emperor of Shu said with a smile, but soon his expression became very solemn, and said, "During this time, it must be that the Yuntian Sword Pavilion was also attacked by the Blood Seal Villa. ”

"That's because of the Water Cold Sword. Ding Xiaoyu said.

"Not only that, but there are many demonic people in other places who are active and wreaking havoc. According to the information I have received, the people of the Demon Dao plan to start a war between the five warring states in the entire land of Kyushu. And they're going to take advantage of the fire!" said the Emperor of Shu.

Ding Xiaoyu was silent, he felt that he couldn't bear such a big responsibility, with his current personal strength, it was a drop in the bucket for a large-scale battle.