Mountain and River Festival

Chapter 56 Ancient Immortal Cave
Four colors of light lit up at the same time, and the four people chose the lowest ninth-grade energy at the same time and hit the corresponding points at the same time.

A crack appeared silently in the mountain wall.

Sure enough, Lu Xingzhou's lazy judgment was correct... Shen Tang and Dugu Qingli gave him a strange look, but Lu Xingzhou remained calm: "Aside from wanting immortality, isn't the biggest purpose of humans fantasizing about cultivating immortality for convenience? So I dare say that every cultivator is lazy."

Dugu Qingli thought about it and inexplicably felt that it made sense, just like Lu Xingzhou's Five Ghosts Moving Method, which was indeed convenient.

So why do you practice swordplay yourself?
Was I deceived by my teacher when I was a child?

Of course, the Huangji Jingshi Sutra is still not a good martial art.

"Ahem." Dugu Qingli coughed calmly. "Judging from the current situation, there's a high possibility that the original owner has passed away in there, rendering all his alchemy arrangements outside useless. This means that our original judgment was correct. This place was indeed a peaceful place, without danger... but now something may have changed."

Shen Tang asked, "The original owner's body?"

"Yes, this unexpected death was definitely not what the original owner had anticipated, so he didn't make any arrangements for his afterlife. The corpse has been in this auspicious place with such rich spiritual energy for a long time, so it's possible for it to transform. External vitality is the most common trigger."

Ah Nuo couldn't help but complain: "Sister Qingli, how many graves have you dug? You're so skilled that it makes me feel distressed."

Dugu Qingli was silent for a moment, then said calmly, "Since I was a child, the most I've seen are glaciers, followed by dead bodies. In the past two months of protecting Shen Tang, I've spoken more than I did in the previous decade or so."

She didn't say much, just looked at Lu Xingzhou, waiting for his decision. It was hard to put into words... What she meant was that it was dangerous inside. Lu Xingzhou's cultivation was at its lowest level here, and his intelligence was completely meaningless against the irrational corpse puppets. It was best not to go in.

But saying this clearly seems a bit hurtful to someone's pride... Dugu Qingli didn't know why he thought of this. Logically, this shouldn't be something he would consider...

Lu Xingzhou had been quite silent the entire time, but now he slowly spoke, "My practice of soul and ghost techniques should be effective... There is someone else who shouldn't have entered."

He sighed and whispered, "Anuo, you stay outside and don't go in."

An Nuo was dumbfounded: "Why?"

"You must be related to the owner of this place. I'm afraid the last time the demon blood suppressed the illness will happen again, and the probability is... quite high." Lu Xingzhou rubbed her little head and said softly, "Tang Yunzhong and his men may not be able to keep secrets well. If someone breaks in and sabotages it will be troublesome. Can An Nuo help guard the outside?"

What An Nuo wanted to say got stuck in her throat. She looked at him resentfully for a long while before finally lowering her head and handing over the white banner: "Okay. Master, take the magic weapon with you..."

I know clearly that the master is just making up an excuse... Over the years, Anuo has never been a burden to the master, but after returning to Xiazhou, I always feel that I am useless.

No matter what, you must listen to your master and not cause trouble.

There were no outsiders here, so Shen Tang threw away the wheelchair and could walk by himself. An Nuo looked at Dugu Qingli pushing Lu Xingzhou's wheelchair into the door, squatting on the ground and hugging his knees.

Actually, Ah Nuo thought her ability to sense flowers and plants was quite useful for exploring the cave... But it was a pity that the outside looked like a wilderness, a fertile land, but there wasn't even a single weed to be seen. Had the earth's veins been drained away by the alchemy? It didn't seem like it. The earth's veins were clearly still fertile, otherwise there wouldn't be enough to form spirit stone mines...

"Huh..." Anuo suddenly raised his little head from his knees, his eyes shining.

The lack of flowers and plants here is an anomaly in itself. Master and Sister Qingli weren't thinking in this direction, their brain circuits weren't there, but An Nuo was!

It turned out that Anuo was right not to go in. There must be unknown omissions outside that have not been explored!

Anuo is the smartest!
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"Bang!" The three people over there had just entered the cave and had not taken a few steps when they were hit by an extremely powerful energy violently.

Shen Tang, who was leading the way, didn't understand what was on the other side for a moment, and subconsciously pushed hard with both palms.

The qi collided, and the opponent floated backward. Shen Tang was also shocked and staggered back. His feet hit Lu Xingzhou's legs and he fell directly into his arms.

Shen Tang: "..."

Lu Xingzhou embraced her as usual, his right hand extended from her side, and the white flag swayed gently.

Dugu Qingli was about to draw his sword, but was shocked to find that the enemy was not moving.

Looking closely, the enemy was just a blurry figure, like a ghost.

"This is a talisman spirit, also known as Kuizhao. It's often used to guard gates or certain treasures. It's not wrong to classify it as a ghost." Lu Xingzhou waved the white flag and said, "My soul flag is the nemesis of such things. If you force a fight, it will be very difficult to defeat them. They are not afraid of pain." Hearing that Lu Xingzhou was trying to redeem himself and fight back for his previous contempt, Dugu Qingli's mouth twitched. "Your soul flag... is a very powerful magic weapon, not an ordinary magic weapon."

"Yes." Lu Xingzhou put away the Soul Banner and sighed, "It is my life treasure that has grown with me. I have wasted it."

Dugu Qingli really wanted to ask why he chose such an evil life-saving magic weapon, but before he could ask, someone in Lu Xingzhou's arms spoke first: "Let me go~"

Dugu Qingli: "..."

Why are you yelling? Is it so hard for a 4th-rank cultivator like you to stand up on your own? You're talking as if he can hold you down...

I became stupid from practicing martial arts.

Shen Tang also realized that his brain was full of water, and he struggled with his face flushed. Then he heard Lu Xingzhou calmly asking the demented Fu Ling in front of him: "Who is your master?"

Fu Ling frowned and thought hard, but seemed to be unable to remember anything. A dull echo echoed in the passage: "In short... you don't have the master's aura... you are not allowed to enter..."

Lu Xingzhou suspected Anuo might have the scent of its master, but he didn't dare take the risk. After a moment's hesitation, he pulled out a small lucky bag from his ring and shook it. "Does it have a scent?"

Fu Ling was stunned for a moment, but did not acknowledge his master. He just made way.

This behavior is like the smell is somewhat familiar, but not to the extent of being the host. It probably means that they recognize you as a friendly guest.

Lu Xingzhou looked at the lucky bag in his hand thoughtfully. Shen Tang didn't care about blushing and asked quietly, "What is this?"

"This is the lucky bag Anuo knitted for me for my birthday this year. Inside is her hair and a healing pill..." Lu Xingzhou's eyes were gentle. "Anuo is an extremely talented alchemist, but unfortunately she doesn't have an affinity with fire, so she can't practice fire magic and find it difficult to refine her own pills. She painstakingly refined this using the underground fire of Danxia Mountain. At the time, she couldn't control the fire, and the whole thing was covered in dust and dirt, like a gray monkey..."

Anuo's hair...at least it can prove that Anuo and the owner of this place are indeed related, but it is difficult to determine the extent of the relationship and whether they are relatives.

In short, it was right not to let her in. Now there is no other elixir, and we cannot withstand any accidents.

Seeing that Lu Xingzhou didn't say anything more, Dugu Qingli pushed the wheelchair past Fu Ling. The moment he passed by, Lu Xingzhou rolled up his soul flag, and Fu Ling slipped into it with a swish. A piece of talisman paper floated and fell into the air.

"Since it's clearly related to Anuo, I must take him back for a detailed investigation." Lu Xingzhou picked up the talisman paper and put it away: "Let's go."

The passage to the entrance was short, and soon the three of them arrived at an open space, which, according to the layout of their own cave, should be a front hall. But as soon as they stepped in, Shen Tang immediately tensed his spiritual energy and stopped.

The front hall was in a mess. Stone tables and chairs were smashed to pieces. There were even broken pieces of cups on the ground. Traces of magical burns could be vaguely seen everywhere.

"This place has been the site of a battle...it's a very ancient remnant." Shen Tang whispered, "It looks like a guest came, and then some dispute arose between the host and the guest, leading to a fight."

Dugu Qingli's previous speculation about "accidental death" was instantly overturned. This was not an accidental death, it was man-made!
Judging from the fragments of the cup, there were more than one guest.

"Then there's no need to even think about searching for the core of the cave as usual. The most important thing is to follow the traces of the fight and find the final destination." Dugu Qingli pushed Lu Xingzhou to the corridor on the left, and Shen Tang quickly caught up with him.

There were remnants of magic everywhere in the corridor, which made the three people terrified.

This kind of cave is located deep within the mountain, making it extremely difficult to destroy. Furthermore, to avoid being buried accidentally, the cave owner would often set up an extremely strong reinforcement array. With Shen Tang's current strength, even blasting a small hole would be nearly impossible.

But as you look along the way, you can see that the cave walls have collapsed a lot. Large pieces of rock have fallen and piled up on the ground. The walls are full of potholes, and there are even large holes that are several feet deep. I wonder what the strength of the two fighting parties is.

When I was almost at the end of the corridor, I finally saw the first body, with a pair of legs exposed at the corner.

According to Dugu Qingli's experience, it was very easy for a zombie to transform into a corpse. The three of them each gathered their ultimate moves and approached cautiously.

When they turned the corner and looked towards the corpse, their scalps began to tingle.

What do you mean one corpse? There are at least a dozen corpses here... These are all ancient immortals. If they all transformed at the same time...

As the thought came to his mind, a slight tremor was felt, and more than ten corpses behind the corner raised their heads at the same time, with green phosphorescent light in their eyes.

(End of this chapter)