After returning to the village, start chasing the mountain from binding Emei

Chapter 999 Open the stone door, and the thief won't leave empty-handed!
"Oh? The Mountain Lord's Seal of Mount Shu is in your possession?"

What was said in jest was taken seriously by the listener, and Bashe looked at Chen Yang in surprise.

Chen Yang nodded slightly, making no attempt to conceal anything.

After all, he was still hoping that Bashe could inject some energy into his Mountain Lord Seal, like Bei Zheng, so that he could have another powerful attack method.

He immediately took out the Mountain Lord's Seal.

Bashe stared at it for a long time. "If I remember correctly, the Mountain Lord's Seal of Shushan has been lost for a long time. When Chen Tianyang took over the position of Mountain Lord of Shushan, he did not have the Mountain Lord's Seal. He only had an iron certificate to prove his identity. Where did you get this seal?"

"The sixteenth generation mountain lord, whose lineage has been severed..."

Chen Yang briefly explained what had happened. This seal wasn't stolen, robbed, or found; it came from a perfectly legitimate source—it was given to him by Shan Jun Tan Jue.

Even if Tan Jue committed serious mistakes in his lifetime, he was still the sixteenth generation mountain lord of Shushan.

Bashe listened to Chen Yang's story in a daze.

It is the guardian beast of Shu Mountain, bestowed by the seventeenth mountain lord Chen Tianyang. Having lived for so long, although it has never seen Tan Jue, it has certainly heard of him and knows about his deeds.

The Mountain Lord's Seal of Mount Shu disappeared along with Tan Jue. However, unexpectedly, a trace of his primordial spirit survived and was encountered by Chen Yang.

Moreover, this involves a tragic story.

It is a snake, a cold-blooded animal, but it also has emotions.

After hearing it, I was also filled with emotion and sighs.

What is love in this world? It truly breaks one's heart and harms one's body.

"The path of cultivation is long and arduous. To achieve immortality, one must endure countless tribulations. People say that tribulations of lightning are difficult to overcome, and tribulations of the heart are even more difficult to overcome, but in reality, tribulations of love are the most damaging. Tribulations of lightning damage the body, tribulations of the heart damage the heart, and tribulations of love damage not only the body but also the soul. Fortunately, I am a solitary person and do not have such troubles..."

Bashe's words sounded exactly like those of a Casanova.

It shook its head, its gaze returning to Chen Yang. "What this fellow Daoist said just now makes sense. Why don't you try using the Mountain Lord Seal and see if you can break the seal on the stone gate?"

Since the seal was passed down by Tan Jue, its origin was naturally legitimate, and Ba She no longer questioned it.

The Mountain Lord's Seal is a token of the Mountain Lord, passed down through generations. Tan Jue used it, so naturally the ninth Mountain Lord Ye Huai'an also used it. Once used, it leaves its mark, so it's not impossible for the Stone Gate to not recognize it.

Chen Yang didn't say much. Holding the seal in his hand, he came to the stone gate. However, he was stumped about how to operate it, since he had never encountered such a situation before.

"Infuse true essence into the seal to unleash its power. If the restrictions on the stone gate recognize the aura of this seal, they will naturally open..." Bashe's voice came from behind.

Chen Yang nodded slightly, then immediately raised the seal and poured his true essence into it.

Suddenly, the seal became hot and scalding, releasing a burst of power.

Given the current strength of his true essence, it's unrealistic to activate the Mountain Lord Seal, but it's easy to make it release some of its aura.

As they approached the stone gate, the aura of the seal surged towards it.

"Buzz!"

Chen Yang suddenly sensed a strong energy fluctuation.

Above the stone gate, there was a clear gathering of energy, which then suddenly dispersed.

"boom!"

There was a slight jolt, and then everything returned to normal.

Is it effective or ineffective?
Chen Yang couldn't understand things like formations and restrictions, so he immediately reached out and placed his hand on the stone door, pushing it hard.

"Rumble..."

This time, it didn't take much effort; the stone door, which had been impossible to open before, was pushed open with a rumble.

A sense of antiquity washed over him, and a passage appeared directly in front of Chen Yang.

opened!
Mo Yuan and Ba She's eyes lit up as well.

The Mountain Lord's Seal can indeed break the seal on the stone gate!

Chen Yang remained cautious and did not rush in. As usual, he carefully sent a group of bone-eating beetles in to investigate.

Mo Yuan and Ba She did not make any rash moves and waited patiently.

About two minutes later.

The swarm of insects flew back, and they had roughly figured out the terrain inside.

The cave is quite deep, and the passage leads down at an angle. After more than a hundred meters, there is a karst cave, which should be the meditation chamber used for seclusion. The insect swarm did not find anything useful inside, but we still have to go in and see for ourselves.

"Let's go in and take a look!"

Chen Yang put away the swarm of insects and then took the lead and went inside.

However, an awkward scene soon unfolded.

The entrance to the cave was too small, and the snake's body was too big. After taking a few steps, Chen Yang and Mo Yuan looked back and saw the snake's enormous head trying to squeeze into the cave.

However, its body was always a size too big, and it simply couldn't fit inside.

The scene was somewhat comical.

A large body represents great power and intimidation. However, a body that is too large can sometimes be too cumbersome. For example, right now, even though we know this is a relic left by a Celestial Realm expert, we can't get in at all.

This is no longer a matter of lockdowns and barriers; it's a complete physiological isolation.

Although it was comical, Chen Yang still managed to suppress his laughter. "Senior, why don't we go in first and take a look? You can wait outside. You can leave a spiritual imprint on my Mountain Lord Seal, and then you can use that imprint to check what's inside?"

"No need!"

Bashe, however, was not grateful. It took a few steps back. As a senior expert, how could it be looked down upon by a junior?

It opened its mouth, and a cloud of gray mist came out.

The gray mist quickly gathered at the cave entrance, and in an instant, it coalesced into a human figure.

The fog-man was almost the same size as Chen Yang, but it only had an outline and no facial features. If you looked closely, you could see the gray fog swirling around its body.

"Let's go!"

The Fogman approached Chen Yang's side, and a familiar fluctuation of mental energy emanated from him.

It's a Bashe!
Chen Yang was slightly taken aback; it wasn't the Mist Spirit, but rather the mental energy fluctuations of the Bashe.

So, what exactly did the Mist Spirit become after being swallowed by the Bashe?
A puppet? It seems to have lost its self!
"What are you standing there for? Let's go!"

The fog-man took a few steps forward, and seeing that Chen Yang was in a daze and hadn't followed, he quickly shouted again.

Chen Yang snapped out of his daze and quickly followed.

"Senior, your skills are truly amazing. I wonder what kind of technique this is?" Chen Yang asked.

"It's just a trivial skill, not worth mentioning!" Bashe didn't explain to him.

Some things are talents, innate instincts, and cannot be explained to others. It's like an elephant trying to explain to an ant why it can grow so big, or an eagle trying to explain to a rabbit why it can fly—it's a complete waste of breath.

Chen Yang followed the fog-covered man without asking any further questions.

In his view, the Bashe's ability is most likely some kind of puppetry. As long as something is swallowed by it, it can make the other party lose their self and become a puppet that it can control at will.

Just like the little white snake in Chen Yang's hand.

However, this ability of the Bashe should be an innate instinct, and it is relatively advanced. For example, after this Mist Spirit becomes a puppet, the Bashe can control its consciousness, but at the same time, when it does not control its consciousness, it also has some self-awareness and can act autonomously.

The mist figure now standing in front of Chen Yang is clearly being controlled by Bashe, just like he is controlling the little white snake's body. To be precise, the mist figure at this moment is not a mist spirit, but Bashe himself.

The cave was quiet, the passageway was narrow and had a slight downward slope. After walking forward for about a hundred meters, a cave appeared in front of them.

The space inside the cave is not very large, about a hundred square meters, and the furnishings are very simple, with only a stone bed that is covered with dust.

On the stone bed was something that looked like a futon, but it was so old that it had rotted away, though you could still vaguely make out its shape.

At the head of the bed, there was a stone pillow, which was covered with a thick layer of dust.

Chen Yang struck out with his palm, the force of which swept away the dust on the stone bed and shattered the futon into powder.

Bashe glanced at it, lost interest, and turned to check other locations.

But the cave is so small that it's completely open, and there's nothing suspicious about it.

Did they leave empty-handed again?

After searching the cave, Chen Yang's face was filled with disappointment.

After going through all this trouble to get in, all we did was look around and didn't find anything useful.

Mo Yuan held the stone pillow on the stone bed, turning it over and over to examine it. His eyes gleamed with golden light, and he looked as serious as an old scholar appraising antiques.

"Is there something wrong with this pillow?" Chen Yang asked.

Mo Yuan shook his head. "It's hard to say. We can't see the radiance, but some treasures just have an inner glow. A pillow and bed that a Celestial Realm expert has slept on probably aren't ordinary items. We might as well take them back and study them."

Chen Yang was truly at a loss for words, both amused and exasperated.

"Senior, do you want this bed?" Chen Yang turned around and asked Bashe.

"Ah!"

Bashe simply smiled and didn't answer. But the meaning was clear: take what you want, don't treat me like a junk collector.

With my size, what use is this bed to me?

Chen Yang shrugged and, adhering to the principle that a thief should not leave empty-handed, put away the stone bed and stone pillow.

At least it wasn't a wasted trip; consider it a souvenir.

At this moment, the mist-man controlled by the Bashe came to a stone wall in the cave and stopped.

He seemed to have discovered something and reached out to pat the stone wall.

"boom!"

One of the stone walls actually moved, sliding to the side automatically to reveal a new entrance.

Without saying a word, Bashe went straight in.

Chen Yang and Mo Yuan quickly followed them inside.

Inside is an inner room, about fifty or sixty square meters.

There was a bookshelf against the wall, but it was empty and covered in dust.

Chen Yang touched his forehead; indeed, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

This Ye Huai'an is far too stingy; he doesn't even leave behind anything useful.

Of course, it is also highly possible that it was taken away by Ye Huai'an's descendants, or perhaps someone had already been here long ago.

Nobody can say for sure about these things.

After all, Ye Huai'an is the ninth generation mountain lord of Shu Mountain. He must have lived for at least two thousand years. Bashe has only been a guardian beast for six hundred years. How could he know what happened before?

It's possible that someone has already come in.

They've looted so thoroughly, leaving not a single drop for future generations!

Chen Yang cursed inwardly, while at the same time, Ba She discovered another hidden door.

The hidden door on the stone wall next to the bookshelf was easily opened.

Inside was another quiet room, which was slightly more spacious.

It looked like a pill-refining room, with some firewood and stones piled around it. The firewood was rotten, and the stones were fire jade, with a small portion still containing residual fire attribute energy.

In the center of the alchemy room, where the alchemy cauldron should have been placed, there was no space except for a shallow mark, indicating that something had been placed there before.

"Made!"

This time, even Bashe couldn't help but swear.

pissed off.

The man and the two beasts carefully examined the area again, but found nothing more, and both were somewhat disappointed.

Mo Yuan's treasure-hunting talent yielded no results, leaving him with no choice but to retreat.

Chen Yang touched his forehead, feeling fortunate that he had called Ba She in; otherwise, things would have been very difficult to explain once he left.

If you say you came in and found nothing, who would believe you?

Even Chen Yang himself wouldn't believe it.

The current outcome isn't too bad; although there's not much to gain, there's also no loss.

Finding no further hidden doors in the cave, the man and his two beasts had no choice but to retreat in disappointment.

Emerging from the cave, the Bashe opened its mouth, and the Fog Man, transformed into a wisp of smoke, was sucked into it.

Immediately, the Bashe opened its eyes.

When their eyes met, Chen Yang's were filled with deep disappointment.

What a waste of effort and time!

Bashe had longed for this place for many years and tried many methods. Now that he had finally entered, he felt no joy, only disappointment.

"Senior, are there any other suspicious places on the mountain? Could this Mountain Lord have other caves?" Chen Yang asked.

He came to Dong'e Mountain solely for the "San Yi Wu Ya Jing" (a classic text on teeth), and he never expected such an outcome.

Having come up empty-handed, the clues have been cut off. Where else can we look for this scripture?

Bashe shook his head. "I've been to all the other places, but this place is protected by a maze, and I haven't been able to get in..."

At this point, it raised its enormous head and looked around. "This place is full of energy; it's quite a blessed land for cultivation. Tell me how to break the maze outside, and I'll move here to live from now on..."

Upon hearing this, Chen Yang's forehead was covered in black lines.

This snake is truly a master of stealing; although it didn't find any opportunity, it managed to take over the entire den.

How do you break through the maze?
Chen Yang naturally couldn't tell it that he entered by following the guidance of the water vein map, and he also couldn't give the White Dragon River water vein map given to him by the system to Bashe.

However, there are other ways to break this maze. According to the pattern that Chen Yang figured out himself, he only needs to walk straight, and every ten feet he walks, he walks one foot to the left, and then continues to walk straight. By repeating this process, he can correct his deviation and ensure that he does not go astray.

Chen Yang explained the method to Ba She.

Bashe was somewhat taken aback; was the method really that simple?
This feeling is like a very difficult math problem, but suddenly someone tells you a solution and you can calculate the answer in your head.

"Okay, I'll try it later."

Bashe nodded, then looked at Chen Yang. "What are you planning to do next? Are you going straight to Nanshan?"

It still remembered the things Chen Yang wanted to do for it.

Chen Yang shook his head. "I want to wander around Dong'e Mountain some more and see if there are any other suspicious places..."

"As you wish."

Bashe sighed, completely devoid of any spirit.

Chen Yang said, "By the way, senior, could I ask you for a favor?"

"Oh?"

Chen Yang said, "The person you want to deal with is still a bit difficult for me. After all, I haven't entered the Dao True Realm yet. I was able to get rid of Shi Xiang Sheng before by using some dishonorable means..."

“Say what you want to say directly, there’s no need to beat around the bush,” Bashe said.

Chen Yang chuckled and immediately said, "Senior has seen my Mountain Lord Seal, but unfortunately my cultivation level is too low to unleash its power. Therefore, I would like to ask Senior to generously infuse some energy into this seal..."

"Ah!"

Bashe laughed, thinking it was something serious, but he didn't expect Chen Yang's request to be so simple.

However, since it asked Chen Yang for help, it should indeed give him some compensation; it couldn't do the favor for nothing.

The original plan was that if Chen Yang helped it get rid of Tian Bonong, it would help Chen Yang find the cave of Ye Huai'an, the mountain lord.

Now it has kept its promise and helped Chen Yang find the place, but it is empty, which means it made a wasted trip, and it feels bad about it.

"Give it to me," Bashe replied readily.

Without wasting any words, Chen Yang immediately took out the Mountain Lord Seal.

A surge of mental energy lifted the seal, which slowly flew to the front of the Bashe.

Bashe asked, "How do you know that by injecting energy, I can help you activate the power of this seal?"

"This……"

Chen Yang paused upon hearing this. "I can't possibly tell you that Bei Zheng told me, can I?"

Before coming here, Bei Zheng repeatedly warned Chen Yang not to mention it when facing this person. There was a grudge between the two, and mentioning Bei Zheng would surely enrage Ba She.

Although Chen Yang didn't know what kind of grudge existed between the two, he kept Bei Zheng's instructions firmly in mind.

He was about to explain something.

Bashe asked, "Have you met that person from the North Mountain?"

"Uh……"

A single, unexpected remark left Chen Yang completely bewildered.

Bashe said, "This seal has that dog's aura. Did it also infuse this seal with energy?"

Having said that, how could I possibly keep quiet?
Chen Yang could only nod reluctantly, "A few days ago, I passed by Bei'e Mountain and did indeed encounter Senior Bei Zheng..."

"What a load of bull, senior!"

Bashe spat out, "Did that bastard talk bad about me?"

Chen Yang's forehead was covered in cold sweat. "That's not true..."

"Never?"

Bashe snorted coldly, "Don't I know that dog's temperament? Didn't it tell you that I have a bad temper and a violent nature?"

(End of this chapter)