Chapter 70: Phoenix Corpse

Phoenix Corpse

"Senior Sister Chi, Senior Sister Chi!"

In the sensing, Chi Pengpeng and others gradually moved away from her. Ruan Ci called twice, and seeing that Chi Pengpeng did not approach, she knew that she was the same as herself and could not use Qi to resist while falling, so she stopped shouting, lest she attract attacks. Entering a dangerous place for the first time, naturally, one should be careful everywhere. She clasped the Spiritual Flower Jade Wall in her palm, ready to release sword Qi at any time.

In the strong wind, the falling momentum gradually stopped. Ruan Ci dared not land on the ground and hovered in mid-air, looking down at this place, but saw that everything around was pitch black. Although it was sunrise outside, there was no light at all here. The ground was deep red, with many gullies and wrinkles.

Ruan Ci casually took out a small piece of spiritual jade from the Qiankun bag and threw it toward the ground. Only a flash of spiritual light was seen, and the light green spiritual jade emitted white smoke. From somewhere in the wrinkles of the ground, green miasma emerged, so thick that it was almost like water. She could not help but frown slightly: it seems that there is also green jade miasma here, and the miasma is thicker than outside. But vaguely, it could still be sensed that the ground was stone, and everyone was not eaten by any living creature, but fell into a secret realm.

Looking back at where she came from, it was pitch black, and it was almost impossible to fly back. Ruan Ci pasted an anti-miasma talisman on her body, and recited the Purification Body Spell, Anti-Miasma Spell, Purification Heaven and Earth Spell, Purification Mouth Spell, etc., closed her eyes and sensed the surrounding Qi machine, only feeling that the spiritual flowers were rolling here, and the difficulty of finding a specific Qi machine was extremely high. She thought to herself, "Whether it is Panpan or Tianlu, none of them mentioned that there is such a secret realm in Huang Shoushan. Is it because no one has ever entered before? Or is it because most of the people who entered died here."

If no one had entered before, it would be a bit unreasonable. The Demon Sect disciple clearly intended to lead her to this place. Ruan Ci was more inclined to believe that this was a secret realm discovered by the Demon Sect. Except for the Demon Sect, the foreign cultivators who came here were all dead. In this way, the Demon Sect disciple led them here, also with the idea of killing them all here, and would not leave a single survivor.

Such a dangerous situation could not shake Ruan Ci's mind. She was just curious about how the Demon Sect disciple could track them in this secret realm. The Demon Sect was also a cultivator, and the green jade miasma would also affect them. This place was not comfortable for them either. Being sucked into this secret realm, the place where everyone fell was not necessarily the same. How did that demon intend to find people? Did he cultivate the Heavenly Demon Sensing Method? If not, the spiritual machine was so chaotic, how could he be sure to find the enemy's trace?

Or, did he master the way to leave? Intending to trap a few people in this secret realm, wait for a few years and then come back to collect the corpses? After all, the spiritual flowers here were chaotic, which had exceeded the limit of ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivators to straighten out spiritual energy. Everyone could not get replenishment here and could only draw spiritual machine from spiritual jade. And the green jade miasma here was so thick that after the anti-miasma talisman was used up, they could only hold the spell to resist, and the consumption of spiritual machine was doubled. Everyone could not support it for long.

This Demon Sect disciple was also a rare opponent among his peers for Ruan Ci. Since she practiced the Dao, her cultivation was always the first among her peers. After Foundation Establishment, she also saw many immortal children through various channels. She thought that if that Diwu Cang fought with her, it would not be a match. Even flourishing sect disciples were like this, so why mention others? This Demon Sect disciple was the first opponent to vaguely gain the upper hand in the confrontation. He didn't even show his face, and quietly planted seeds of demonic thoughts among the traveling companions. If she and Chi Pengpeng were not careful people, I'm afraid they wouldn't know until last night that they were actually in a dangerous situation, and the junior brothers and sisters around them could be transformed into Demon Sect puppets at any time.

"If according to his own plan, he should strike a few days later, kill the disciples who possessed demonic thoughts one by one in secret, and turn them into sacrifices to improve his own cultivation. This is a common means of the Demon Sect. If he could plant seeds in our hearts, it would be easier for him to succeed." Ruan Ci thought secretly, "The changes last night were also an accident for him. However, such a treacherous person will not have only one plan. It seems that this secret realm in the mountain is the second way to kill the enemy he prepared for himself."

"He is still in the Foundation Establishment stage and cannot simulate distraction. Just now, his Qi machine was extremely vague in front of the cliff, as if it were integrated with the steaming meaning of the morning sun, so I hesitated to move forward. This place is actually very similar to the geography of the Green Jade Bright Hall. Both have green jade miasma and are also rich in snake and insect demonic beasts. Above the Green Jade Bright Hall, many changes were triggered when the Yin and Yang Qi met. It seems that the mechanism to trigger this opening is also related to the birth and transformation of Yin and Yang. After he triggered the change, was he sucked in together, or was he hiding outside?"

She closed her eyes and sensed for a while, and thought secretly, "I can still vaguely feel his location, feeling that it is not far or near... It seems that he also entered together. If I were him, I would first find an opportunity to kill a few weak ones, wait for the cultivation to improve, and then rely on his familiarity with this place to move against the masters. If it doesn't work, then I will find an opportunity to retreat, wait for a few years and then come back to collect the corpses."

Hiding, waiting for the right time to escape, and finding an opportunity to come back to collect the corpses, this is of course the safest way. But this Demon Sect disciple dared to hunt and kill Profound Gate disciples in Huang Shoushan, naturally he was a bold person who liked to take risks. Ruan Ci stayed in the air for a while, watching the green jade miasma eat up the spiritual jade, and then set off to explore the surroundings. It was pitch black here, giving people a feeling of doubt and illusion. If she hadn't entered the strange dream several times, she would really doubt whether her mind was still clear. And once the mind was lost, it undoubtedly gave the Demon Sect disciple an opportunity to strike.

The place where she first landed was deep red and barren. Passing through a black fog, grass and trees gradually grew on the ground. But Ruan Ci still dared not walk on the ground, relying on spiritual sense to walk around in the black fog. This place seemed to be extremely large, and she had walked for a long time without seeing the border. However, she vaguely heard human voices in the wind, and the sound of Chi Pengpeng's bell drum. Ruan Ci raised her guard and followed the sound, but saw that everyone was above the bamboo forest. Seeing her coming, they were all relieved and asked each other. It turned out that this was Chi Pengpeng's idea. She found that spiritual sense was not very useful here, but sound could still be transmitted as usual, so she used the bell drum as a signal to recruit everyone. At this time, except for Ruan Ci, only Junior Sister Shi had not returned to the team.

For Ruan Ci, the Donghua Sword suppressed the mind, and the Foundation Establishment illusion had no effect on her. She did not doubt the authenticity of everyone, but everyone had some precautions against her, and they were far away from each other, lest someone be the incarnation of the Demon Sect disciple, or had already become his puppet. Everyone expressed their opinions and said their own views. Many people thought of the point that Ruan Ci thought, that is, this secret realm was very dangerous and not suitable for cultivators to survive. For Demon Sect disciples, as long as they mastered the entrance and exit, in fact, he had already won.

"In my opinion, this secret realm is by no means a place he can control at will. This place is extremely large, and we have not touched the border. Such a cave, even a Golden Core stage master may not be able to refine it. If so, we still have a glimmer of life." Li Pingyan also had a view. He said, "First, Junior Sister Lian has a protective jade jue in her hand. When it is really a life-and-death crisis, stimulate the jade jue, and the Pinghai Sect has its own masters to protect the Dao. Although we cannot leave together, I think we can also get some guidance."

Everyone can maintain composure at this time, naturally not everyone has put life and death out of their minds, but they all have backhands. For example, Junior Sister Lian's protective jade jue is a common protective magic treasure for various sects. Although it is said to be protective, the cost of driving is also quite large. Like Junior Sister Lian, if she stimulates this jade jue, naturally there will be Nascent Soul masters, or even Grotto-Heaven masters to come to the rescue, but returning to the sect, she will never hope for the Dao again and will immediately turn into an outer sect elder. She was not eroded by demonic Qi before, and would never stimulate it rashly. Last night, the demon also quietly replaced the jade jue with a demonic seed. Otherwise, the real jade jue is also strictly collected and needs to be unsealed with secret methods. How can Junior Sister Lian stimulate it at will?

This kind of protective magic treasure is born in response to the unwritten rules of the Langhuan Zhou Tian. Langhuan Zhou Tian does not like to bully the small with the big, and flourishing sect and flourishing sect disciples go out to practice. Even if they are killed in public, as long as they are in the same big realm, the elders will never come forward to seek revenge in person. Like Ruan Ci, she has the qualifications of a Dao ancestor and carries the Donghua treasure. It is not too much to have a Nascent Soul guard when going out to practice, but the sect will never do so, only sending Qin Fengyu to protect her, and the two have to meet before Hengze Tian.

This Huang Shoushan is a dangerous place for Foundation Establishment cultivators, but it is not very good in front of Golden Core cultivators. Can't the Grotto-Heaven cultivators of the Golden Wave Sect and Pinghai Sect arrive in an instant? But even so, for these days, the disciples in the sect died one by one, and the sect had no intention of intervening at all. All cultivators can only rely on their own strength. If they die, they die, and there is no room for turning back.

Such strict practice can make disciples truly grow up. And if you want to break this rule, you have to pay a heavy price. Some masters will give protective magic treasures to their blood descendants or disciples they admire extremely. Once this treasure is stimulated, the great master will come to the rescue in person. But correspondingly, this cultivator will never hope for the Dao from now on. Therefore, even if Junior Sister Lian stimulates the magic treasure, when the Pinghai Sect master saves her, unless she asks for it herself, she will not look at others more. And if she asks for help from the master and is saved by him, she will not get any resources after returning to the sect, and the path of the Dao will be broken from now on, without any room for turning back.

This rule can also make flourishing sect disciples dare not rely on the power in the sect and increase their own progress. However, most cultivators with a little ambition are unwilling to carry it, and only Junior Sister Lian has such a piece in her hand. Her face is also not very good-looking, and she hums, "Little sister was also confused by the demon just now, so she stimulated it rashly. In fact, her ambition to the Dao is very firm. Everyone should count on it less."

Everyone naturally will not refute. Li Pingyan smiles slightly and continues to say, "As for the second, this demon triggered the mechanism at sunrise. In my opinion, he has not refined this mechanism, so he cannot open and close it at will. From the perspective of heaven's sensing, if it is to be triggered again, then it should be midnight, or tomorrow morning. At that time, we can return to the place where we fell. Even try to refine the mechanism ourselves. If we can kill that person before this, that is the best. But I think the junior brothers are clear-headed and recite the scriptures diligently, so he should not dare to show up."

Meng Lingyue interface said, "That's right, the more panicked and indignant we are, the happier the demon will be. In this way, he can divide and rule, kill us one by one. At this time, we have to go the other way and be more indifferent. Anyway, the worst result is just to stimulate the protective jade jue, and we have no hope for the Dao. If we really die here, that is absolutely not allowed."

Everyone has ambition, and it is of course difficult to accept that the path of the Dao is broken here, but no matter what, this is always better than dying here. With this retreat, they can discuss the strategy of getting out with peace of mind. Chi Pengpeng said, "If you want to go out, you must first understand what this place is. If this is a masterless spiritual realm, we can also try to control this place. If you can break the true nature of the truth, words have spirits, the more you say, the stronger your control over this place! —Your sects are nearby, can you hear anything?"

While she was talking, she was still shaking the bell drum, and her expression remained unchanged, showing her deep spiritual power. These two flourishing sect disciples have now convinced everyone with their extraordinary strength. Meng Lingyue shook her head and said, "I haven't heard anything, but I have an idea. This mountain is called Huang Shoushan. The word Huang may be the same as Huang, just like Yan Zhi Mountain and Rouge Mountain, which have been mixed up by people for billions of years. The river nearby is called Fengfu River, Feng, Huang, and the Green Jade Bright Hall tens of thousands of miles away, also inhabited by many bird-type demonic beasts, as well as snakes and insects. The green jade miasma is also inherited. I think, maybe..."

"Maybe this Huang Shoushan is transformed by the head of a Phoenix, right?" Ruan Ci interface said, but the tone was much more certain than Meng Lingyue's, "Above the Green Jade Bright Hall, the encounter of Yin and Yang Qi will trigger countless demonic beast phantoms. Occasionally, a demonic beast is injected with vitality, and it will turn from virtual to real. I think the Demon Sect disciple also realized the mystery in it. He hid in the vitality of the morning sun precisely to trigger the Yin and Yang Qi, let this Phoenix head, which still retains a trace of vitality, turn from death to life, and we cultivators became the spiritual bait that this Phoenix head instinctively preys on."

She had this idea, and recalling the cliff form, she was even more certain, "Think about it, does the stone protruding from that high cliff look like a bird's beak?"

Everyone recalled it and couldn't help but feel creepy. Pan Tanruo took a breath and exclaimed, "Then, that mountain cliff thousands of feet high is, is..."

"That's right, it's the bird's beak that is dying and wide open." Ruan Ci said, "And we were swallowed into the bird's beak, I'm afraid we came to the corpse of this Phoenix."

As her voice fell, the black fog around dissipated, and the green bamboo forest under everyone's feet turned into nothingness, turning back into deep red, gully-heavy sandy rock land. Ruan Ci said, "What we were swallowed into is its throat. At this time, we should have fallen into the Phoenix's stomach. The inner landscape of this Phoenix has probably dissipated a lot, at least the main body is not here, but it still retains some characteristics of mutual generation and transformation between virtual and real. The Green Jade Bright Hall is like this. When I fell just now, my heart was free of miscellaneous thoughts, and what I saw was this deep red land. The more I searched for you here, the more lush the grass and trees became, which may be because some thoughts in your hearts were captured by this place, and corresponding changes were born."

The more she said, the faster the black fog around dissipated. Everyone didn't need to be ordered, each began to close their eyes and recite scriptures, holding the Purification Heart Great Spell. Chi Pengpeng held the bell drum and danced beside Ruan Ci. Ruan Ci stood in the center of the crowd, looking around with her hands behind her back, but seeing the mountain walls dangerous and deep red, although it was also vast to an unimaginable degree, it was no longer as boundless as just now, but it had revealed its true face, which was up and down, a huge Phoenix stomach! Even the chaotic spiritual energy just now seemed to be smoothed by her words.

"Junior Sister Shi!"

Meng Lingyue pointed to the distance and shouted. Ruan Ci glanced at it, and sure enough, she saw Junior Sister Shi lying on the ground, seemingly unconscious. She didn't go to check first, gripped the Frost Sword tightly, pointed to the northeast corner, and said grimly, "Thief, why don't you show up?"

In a corner of the stomach, on the red sandy rock ground, a piece of black shadow squirmed, and was locked by Ruan Ci's sword intent, and then stopped moving. After a while, a black smoke puffed up, and a handsome cultivator walked out of it, smiling helplessly, "Profound Heaven disciple, truly extraordinary. I am Zhou Zhi Mo, greetings."

Although Chi Pengpeng is indeed a Profound Heaven disciple and is standing next to Ruan Ci, everyone still looked at Ruan Ci, and there was no lack of surprise. After all, Ruan Ci had never revealed her identity to them. Ruan Ci smiled slightly and said, "You guessed I was a Profound Heaven disciple? Ah, I know, you are from Yan Mountain, a subordinate of the Demon Lord, wanting to remove the wings for the Donghua Sword Envoy, is it or not?"

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Updated, sorry for the long wait, everyone!

Sigh, I also want to update more for everyone, but I really haven't written any manuscripts recently. Fortunately, the result of going to the hospital yesterday was relatively good. It should be enough to go once a month later.

So far, no cooking has been done at home, so I don't know what to eat, I can't report... I didn't read novels yesterday either, I watched a movie, "Coraline", I don't know if I have recommended it, I think this animation is really very high-quality, a masterpiece in stop-motion animation. It's just that when I watched it on B station, many barrage said it was a childhood memory, watching it in elementary school, which made me feel a bit old...

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