Chapter 759

"The Netherworld passage has been opened?"

"How is that possible?"

After Li Yan learned the news, he immediately returned, and upon hearing his speculation, the Twelve Yuan Chen crowd all showed horror, after all, this matter was too bizarre.

Taishan swallows the West Hua, presses the South Heng, rides the Central Song, and surpasses the North Heng, being the chief of the Five Sacred Mountains. In myths and legends, after Pangu died, his head turned into Taishan.

It is rumored that this place can communicate with the heavens, and has been a place for imperial sacrifices since ancient times.

It is also said that this place connects to the Netherworld, managed by the Eastern Peak Emperor.

But no matter how many rumors there are, no one has ever seen it.

Now that it is said the Netherworld passage has been opened, it is naturally inconceivable.

Only Wang Daoxuan, after being shocked, frowned deeply, stroked his beard and said: "Yan Yan Xiao Ge Yan's speculation might be correct, Taishan is the supreme of the Five Sacred Mountains, a Pengxuan Cave Heaven, not to be taken lightly, and there has always been the saying 'Taishan is peaceful and the four seas are calm'."

"To be able to create such a commotion, I fear only the opening of the Netherworld passage can explain it."

Li Yan nodded and said: "Whether it is or not, we must figure it out."

After saying that, he stepped aside and spoke to the person behind him: "This is Elder Shoumingzi of the Jade Emperor Temple, who is very familiar with Taishan, I have invited him to help us guide the way."

Behind him was indeed Shoumingzi.

Previously in the Jade Emperor Temple, after Li Yan asked clearly about what happened, he inquired if anyone could act as a guide.

Others were still hesitating, but this Shoumingzi, before being responsible for the mountain's defense, had specialized in inquiring about and collecting news of the Mystic Sect in the martial world, and knew the great name of the Twelve Yuan Chen.

Coupled with his inner worry, he took the initiative to offer to guide the way.

At this moment, he was looking at the "Wish-Fulfilling Pearl" and the "Five Directions Luo Feng Flag," his eyes full of shock, and only after hearing Li Yan's words did he hurriedly cup his hands and say: "Easy to say, everyone is going up the mountain to resolve the calamity, how could I, a Daoist, be greedy for life and afraid of death…"

Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Li Yan, "Daoist priest, no need for formalities, this Taishan is vast and has become a fierce land, there is no time to lose, tell us your judgment."

Shoumingzi nodded and said: "I was thinking on the way, Taishan's area is not small, according to the direction and past records, there are five places worth suspecting."

"First is the 'Blood Maple Forest' northwest of the Dai summit, this place was anciently called 'Xinghou Terrace', the 'Strange Tales of Taishan Immortals' records that Xinghou once fought demons here, blood soaked the rock layers into red soil, so the maple leaves are crimson all year round. Three days ago, disciples reported that a deep crack opened here, emitting a sulfurous stench, but we didn't have time to investigate…"

"Second is the 'Wordless Stele Yin Cave' at the eastern foot of the Jade Emperor summit, rumored to be the fierce land where Emperor Wu of Han erected the wordless stele to suppress the 'Chiwen Abyss', years ago a warlock chiseled the stele base to steal yin-soul stones, triggering earth tremors for seven days, later a Wei-Jin mystic scholar set up the 'Yin-Refining Nine Springs Array' to quell the disaster, it is a place we focus on guarding in our daily lives…"

"Third is the Yin-Yang Stream Withered Pine Stream, the 'Secret Records of Dai Zong' says this is where Huang Chao's 'Ghost Soldiers Borrowed the Way' at the end of the Tang Dynasty, every thunderstorm night there must be phosphorus fire marching in formation, to tell the truth, that thief Shi Xuanming's magic weapon 'Withered Pine Coiled Dragon Staff' was taken from the demon wood at the bottom of the stream. Now that yin ghosts and fierce spirits are rampant on the mountain, most likely the seal there has been broken…"

"Fourth is the 'Fox Immortal Cave' at Zhangren Peak, legend has it that a white fox under the seat of Your Majesty Yuanjun once executed an evil cultivator who devoured boys and girls here, later in the eighth year of Zhao Jianwu, a giant rock on the mountain spontaneously ignited and burned for eight days before extinguishing, it is a mystery of the Taishan Mystic Sect, and we couldn't find the reason either…"

"The last one is the 'Hanging Coffin Cliff' at the Yin-Yang Boundary."

Speaking of this, he suddenly lowered his voice: "This place is the most dangerous, in the previous dynasty Qi and Lu there were evil spirits of 'Hundred Ghosts Carrying a Sedan Chair', the poison was endless and difficult to eradicate, and they were suppressed here by many Mystic Sect experts."

These places, one more terrifying than the other, but everyone didn't find it strange.

Since ancient times, the Shenzhou has never lacked such evil spirits that are difficult to eradicate or have widespread poison, and can only be suppressed in the spiritual apertures of cave heavens and blessed lands, relying on innate gang-sha qi to grind them away.

The Mystic Sect managing this place also has the responsibility of guarding them.

When something happens on Taishan, those places are the real threats.

"Five places…"

Li Yan heard this and suddenly felt a bit of a headache.

He didn't expect there to be so many suspected targets.

But in the current situation, he could only investigate them one by one.

Thinking of this, Li Yan said urgently: "There is no time to lose, where should we go first, Daoist priest is familiar with the terrain, please plan the route."

Shoumingzi took a deep breath, his eyes solemn as he said: "The situation is urgent, I think we should take the shortest route."

"From near to far, let's first explore the Blood Maple Forest, then check the Wordless Stele Yin Cave, then break into the Withered Pine Stream, then go to the Fox Immortal Cave at Zhangren Peak, and finally… go straight to that Hanging Coffin Cliff!"

"Although this road is dangerous, it can most quickly identify the root of the anomaly!"

"Good! Let's explore according to this route!" Li Yan immediately made the decision.

Without the slightest nonsense, Wang Daoxuan immediately pinched the magic formula, the Five Directions Luo Feng Flag rose into the air, flapping loudly, circling around and tightly wrapping everyone's aura.

The Wish-Fulfilling Pearl was held high, becoming the only stable light source in the darkness.

Under Shoumingzi's guidance, the team entered deeper into the black mist.

Just as this old Daoist said, the journey was very dangerous.

The "ghost wall" caused by the rising yin qi, the crazy wild beasts, the awakened walking corpses, and the yin ghosts and fierce spirits wandering in the mist were all secondary.

The temperature drop caused by the thick yin-sha qi was the real trouble.

The ground began to condense frost, ice icicles formed on everyone's bodies, the road was slippery, the yin wind howled, blowing until people's heads were buzzing.

But the most dangerous were those fierce places.

When everyone stepped into the depths of the Blood Maple Forest, this maple forest legendary to be soaked in the blood of Xinghou and fiery all year round, the frost-covered ground under their feet suddenly arched and cracked like a living thing!

A fishy wind hit their faces, and countless blood-colored vines, covered in sticky blood and as thick as water buckets, broke through the ground, winding and strangling like hellish giant pythons.

The blood emitted a strong corrosive stench, hissing as it hit the ground.

At the same time, a rich sulfur smell spread out.

"What the hell is this?!"

Sha Lifei's firearm rang out in succession, but only exploded blood holes in the vines.

The others also frowned, having never seen such a fierce thing.

"Something's wrong, retreat first!"

Li Yan's eyelids twitched, and he hurriedly led everyone to retreat.

He was suspicious in his heart, hurriedly gripped the hot Gou Die in his arms, first closed his eyes, then quickly opened them again, chanting in his mouth: "Heaven has laws, earth has guidelines, the Yin Office detains souls, mortals avoid!"

In an instant, the yin wind howled, the surroundings became even darker, and even the Wish-Fulfilling Pearl became dim, seemingly suppressed by some power.

Within two breaths, the darkness and yin wind dissipated.

Looking at the Blood Maple Forest again, it had become calm, and the eerie blood vines had all collapsed to the ground.

Wang Daoxuan frowned, "Yan Yan Xiao Ge Yan, is there?"

He didn't say the situation, but everyone knew he was talking about yin intrusion.

"No."

Li Yan shook his head, quickly stepped forward and drilled into the forest, and after a while, he walked out carrying a pottery jar and threw it directly on the ground.

This pottery jar had a strange shape, not in the style of the Shenzhou.

Clatter~

After shattering on the ground, a huge black crow corpse appeared, emitting a rich stench, with blood threads spreading outward from its body.

Besides this, there were also feathers, bones, and other things wrapped in linen cloth.

"Elder Shoumingzi, have any Red-Haired Barbarians appeared on the mountain recently?"

Facing the curious gazes of the crowd, he looked at Shoumingzi.

What appeared here was not demon qi, but an evil spirit from outside the territory that did not belong to the Central Plains Shenzhou, and it was tainted with a trace of demon-calamity qi, which was detected by the Gou Die, triggering a mission.

Perhaps it was the foreign demon qi captured last time, the Netherworld Yin Office also didn't know where they got the information, and actually informed him of the origin of this thing.

This evil spirit was under the command of Stolas, one of the seventy-two demon gods of Solomon.

This demon god was proficient in astronomy, herbalism, and gemstone knowledge, its followers were particularly good at such secret arts, and the demon god usually appeared as a crow or in human form.

Although it was only an evil spirit and not demon qi, it had also obtained Dao gang-qi.

"Red-Haired Barbarians?"

Shoumingzi was full of surprise, "Never seen them."

Li Yan was thoughtful, "In the Blood Maple Forest, there is demon-calamity qi scattered, but it was suppressed by Taishan's innate gang-qi and was about to be ground away, many years ago there should have been an evil thing suppressed here."

"Someone deliberately buried this thing in the forest to absorb the demon-calamity qi and cause chaos."

Shoumingzi heard this and his eyes were full of anger, "It must be those three evil thieves!"

Li Yan asked in a deep voice: "Forgot to ask, who are the three Earth Immortals on the mountain?"