Two huge stone pillars stand on the edge of the cliff at the same time, like a huge stone gate formed naturally, which is the deepest part of Huangmaojian and the last checkpoint 'Manifestation Gate'. The Holy Gate connects the Dushan Mountain, which is independent of all the peaks and has only this one entrance, which is called the Forbidden Land of Death by the practitioners of the major sects of the Hundred Mountains Ancestor.

When Xu Yan and Bai Bing came to the Holy Gate, the time was close to Shenshi, but because it was now summer, the distribution of the duration of day and night gradually became longer days and shorter nights, so that even if it was raining, if the sky wanted to completely turn into twilight, it would have to wait until around the end of the day.

Therefore, according to the countermeasures that Xu Yan and Bai Bing had discussed before, they could only wait here for the passage of time.

Bai Bing looked at Xu Yan, who was standing beside him like a stone sculpture, and said in a leisurely tone: "It's raining, it seems that this weather has also helped us a lot." ”

Hearing the other party's sudden words, Xu Yan, who was pondering, couldn't keep up with his train of thought, so he asked, "Senior Sister Bai, what do you say?"

Bai Bing replied: "Because in addition to being born with night blindness, Ziyunluan will not leave their lair at night, in fact, there is another situation where they rarely leave their lair. ”

"Under what circumstances?"

"Presumably, junior brother should know that there are five elements in heaven and earth, metal, water, fire, and earth, and Ziyunluan live around the volcano all year round, so they are naturally fire-attribute spirit beasts, so they must be quite disgusted with this kind of rainy weather, and naturally they will not come out to inspect their territory frequently like when the weather is clear, isn't this the best thing for us?"

When Xu Yan heard the other party's explanation, he nodded habitually and replied, "It turns out that Senior Sister Bai said this is what she meant. He paused for a moment, and after thinking carefully in his mind, he continued: "Well, I think Senior Sister Bai, the analysis is indeed very reasonable. ”

After saying goodbye to Chen Qinghe and others, this road to the north, it can be said that Bai Bing is basically based on Xu Yan, she is supplemented, whether it is when deciding on the idea, or choosing the mountain road, she unconditionally follows Xu Yan's will, for this point, she is used to the stars holding the moon and being supported by others, in fact, she can't understand why she loses these opinions when facing the latter, as if naturally, she has become obedient, which can't help but make her feel a little depressed. And now that she saw that the other party recognized her opinion, she was more like she had received some recognition, and she was irrepressibly happy.

Of course, for this kind of small change that happened in her heart, Bai Bing was a person who was good at disguise, and she hid it very well, and she didn't show any traces, but what made her couldn't help it was that her gaze finally couldn't help but look at the face hidden under the bamboo hat and the edges and corners were abnormally distinct.

At this moment, Xu Yan's eyes were not focused on Bai Bing, but locked on the single mountain in the distance that was independent in the sea of fog, so he didn't know that the thoughtful demeanor he showed at the moment fell on Bai Bing's eyes, and it also gave her an indescribable attraction.

First of all, the eyes on his face were undoubtedly very deep because they had been fused with the thoughts of the countless years he had experienced in his previous life. This depth is not paranoid, and there is only a peace that sees through everything in the world. If someone who is unfamiliar with him and has a higher status than him sees it, he may still feel that there is even a lot of rudeness and self in his eyes. Because this kind of look is too naked and direct, as if no matter what he is looking at or who he is facing, he will only use this undisguised but very honest look to see through all the disguises of the other party.

She had also experienced this point personally when Bai Bing had just crossed paths with him, but as the communication between them became more and more in-depth, and after understanding his code of conduct, or his first sense of dealing with things, she gradually lost the sense of rudeness that was generated by being looked at by the other party.

Bai Bing suddenly asked Xu Yan, who was standing quietly beside her, a question that even she felt a little inexplicable, only to hear her say: "Why does the little junior brother always give people a sense of ...... Seems to be very 'mysterious'?"

After this question blurted out, a burst of regret immediately flashed in Bai Bing's heart, indeed, such a question is really stupid.

However, after hearing her question, Xu Yan thought very seriously for a moment, and then he smiled and asked Bai Bing rhetorically, "Mysterious, why does Senior Sister Bai feel this way?"

Bai Bing was relieved to see that he was not disgusted by the question he asked, and wanted to avoid it, and then combined with the rumors she had heard before, and the understanding she had personally developed about him now, she smiled and replied truthfully: " Because before I met the little junior brother, I heard others say that your personality is very flamboyant and arrogant, and you also occupy the supreme talent brought by your own heavenly spirit root, and no one is in the eyes of your fellow disciples, but after I met you, I didn't feel those characteristics in you, although your eyes made me feel a little rude at first, but then I felt that your eyes were not actually rude, but your consistent and direct character. Of course, what surprised me the most was the strength you showed in the spring hunting, which is really impressive, even Wu Hao of the sixth grade of martial arts and the mountain moving ape are not your opponents, hey, I was still thinking about competing with you before, and now it seems that if the little junior brother at that time should inherit it, wouldn't it be the senior sister and I will humiliate myself?"

Xu Yan heard Bai Bing's comments on him, and the smile on his face did not decrease, but some doubts in his heart suddenly became clear, obviously the other party had asked him to fight before, and his original intention was to find out his strength, so as to confirm whether he was qualified to team up with her to enter this Dushan, but he did not make a big fuss about this matter, and even for the evaluation that Bai Bing gave him, he only replied with a very peaceful and brief smile, and said: "Senior Sister Bai, what you think is too complicated. Without waiting for Bai Bing to refute it, Xu Yan continued: "Actually, I just don't care much about what others think of me, in my opinion, if people live a lifetime, if they have to restrain themselves according to the morality and rules defined by others, or according to their unwarranted responsibilities and requirements, it will be too uncomfortable." ”

When Bai Bing heard this explanation, he was suddenly shocked in his heart.

Xu Yan suddenly turned his head to stare at her, and continued: "How do you say an old saying? Oh, don't do to others what you don't want to do to yourself, I think with Senior Sister Bai's experience, I have naturally heard this truth, but for this sentence, in my personal humble opinion, it may be more extreme than others, that is, I will not blindly ask others what to do, but I will never be bound by morality to bind my freedom and spirit, this is like practicing swordsmanship, if you don't have a sword in your heart, then no matter what kind of famous sword others lend you, it is someone else's sword after all, isn't it?"

For Bai Bing, who has been burdened since he was a child and has been constantly told to put the interests of the family first, after hearing Xu Yan's words with a strong sense of 'deviance', his heart was undoubtedly shocked, and then he couldn't help but think, "Since people want to live in this world with other people, how can they be so selfish and alone?"

But even if she didn't agree with Xu Yan's statement at all, she didn't seem to find any other reason to refute his point of view, because she clearly realized that the eyes that Xu Yan focused on her at this moment seemed to have suddenly returned to the extremely 'rude' state of the past, or to put it more accurately, his eyes were eyes that allowed her to reveal the secrets she had hidden in the depths of her soul to him and share them with him.

Bai Bing suddenly came back to her senses from Xu Yan's gaze, and immediately found that her back had become wet and cold unconsciously, but soon, she returned to her original appearance of not being surprised no matter what she was facing.

Bai Bing glanced at Xu Yan with some words and stops, only to realize that the latter had already taken his eyes off her, which not only made her feel a little flustered (as if her secret had been fully known), but also made her feel relieved, because she really didn't know how to answer this question, so she could only choose to remain silent.

So, time passed slowly in the stillness of the two, until the six o'clock came, and Xu Yan, who was wearing a bamboo hat and seemed to have incarnated into a chivalrous man, reminded Bai Bing, who was alone beside him, "It's almost time, Senior Sister Bai, it's time for us to leave." ”

When Bai Bing heard this, she woke up slightly from the previous shock, but it was obvious that she was still a little excited in her subsequent tone, and only heard her say, "Oh, then let's go!"

Xu Yan didn't care about her loss at the moment, but in those deep eyes, a trace of coldness flashed, and then he no longer hesitated, and strode towards this manifestation gate formed by the power of nature.

......

After shuttling through this holy gate, the road under the feet of the two suddenly became very narrow, the road was only six inches wide, but the length was about thirty zhang, the most terrifying thing is that this narrow mountain road is not the kind of path that can lean on the cliff wall on one side, but like a narrow blade placed upside down, on both sides are clifftop paths that cannot be seen at the bottom of the valley.

Xu Yan, who was still walking in front of him to lead the way, was very steady, and when he took every step, the distance under his feet was as if he had been measured by a ring ruler, and he let the mountain breeze blowing from the air on him, and he didn't move at all.

However, compared to the calmness he showed, Bai Bing who followed him seemed a little trembling, as if he could fall out of this path at any time.

Seeing that Bai Bing, who had not fully recovered from his senses in this realm, and had an absent-minded look on his face, Xu Yan, who was in front of him, couldn't help but remind: "Senior Sister Bai, if you don't want to fall off the cliff and fall into a corpse with no bones, hurry up and concentrate on walking." ”

Hearing that Xu Yan's tone was a little serious, Bai Bing finally stared and didn't think about it anymore, because according to the current situation, Xu Yan should not have been able to completely guess the real plan in her heart, and his words before should have been mistaken, so why was she brought so deep by the other party's thoughts?

Bai Bing sighed in her heart, but did not answer, but there was no doubt that after she had no superfluous thoughts in her heart, she would be out of trouble when she walked this mountain road again.

So, after a cup of tea, both of them successfully crossed the mountain road.

After Bai Bing stepped on the mountain of Dushan, he said to Xu Yan apologetically: "It makes the little junior brother worry about me again, but what you said before, the insights in it are really a little ......" I wanted to say something rebellious, but in the end, I still couldn't help Bai Bing, who didn't say it, paused in a tone, and then continued: "In short, these ideas of the little junior brother, although you have your own reason, but if you face a master like you in the future, it's better not to talk about it."

Xu Yan, who knew the powerful relationship well, did not refute, just nodded with a smile and replied: "I know, it's just that Senior Sister asked before, and I answered truthfully." ”

Bai Bing snorted and said no more.

Then, the two followed the description of the map and began to walk into the depths of Dushan.

Just like the coordinates drawn on the map by the predecessors, the area of Dushan is indeed not very vast, except for the highest peak in the central area, there are only two short peaks left in the east and west, but it is unfortunate that the Holy Gate is connected to the Daming Peak in the west, which is completely opposite to what they want to go to Nandong Peak, so if they want to go to Nandong Peak, they can only bypass the entire range of Dushan.

Walking at night, no matter how small the area is, Xu Yan and the others will definitely not be easy, not to mention that in Dushan, most of the spirit beasts that grow here are very powerful, the main reason is that they don't dare to move forward with torches in the mountains, after all, Ziyunluan is perched at the highest point of this giant peak, if they accidentally see traces of firelight, it is definitely the most terrifying thing.

Therefore, Xu Yan could only use the night pearl that was not bright as a lighting object for the two of them to walk in the mountains.

In the dark night of a rainy day, there is not even a trace of light, especially after entering the sea, the whole sky really becomes pitch black.

Bai Bing, who followed closely behind him, was only three feet away from Xu Yan, and while following him and walking, he had to pay attention to the surroundings to see if there was any strange movement, after all, spirit beasts are different from humans, there are many spirit beasts, and they don't even need to hunt targets through their eyes at all, they only need to smell the breath or smell of the prey to judge its location.

Xu Yan, who had been walking for half an hour in front, took the initiative to say to Bai Bing for a rare time: "Senior Sister Bai, if we follow the current speed and don't encounter any spirit beasts along the way, we should be able to reach Nandong Peak smoothly around midnight, but after we arrive there, it is estimated that there will be no extra time to return to Huangmaojian overnight, so we have to be in Nandong Peak, and after lurking for a whole day tomorrow, we can return the same way, do you have no opinion on this?"

Bai Bing naturally had no objection to his proposal, so he replied: "I have no opinion, you can decide." ”

Xu Yan waited for the other party's exact reply, then breathed a sigh of relief, and then replied: "Okay, then let's continue to the east." ”

About two hours later.

In terms of time, it was already an ugly time, and at this moment, Xu Yan and Bai Bing were finally no longer far away from that South Cave Peak, and it could even be said that, as they had expected before, they had really entered the area that belonged to the South Cave Peak.

Although they had never encountered any spirit beasts along the way, they still had to maintain a high degree of vigilance, and after bypassing the most central area, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, until they walked for another quarter of an hour, Bai Bing said to Xu Yanchuan: "Little junior brother, we should have completely passed the most dangerous area by now, right?"

Among the Dushan Mountains, there is no doubt that only the most central area is the most dangerous, because almost the entire peak of this mountain is the territory of Ziyun Luan.

Although the number of Ziyunluan itself is very rare, for example, in the entire Dushan Mountain, all of them are estimated to add up to no more than five, but their ferocity is one of the most powerful spirit beasts in the world, and the reason for this is naturally due to its own extremely deep strength, therefore, within their territory, it is almost difficult to see other spirit beasts dare to set foot in it.

Xu Yan and Bai Bing, if they want to walk through this realm in person, even in the dark of night, in fact, they have been worried, you know, the adult Ziyunluan is said to be able to grow to the level of a ninth-level spirit beast, which is undoubtedly the top spirit beast species in the entire Wuzhou Continent.

After Xu Yan heard Bai Bing's question, he was also coming to this Dushan for the first time, but he didn't know how to answer, but after hesitating for a moment, he said to her in a self-comforting tone: "It should be, I hope we can still be as smooth sailing as before in the next hour." ”

As soon as the words fell.

In their ears, a loud bang suddenly erupted.

Immediately afterward, they felt the entire mountain under their feet begin to shake violently.

For a time, the earth shook.

Xu Yan and Bai Bing felt this scene, their faces were shocked, and they couldn't help but think in their hearts, could there be some giant beast about to appear? Before they could come back to their senses from the association, an incomparably sharp and piercing cry sounded in the night sky.

A cry is earth-shattering!

Immediately afterwards, three more identical cries sounded one after another, as if they were going to directly pierce the eardrums of Xu Yan and the others.

On the entire Dushan Mountain, except for Xu Yan and Bai Bing, all the creatures were awakened at this moment, and they let out a terrible roar one after another.

Then, in the night sky above the two of them, a purple-gold giant bird flew through the sky, followed by three purple birds that were more than half the size of this giant bird.

When Xu Yan and Bai Bing saw this scene, they exclaimed in unison: "Ziyunluan!!"

Then, on the top of the mountain, which has the highest altitude and the middle position in the Dushan Mountain, there is an incomparably hot bright red, which gushes out like a torrent, illuminating the whole dark night.