Longevity, starting from traveling and telling stories

Chapter 210 The Mysterious Platform

In the evening, smoke curls up along the winding coastline.

A pretty woman with a dark gray complexion was staring at the sizzling grilled fish on the grill with anticipation.

"Hey! When can we eat? I can't wait." As a cook and restaurant owner, Qin Ruoxi has always been very sensitive to food.

This girl used to be so shy, but now she is too lazy to pretend.

Ye Beixuan continued to flip the grilled fish while calmly saying, "You can't eat hot tofu in a hurry..."

A gust of sea breeze blew, making the two people's long hair flutter, and the roasting fire also danced in the wind, reflected in Qin Ruoxi's eyes full of expectation.

A little seasoning mixed with oil fell into the fire, making a slight popping sound.

Ye Beixuan sprinkled some seasonings and flipped the fish a few times.

"Eat it!" As he said that, he handed the grilled fish with a wooden handle to Qin Ruoxi.

The aroma of the secret seasoning intertwined with the smoky smell made Qin Ruoxi's throat roll unconsciously and she swallowed again.

She suddenly noticed that in order to make it easier for her to take it, Ye Beixuan moved his hand forward a little, leaving the back half open.

For some unknown reason, she did not take the back half of the wooden handle, but stretched out her warm palm, gently held his hand, and brought the fish to her mouth, pretending that he was feeding her.

Ye Beixuan smiled slightly, as if he wanted to tease her.

Just as Qin Ruoxi opened her cherry-like mouth and was about to bite the fish, he deliberately exerted force with his wrist and pulled the fish a little further away.

Faced with the fish meat that was so close yet out of reach, Qin Ruoxi kept opening her mouth and leaning her head forward.

"Splash!" The sound of waves hitting the shore was heard.

Ye Beixuan watched the girl leaning closer and closer to him in order to bite the fish, almost touching him, and suddenly noticed a trace of dust on her cheek.

His warm fingers gently wiped the dust off her cheek, but the girl was startled by the sudden touch of her face. She shrank back suddenly and lost her balance and fell backwards.

"Be careful!" He subconsciously stretched out his other hand to grab her, but it seemed that he pulled the hairband and pulled out the long belt.

The clothes around Qin Ruoxi's waist fell off in an instant, revealing her delicate and white skin.

Fortunately, she was able to grab Ye Beixuan's hand in time to steady herself. Blushing, she took the still warm belt from his hand.

"Why didn't I realize you were so good at undressing people before?" How did we end up here? Qin Ruoxi blushed as she fastened her belt and took hold of the grilled fish in his hand again, gently teasing, "Do you often undress other girls?"

You guessed it right! Ye Beixuan didn't tease her this time, but gently handed the fish to her mouth.

Qin Ruoxi subconsciously opened her red lips and slightly extended her tongue to test the temperature. Unexpectedly, the aroma of the mixture of seasoning and oil instantly exploded in her mouth.

"As for undressing, I'm not very good at it." Qin Ruoxi was still immersed in the delicious taste of fish when Ye Beixuan's voice suddenly came: "But I do know a thing or two about tying clothes."

The bonfire flickered with the sea breeze. Qin Ruoxi suddenly remembered the times when she was stripped naked, wrapped in gauze, and tied up by him. Her face suddenly turned pretty and flushed.

After finishing the fish, she reached out to wipe off the grease that overflowed from the corner of her mouth, and suddenly dotted his cheek. She ran towards the boat in the sea playfully, saying, "Silly boy, hurry up! Time is almost up."

The sky is filled with stars and the night is hazy. The small boat is sailing through the waves, and from time to time there is the sound of waves hitting the hull.

Qin Ruoxi stood at the bow of the boat, the moonlight pouring down, outlining her figure like a fairy descending to earth.

Ye Beixuan gently rowed the wooden paddle, looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, a little absent-minded for a moment.

"Look!" Qin Ruoxi suddenly turned around and pointed at the sea surface. She saw light spots of different colors emerging in front of the shallow reefs. They were actually groups of jellyfish.

Soon, the ship's hull acted as a dividing line, separating these bright spots like the starry sky.

Ye Beixuan stood up and stood at the bow with Qin Ruoxi. The light emitted by the jellyfish on both sides and the brilliance of the bright moon complemented each other, outlining the two of them into the most beautiful picture in the world.

"Ouch!" Suddenly, the boat stopped suddenly, Qin Ruoxi lost her balance and fell into Ye Beixuan's arms.

The floral scent in her hair instantly lingered in his nose, and he subconsciously hugged her slender waist.

There was a sound of friction coming from the bottom of the boat against the fine sand of the shallows. Looking up, I saw the rugged reef in front of me.

"Are we there yet?" Ye Beixuan patted Qin Ruoxi on the back and reminded her, "You'd better protect me later. That giant turtle's body is not much worse than mine. If we really fight, I'm afraid I won't be able to gain the upper hand."

Inside the cave.

The two held hands and supported each other in the steep environment of the cave. They soon arrived at the place where the big turtle was that day, but the turtle was not waiting there today.

"It seems that the turtle is not here. Shall we continue to look for it down?" Qin Ruoxi held the Immortal-Slaying Sword tightly in her hand. Although she knew that she was the strongest here at the moment, her whole body and mind felt safe from him beside her, as if all her martial arts were useless.

As the two continued to go deeper into the cave, the rock walls became increasingly moist, and the path beneath their feet became slippery and difficult to walk on.

The cave was enclosed and silent, with the only sound being the friction of the two people's footsteps.

"Tick."

A drop of water fell in front of the two of them, and they stopped in their tracks. Qin Ruoxi quickly drew out the Immortal-Slaying Sword.

The sword light illuminated everything in front of him, and three seemingly identical forks in the road appeared before his eyes.

"Which way?" Qin Ruoxi held the Immortal Sword in front of her eyes to illuminate it.

Ye Beixuan walked to the fork in the road, carefully checked the traces of each passage, then picked up a piece of gravel and threw it into the passage on the left.

About five seconds later, a loud bang was heard. It turned out that this was not a passage, but a deep pit, at least one hundred meters deep.

At this moment, he had lost all his cultivation and it was really difficult to explore, so Ye Beixuan immediately gave up this route.

Just as Ye Beixuan was thinking, the green-haired turtle's terrified hissing suddenly came from the cave entrance on the right, shaking the surrounding rock walls.

"Oh my god! Stop hitting me. Can't I just leave?" It ran and quickly got out of the fork in the road, roaring non-stop.

"My fellow villager, what happened to you?" Ye Beixuan asked hurriedly when he saw the big turtle running out in panic.

"What else could it be?" The big turtle sighed humanely and hissed, "I just got beaten by that big platform again. You said it was an opportunity, so I gave it a try. I didn't expect to get beaten again."

Immediately, the big turtle seemed to have thought of something and suddenly roared: "Tell me, are you lying to me?"

"How did I lie to you?" Ye Beixuan responded with a hissing sound, "My cauldron can refine everything. Why don't you take me to see it? I want to see who dares to bully my fellow villagers."

"Forget it." The big turtle rolled his eyes and thought to himself: I'm not stupid, what if you are a turtle that kills turtles and steals treasures? Take it slow first, let me test it out.

Ye Beixuan then realized that the giant turtle was still wary of him. Aren't monsters supposed to have low IQs? But how could this turtle be so clever?

"This turtle is actually still on guard against me." Ye Beixuan said helplessly to Qin Ruoxi: "It seems I have to fool it again."

Qin Ruoxi covered her mouth and chuckled softly, "This big turtle is quite humane. How about killing it and stewing it into soup for you?"

After saying this, she gripped the Immortal Slaying Sword tightly and pointed it at the big turtle. Feeling the pressure of the Immortal Slaying Sword, the turtle suddenly became a little timid and shouted hurriedly, "My friend, your wife didn't lay enough turtle eggs last night! She's so fierce."

"Hey! She was angry just now. She didn't want to help you and wanted to beat you up, but I stopped her." Ye Beixuan responded with a hissing sound, "She thought you were a monster in this sea that often demanded sacrifices and killed many human girls. I kept explaining to her that you were a kind turtle."

"No, absolutely not. I have never asked for sacrifices from humans. Besides, humans are not tasty." The big turtle said in a panic.

"Have you really eaten humans?" Ye Beixuan roared in surprise.

The big turtle was startled, realizing that he had let something slip. He quickly changed the subject and chirped softly, "Hey! That's not true. Since you have a way to conquer the big platform, why don't we go and see it together!"

Just now he was so reluctant, but now he's taking the initiative to lead the way? Ye Beixuan secretly wondered, is this tortoise trying to use them as a shield so he can reap the benefits? He's actually using a trick?

"But... this platform belongs to you, fellow villager, so we can't get too close to examine it. Actually, we're here to look for stalactites." To avoid suspicion, Ye Beixuan revealed part of his true purpose, using a double-edged sword: "How about this! We won't go to see the platform. How about you take us to see the stalactites?"

"What do you want that for?" The big turtle was still a little wary, but his tone was full of doubt. "I often eat this as a meal. It's very chewy, but it does fill my stomach."

"To be honest, my friend is injured and needs this stalactite as medicine." Ye Beixuan told the truth, but in the eyes of the big turtle, this did not seem credible.

Looking at the turtle's expression, Ye Beixuan was secretly proud. This turtle would probably never know until it died that his real purpose was the stalactites, and the big platform was just a by-product. It even thought that he was only thinking about the platform.

"The stalactites are just down the road on the left. Let me warn you, it's very deep there. If you're not familiar with the road, it's easy to fall down." The big turtle roared and warned.

Ye Beixuan understood it in his heart. He knew it without it telling him. He had just measured the depth of the cave. It was about a hundred meters deep. If his spiritual power was not suppressed, it would naturally be no problem. But it was hard to say now.

So, he politely roared: "My fellow countryman, we are friends now. It is only natural for friends to help each other a little. Could you please show me the way..."

"It's not impossible, but... the big cauldron mentioned at the end of your story..."

The big turtle suddenly showed a human expression, and with a turn of its eyes, the man and the turtle started to act out their "pua" to each other again.

"Oh! Ha." Ye Beixuan immediately smiled happily and said, "No big deal, no big deal."

Then he began to repeat in a hissing voice, saying that he was taking a big tripod to the river to fish, and suddenly he encountered two big monsters fighting. The aftermath of the battle was enough to injure him.

As he told the story, he used his hands and gestures to vividly depict the battle scene of the toad monster preying on the big bird.

"There was a worm that came here and fought with me before." The big turtle suddenly remembered something and said, "It's a good thing there's a big platform, otherwise I would have been killed by it. The worm was stronger than me. In the end, I hid in this cave and it couldn't find me, so it left."

Long worms? Ye Beixuan thought carefully and realized that it must be his father-in-law. Ao Qin once said that her father had suffered losses here.

"Boom!" A sound like an earthquake echoed, shaking the rocks off the stone wall. "Oh no! This platform has been acting crazy lately. It hits you every time you come. If it keeps going like this, I'm afraid this place will be shattered. If it shatters, there will be nowhere to go." The big turtle suddenly said worriedly.

No! Ye Beixuan's heart trembled. The big turtle's words just now made him suddenly think of something. When the two of them came, the big stage went crazy. When they were not there, the stage was calm. In addition, Qin Ruoxi's internal force was not suppressed. Could this be related to her?

"Then take us with you to have a look! Maybe we can find a way to subdue it." Ye Beixuan reminded again.

The big turtle was stunned. He had tried countless times to subdue this big platform, but failed. This turtle in front of him might actually be able to help. He didn't look like he was going to kill turtles to steal the treasure. Besides, he only wanted the stalactites. Once the task was completed, he would take him to get it.

When I am able to practice, I will become the best turtle in the world, collect all the beautiful female turtles, and have them lay tens of thousands of eggs.

Ok, deal.

After the big turtle finished his fantasy, he pretended to be embarrassed and said, "It's not that I don't want to take my fellow villagers with me, but this stage is too dangerous. I'm afraid of hurting my fellow villagers."

Ye Beixuan chuckled inwardly. He had just been on high alert for him, and now he wanted his help. He hadn't expected this tortoise to be so timid. Never mind. He'd spare its life once he completed his mission.

"Hey! We're all from the same hometown. When fellow villagers meet, their eyes fill with tears. If your fellow villagers don't help you when you're away from home, who will?"

"In that case, come with me quickly!" said the big turtle with tears in his eyes.

After saying that, the big turtle turned around and went into the cave on the right, leading the two people into the cave.

Inside the cave, there was a flickering light on the rock wall. I don’t know what material it was made of, but it was like a bright lamp.

In this bright environment, the damp and claustrophobic space does not seem depressing at all.

With every step Qin Ruoxi took closer, her heart began to beat faster. For some reason, she had a strong sense of familiarity.

After passing through the winding cave wall, the view suddenly opens up and a huge flat space appears in front of you.

The four divine beasts are located in the four directions of east, west, south and north, surrounding a square platform that exudes a tyrannical aura.

At first glance, an ancient and vicissitudes of life atmosphere hits you in the face. On the stage is a big word "斩", and every stroke of it is terrifying.

This platform seemed to come from the Netherworld, stained with countless blood.

Fang Tai sensed someone coming and suddenly trembled slightly, and the Immortal Sword in Qin Ruoxi's hand resonated with him and trembled with excitement.

"Stop making noise." She reached out and pressed the hilt of the sword, which made the Immortal-Slaying Sword quiet down.

As soon as the Immortal-Slaying Sword stopped trembling, Fang Tai suddenly took off into the air and flew towards Qin Ruoxi with great momentum.

Ye Beixuan's pupils contracted sharply. In a hurry, he untied his clothes and belt, and tied the legs of the big platform with one wave.

However, the speed of the platform did not slow down at all, and he was dragged rapidly, with his feet making a sharp friction sound against the ground.

"Get out of the way!" The big platform came like a mountain, but Qin Ruoxi did not panic. With a "clang" sound, she drew out the Immortal Sword with her backhand.

The Immortal-Slaying Sword suddenly burst out with bright light, which shone on the platform, and an illusory figure appeared on the platform.

The figure was holding a magic sword and standing on the giant stage, with an outstanding posture.

The big stage emitted a sharp sound like a baby crying, and the word "behead" on the stage shone brightly, shining on Qin Ruoxi.

She rose into the air, and under the illumination of the sword, the platform gradually became smaller and disappeared, and finally sank into Qin Ruoxi's eyebrows at the speed of light.

Qin Ruoxi landed slowly, and after a violent impact, the scene became unusually quiet.

Ye Beixuan waved his sword, and his long-lost spiritual power unexpectedly recovered. Seeing that she was still in a daze, he dodged and rushed over, holding her tightly in his arms.

"How are you?" He looked her up and down carefully and asked with concern, "Are you feeling unwell?"

Qin Ruoxi pretended to be fine and smiled slightly, saying, "It's okay, I'm fine! Don't worry."

Ye Beixuan breathed a sigh of relief, but secretly wondered what connection this big platform had with her. Besides her love of getting into trouble, what else could be so special about this girl?
Qin Ruoxi sighed slightly, and suddenly a memory that did not belong to her flooded into her mind, making her feel confused.

But deep in her heart, there was always a vague figure. Looking at the man in front of her who was worried about her, suddenly, that figure became clear.

"Ouch!" A mournful cry was heard: "I'm going to die! Everyone said this was my opportunity, how come it became someone else's? They said fellow villagers don't cheat on fellow villagers, but now I'm still being taken advantage of by them."

The big turtle was lying on its back with its four legs facing the sky, its belly turned upside down, and its four paws dancing in the air as it cried. It looked as funny as it could be.

"Don't cry." Ye Beixuan said in animal language: "I have a method of cultivation here. How about I teach you after I get the stalactite?"

"Really?" The big turtle quickly turned over and returned to normal, saying, "Are you sure? You're not lying to me, are you?"

"Lie to you? I swear to God, if I lie to you, I will always be a human being and will never be able to turn back into a turtle." Ye Beixuan said seriously to the sky.

"Okay, it's a deal."

The giant tortoise led the two into the left cave entrance. Unlike the bright and shiny entrance on the right, the rock wall had no glint at all. The interior was completely dark, as if it led to an endless abyss.

Ye Beixuan stretched out his palm, and a ball of azure flame ignited in his palm, illuminating the darkness like a bright lamp.

He looked up at the top and saw the inverted stalactites were extremely sharp, with drops of water gathering at the tips, about to fall.

Qin Ruoxi nervously grabbed Ye Beixuan's sleeve, and it was obvious that she was very panicked at the moment.

After passing through a cave, the big turtle led the two people around a corner, and the scene in front of them changed drastically in an instant.

If the stalactites I just saw were considered thick, then the one in front of me now was simply a behemoth.

After tens of millions of years of sedimentation, the stalactites here have already undergone changes. Milky white liquid is condensed on each nipple, gathering but not falling.

After solidifying, it begins to condense again, and this cycle repeats itself, making the stalactites thicker and thicker.

In a small basin below, a large amount of milky white liquid is gathering. It is obviously the stalactites that have dripped but have not yet solidified.

Qin Ruoxi couldn't help but be curious and stepped forward to check out the milky white liquid.

"Be careful." Ye Beixuan dodged and suddenly hugged Qin Ruoxi, then retreated quickly.

With a loud bang, a stalactite thicker than a human fell down from where she had just stood, and penetrated deeply into the ground, like an awl piercing into the flesh.

The giant turtle roared, "Be careful, even I have to be careful here. Normally, when I come across stalactites like these that have fallen, I drink some of the lotion inside. Stalactites like these are at least a thousand years old."

Before he finished speaking, the milky white liquid in the basin that had just been filled with stalactites suddenly began to churn as if it were boiling.

Ye Beixuan's pupils suddenly contracted, and he reached out to stop Qin Ruoxi, saying, "It seems like something is about to come out."

"Crack!"

Immediately afterwards, the entire cave began to shake violently as if it had been hit by an earthquake.

The shadow of a huge black tortoise-shaped mythical beast, with a snake's body wrapped around a tortoise's body, suddenly appeared before everyone.

"After ten thousand years, I can finally see the light of day again!" Its eyes flashed with a fierce light as it looked at Ye Beixuan, Qin Ruoxi and the big turtle and said, "I didn't expect that not only did I find the turtle body I've been looking for for a long time and was ready to take over, but I also got two immortal bodies delivered to my door. This is really God helping me!"

As soon as the words fell, the shadow of the Black Tortoise transformed into a stream of light and rushed towards them like lightning. Ye Beixuan was quick-witted and quickly pushed Qin Ruoxi away, then resolutely collided head-on with the shadow of the Black Tortoise.

The shadow of the Xuanwu divine beast drilled straight into Ye Beixuan's sea of consciousness, attempting to destroy his soul and thus take control of this immortal body.

However, at this moment, a book emitting huge colorful light appeared out of thin air.

Upon seeing this, the Xuanwu divine beast's pupils contracted sharply in an instant and it was so shocked that it was speechless.

"This...this...could this be..."

From the outside, Ye Beixuan just stood there in a daze, not moving a muscle.

"Beixuan!" Qin Ruoxi was panicked and could only hold his arm tightly, shaking it anxiously.

The big turtle suddenly let out a low roar: "It's over, it's over, this is the Black Tortoise taking over the body, I'm afraid my fellow is really in danger this time."

"Book of Genesis, how do you have the Book of Genesis?" The remnant soul of Xuanwu was terrified and could hardly believe what he saw.

However, the Book of Genesis did not give Xuanwu's residual soul any chance. It emitted brilliant colorful light, continuously compressing Xuanwu's residual soul until it finally turned into a tiny origin.

At the same time, next to Ye Beixuan's external body, a colorful light curtain suddenly appeared, and then a brilliant ray of light shot out, shooting towards the big turtle like a sharp arrow.

The majestic essence of the Black Tortoise was instantly injected into the body of the giant turtle, and the layers of green hair that originally covered its shell began to fall off in large flakes.

A snake tail slowly grew out from behind the turtle shell.

"What's going on? Am I still the same person?"

The big turtle looked at the newly grown snake tail on his back, then looked at his claws, and fell into deep self-doubt.

Ye Beixuan slowly opened his eyes. Everything seemed normal. He looked at the girl with tears in her eyes, then turned his gaze to the green-haired turtle, which had undergone a drastic change.

He sighed deeply and said, "My friend, this time your chance has finally come. I'm not kidding you this time!"

Based on Xuanwu's remaining memories, Ye Beixuan learned that the thousand-year-old stalactites were actually under this basin.

"I'm going to go down and take a look. You guys just wait here for me."

(End of this chapter)