The Wheel-Turning Master.

Seeing that Mu Zhen had disappeared into the darkness, everyone stopped hesitating and hurried to follow.

Jiang Tiesuo and Ying Caidie were in front, followed by Lin Bai and Pei Ning, then Wu Muqian and He Wenyao, and finally Yu Baili and Lu Qingyin. There was more than ten steps between each two people.

Because there were monsters lurking in the abyss below, everyone was very careful and only sneaked in the passage without using fluorite to light the way.

The group moved forward slowly, each one on their own guard.

After walking for half a minute, a huge roar came from the abyss under the stone road, which was shocking.

For a moment, the rocks above their heads rustled, and dust and gravel fell. The echo lasted for a long time, and everyone stopped.

"If there are any monsters living in this hidden place deep underground, they should be pangolins, subterranean tigers, or yin snakes. Of course, it could also be the guardian beasts left behind by Patriarch Qianye." Ying Caidie conveyed the message to everyone.

"Judging from the roar, it's probably a huge monster." Jiang Tiesuo stroked his beard and pondered, but he had no idea, "Maybe the monster lives very deep in the ground, and I can't sense its breath and pressure, so I don't know its realm. Anyway, everyone should be careful."

He looked at Mu Zhen who was at the front and asked, "Fellow Daoist Mu, although we all want to seek treasures and opportunities, we are here for you. Are you prepared?"

"Don't worry." Mu Zhen smiled, "I am determined to win. Of course, if there is a disaster, we can just run away."

There was nothing much to say, so everyone continued to move forward.

This place is extremely vast. From the time they set out till now, they can only see the rocks above their heads but cannot estimate its size and radius.

After walking along the stone path for about six or seven miles, we saw light in the distance.

Mu Zhen stopped and Ying Caidie waved forward. A colorful butterfly flew over and landed in Ying Caidie's palm.

"The little butterfly just lost its way. It can't tell the front from the back. Although it can still sense me, it is flying farther and farther away." Ying Caidie's voice was soft and full of care and compassion. She took out a bottle of nectar and let the colorful butterfly suck nectar.

"What's ahead?" Jiang Tiesuo asked.

Ying Caidie shook her head, indicating that the colorful butterfly couldn't see clearly either.

Everyone had no choice but to discuss for a while and change the formation, with Mu Zhen and Jiang Tiesuo in the front, Pei Ning and Lin Bai in the second, Yu Baili and Lu Qingyin in the back, and finally He Wenyao, Ying Caidie and Wu Muqian.

After walking about three miles forward, we saw a narrow stone path connecting to a huge and wide platform.

The platform was roughly circular in shape. Looking down, one could see that it was actually a towering stone pillar, thick at the top and thin at the bottom. Its bottom extended to an unknown place, hidden in the pitch-black abyss.

There is also a stone path on the other side of the platform, which should be connected to the stone wall on the opposite side.

Everyone could see clearly that this place should be like an upside-down water tank. People were walking on a line at the bottom of the water tank, and in the middle of this line was the stone pillar platform.

The platform was wide, several dozen feet in radius. There was a stone tablet in the middle, and a low stone platform with a bamboo scroll, a book, a broken sword, and a token on it.

In addition, there are small stone sculptures of animals on all four sides of the platform, only knee-high. Although they have been ravaged by the sun and the moon and have lost their spiritual aura, it can be roughly seen that they are the Azure Dragon, the White Tiger, the Black Tortoise, and the Vermillion Bird.

The four beasts all faced outwards, and each looked foolish.

Mu Zhen paused for a moment, counted on his fingers quietly for a moment, then slowly walked forward.

Jiang Tiesuo stroked his beard for a long while, but did not follow. He just turned his head to look at everyone and said, "Let her explore. This is a place where high-level cultivators die, so don't be anxious."

Yu Baili and Ying Caidie were very convinced of Jiang Tiesuo and immediately stopped obediently.

Lin Bai and Pei Ning looked at each other. Both of them were cautious people and were used to killing people. Besides, Mu Zhen was not an outsider. There was also Lu Qingyin, an old lover, and Wu Muqian and He Wenyao, who were also close friends who had drunk together. They were not afraid of Jiang Tiesuo and others causing trouble.

Everyone had the same thought and just watched Mu Zhen's actions.

Mu Zhen walked slowly and heavily. She first took out a jade bottle and held it in her hand. The jade bottle was very mysterious. It was purple all over with plum blossom patterns on it and had a faint glow. Upon closer inspection, it seemed to be very far away, giving a vague and unexplained feeling.

This item is Mu Zhen's life magic weapon, named Zixiao Bottle. Lin Bai had seen it before, but the others saw it for the first time. Jiang Tiesuo and Yu Baili looked solemn, and Lu Qingyin also showed some curiosity.

Stepping onto the stone pillar platform, Mu Zhen first bowed to the low stone platform, then stopped for a while, and did not take anything on the stone platform. Instead, he looked at the stone tablet first.

Brushing away the dust on the stone tablet, you can see the words: The place where Qianye is buried.

There are wood leaf carvings beneath the text, and no other words.

At this moment, Jiang Tiesuo took a step and stepped onto the stone pillar platform.

Seeing this, everyone followed, but Wumu Qian did not move on the stone road. He had a good reason, "I will be the rear guard, and you can go and get the treasure!"

He Wenyao followed Lu Qingyin, but turned back to look at Wumuqian. As Wumuqian's close friend, he naturally knew that Wumuqian was not unloving the chance treasure, but was tired of the sword and blood, and just wanted to get through this trip quickly.

The crowd was not in a hurry to grab the treasure. They first looked at the four stone sculptures of mythical beasts, and then gathered in front of the low stone platform.

The stone platform was covered with thick dust, the bamboo slips were broken, the books were yellowed, the broken swords were rusted, and the tokens were not mysterious. Mu Zhen waved his sleeves to brush away the dust on the stone platform, and all the objects revealed their true appearance.

The hemp rope that bound the bamboo slips was rotten, and there were words carved on it with a knife: "Falling Tree Crossing the Clouds".

The book is yellowed, and the cover reads: Thousand Leaves' Observations.

The broken sword was covered in rust, but the broken part was as smooth as new.

It is unknown what material the token is made of. It looks like wood or copper. There is a green leaf inscription on it, but no other text.

There are four items in total, which is not enough for nine people.

However, this trip is not very dangerous after all. As long as it does not involve the path to achieving the Nascent Soul stage, there should be no fighting.

When Lin Bai looked at these things, he knew that what he wanted was not among them.

But... Lin Bai felt Sister Pei's gaze, and when he looked at her, he knew that she wanted this broken sword.

Lin Bai nodded slightly at her, indicating that he would act accordingly.

Looking at the others, they did not show any desire for the relics. Instead, they were all calm, which showed that they were truly experienced in the world.

But the feeling of good and bad luck in my heart is still there, and is becoming stronger and stronger.

"Brother Mu, you came here with a feeling, but I wonder what it should be?" Jiang Tiesuo asked with a smile.

Mu Zhen held the jade bottle tightly in his hand and took the bamboo slips into his hand.

"In that case, there are still three items." Jiang Tiesuo seemed to be the person in charge. He stroked his beard and smiled, saying, "The record can be copied to you. I don't know where the token should be, and I don't know what the broken sword is made of. Even if there was some sword spirit left by the Qianye Patriarch back then, it is probably gone now. How do we distribute these two items?"

Mu Zhen smiled without saying anything and looked around at everyone.

"I didn't contribute much on this trip, so I won't argue." Ying Caidie spoke first. She looked at Mu Zhen with a smile and said, "Sister Mu, I broke several butterflies. I hope you can compensate me with three or five spirit stones afterwards."

"No problem." Mu Zhen agreed immediately.

"I don't want anything!" Wu Muqian also came over, took a look, and then retreated back to a distance.

"Just copying a record of what I have seen and heard will be enough." Lu Qingyin said softly.

"Me too!" He Wenyao was not very timid to begin with, and when he saw that Lu Qingyin didn't want it, he wished it would happen.

At the moment, only Lin Pei, Jiang Tiesuo and Yu Baili remained silent.

Yu Baili smiled and glanced at Lin Pei, then stared deeply at He Wenyao. Just as he was about to speak, they heard a rustling sound coming from the abyss below them.

The stone platform under my feet was shaking slightly, and dust was falling from the rocks above my head. The rustling sound was getting closer and closer, accompanied by bursts of cold hissing sounds.

The group of people were all well-informed people, so they immediately took out their magic weapons to be on guard.

"I'll put it away for you first!" Mu Zhen waved his sleeves, but saw Jiang Tiesuo's palm covering him, and Mu Zhen suddenly felt stagnant.

"It's better for me to keep it." Jiang Tiesuo immediately put the token, broken sword and book into the storage ring.

Jiang Tiesuo's beard fluttered and he had a faint smile on his face. He saw Mu Zhen frowning and was about to say something to comfort her when he heard a loud roar from the abyss below him.

There was anger in the roar, which lingered for a long time, echoing frequently, and everyone felt unsteady on their feet.

Although the pressure from his Nascent Soul is shallow, it can contain a sense of dominance and viciousness.

Seeing that it was a Nascent Soul monster coming up from the abyss, everyone hurriedly fled back the way they came.

The group of people no longer walked, but flew into the air and escaped with all their might.

But before five breaths had passed, and before anyone could show their true abilities, they saw a huge tail rising from the abyss below them, forcing everyone back and then entangled on the stone road.

The group of people stopped in a hurry and dispersed. Looking back, they saw a huge snake head on the platform, with gloomy eyes like millstones, hissing at them.

The giant snake was green all over, with two horns on its head. Its tail was wrapped around the stone road several times, its body was wrapped around the stone pillar, and its head was on the platform.

The snake's tongue was as long as a person's, and its red color was extraordinary. The pressure from the Nascent Soul descended, and everyone's hearts immediately turned cold.

"The monsters are not human and their intelligence is not high. As long as we deal with them in the right way, we will definitely win!" Mu Zhen made a decision immediately after becoming a master.

"There's no way to escape, we can only fight to the death!" Jiang Tiesuo is the oldest person here, with extraordinary experience and knowledge, and he also agrees with Mu Zhen's opinion. (End of this chapter)