Celestial being

Yuan Ming raised his brows after listening to the words of Ancestor Lei Ming. At the same time, he noticed that Xiying's fists clenched unconsciously, but she still suppressed her anger, silently took two steps back, and hid behind Dugu Feng.

"Haha, Su Wen Yu has many wives and concubines, I'm afraid not all of them were deceived by such sweet words, right?" Fairy Jin Xi was somewhat dissatisfied with the attitude shown by Patriarch Lei Ming, half reminding and half mockingly Said something.

Ancestor Lei Ming glanced at Fairy Jin Xi nonchalantly, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wan Qihong.

"Okay, no wonder you have been unable to make any progress these years. You have spent all your energy on these intrigues. Have you forgotten what we came here to do?" Wan Qihong glanced over with disdain, and the four people who looked at it were all angry. , but it’s not easy to attack.

"Fellow Taoist Wanqi is right, but I don't know how many treasures Fellow Taoist Wanqi has found in this city now? Can it open our eyes?" Su Zimo said in a strange tone.

Although the fog just now had an impact on them, Nascent Soul cultivators, it was not serious. Therefore, they searched many places despite the restrictions, but found that although the city was large and there were many houses around it, there were opportunities and treasures hidden there. But there are very few of them, and even if you encounter them, the things inside will not be able to penetrate the eyes of those who are in the Nascent Soul stage.

What's more, many of the treasures are guarded by evil spirits. Under the fog just now, the evil spirits' strength has been greatly enhanced. Even these Nascent Souls have to deal with them with a lot of effort. After killing them, they found that they only got the knot. You can imagine how depressing it is for treasures below the Dan stage.

The reason why they gathered here instead of exploring separately was because they discovered this. Otherwise, they would have waited for the alchemy monk to arrive, and they would have already gone looking for their chance treasures one by one.

"I did not find the treasure, but I already know its location." Wan Qihong said calmly.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wanqi has found the location of the treasure, why did he come here to look for us? Could it be that he encountered some serious restrictions?" Hearing this, Dugu Feng immediately understood something.

"Yes, we can enter and exit most of the mansions in this city at will. Only the City Lord's Mansion located in the center of the city. After my investigation, I found that there was a space movement restriction shrouded there. Although I cracked it, there is another one in the mansion that is better than the one outside. The more powerful restrictions may be difficult for me to crack alone, and it requires the joint efforts of all fellow Taoists." Wan Qihong said frankly.

His frankness surprised several other Nascent Souls, and they all had doubts in their hearts. What kind of restriction could make such an arrogant Wan Qihong have to ask for help.

So, under the leadership of Wan Qihong, everyone immediately rushed to the city lord's mansion in the center of the city. But as soon as they reached the mansion, everyone saw a horrifying scene.

The street in front of the city lord's palace was covered with blood. Both the ground and the walls on both sides were a red color. There were countless sword marks on them, and each one had a meaning that shocked the hearts of Patriarch Lei Ming and others. , although no corpse remains can be seen, such a scene can fully explain what kind of battle Wan Qihong experienced here.

However, when everyone looked at Wan Qihong, they saw that his face was still calm, and the clothes on his body were not stained with blood. Reminiscent of his calm and calm expression when he first arrived, they all felt a little more vigilant in their hearts.

Wan Qihong's strength may be stronger than they imagined.

The gate of the City Lord's Mansion had long been shattered by Wan Qihong, but when looking from the door, one could see that the City Lord's Mansion was completely dark and strange. Even though the fog had dispersed, everyone still could not see clearly what was inside, and the spiritual consciousness released was like a mud cow entering the sea. Soon it disappeared.

Seeing this situation, everyone was slightly shocked, but Wan Qihong was not afraid at all and walked directly into the city lord's mansion in front of everyone.

His figure was quickly swallowed up by the darkness and disappeared from everyone's sight without even making a sound.

Seeing this situation, Patriarch Lei Ming and other Nascent Soul stage monks no longer hesitated and led their men directly in, following Wan Qihong into the city lord's mansion.

However, when Fairy Jin Xi was about to take Pi Xiu and others in, she walked a few steps and saw Yuan Ming still standing there, with no intention of following.

"Why doesn't Yuan Xiaoyou come in?"

"Thank you, Senior Jin Xi, for your concern. It's just that I know that my strength is low and I am a little unable to deal with the evil spirits in this city. According to Senior Wanqi, this city lord's mansion is a place where valuable treasures are hidden. I originally entered this place by mistake, and now I can't." I don’t want to risk my life anymore, so please forgive me, senior, and allow me to take a break at this door. I will leave with my senior after everything has settled." Yuan Ming cupped his hands and said.

Fairy Jin Xi saw that he was speaking sincerely and that the expression on her face did not seem to be fake, so she nodded without forcing him. After a few words of instruction, she led Pi Xiu and Wen Zaichou into the city lord's palace.

Watching Fairy Jin Xi enter the city lord's palace, Yuan Ming waited in silence for a moment. Seeing that no one came out of the palace, he immediately turned around and ran towards the east of the city.

Before the illusion formation was broken, there were two places where black mist gathered in the city. The city lord's palace was the source, and the garden in the east of the city was the home. One song and one tail, causing the black mist to continuously shuttle through the city.

Now that the fog has cleared, Yuan Ming observed before leaving the Heaven Stealing Cauldron that there was a faint flash of spiritual light in both places, but it quickly dissipated without attracting the attention of others.

No matter how good the opportunity is for five Nascent Souls to gather in the city lord's palace, it will be extremely difficult for Yuan Ming to get involved. On the contrary, it will cause unnecessary trouble and even death. It is better to take advantage of this gap to go to the east of the city. Search for it in the garden, even if the treasure you find is of a lower grade, it is still better than snatching it from a tiger's mouth.

The road to the east of the city was smooth and helpless. It seemed that because the black fog had dissipated, the evil spirits dormant in the streets and houses were hidden deeper. Yuan Ming did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

Soon, Yuan Ming came to the garden. When he entered the garden, he saw green trees everywhere, fallen leaves blown by the wind, overgrown weeds, and the pavilions and pavilions were all dilapidated and desolate.

Before embarking on his journey to immortality, Yuan Ming was obsessed with landscape painting and had considerable experience in garden construction. Looking around at the scenery in the garden, he saw that although it was covered with weeds and dead leaves, he could still vaguely see the grandeur of the past, which made him sigh with regret. meaning.

However, after sighing for a moment, Yuan Ming immediately called out the small bronze cauldron to protect his body without letting down his guard.

Any place with lush vegetation and no one around for a long time will accumulate evil spirits. The formation that enveloped the whole city before took advantage of this and chose this place as the gathering place of black mist.

It's just that there are restrictions outside the city lord's mansion, which is also where the black mist gathers, but there are no restrictions blocking entry here.

Yuan Ming was wary, and then slowly explored the garden.

The overall garden has a circular structure, with green trees and flowers surrounding the central river and lake. It can be roughly divided into four major areas. After entering the gate, you will see a lush green forest. To the left are gravels and rockeries. To the right It is full of flowers and colorful.

If you go straight, you can take the bridge over the pond to reach a small island, then go around the island and continue forward. You will see a three-story dark attic standing quietly, as if observing the visitors. People feel vaguely cold.

Although the fog dissipated, the invisible force that blocked the spiritual consciousness still existed. Without the help of the Tianstei Cauldron, Yuan Ming could not break through it. He could only observe the surrounding situation with his naked eyes and the spiritual consciousness that was several feet away from the body.

The place where the garden is located is not an ordinary wilderness. There is no sun or moon in the sky above your head, but there is a faint light pouring down.

However, when Yuan Ming walked into the woods, under the cover of the dense branches and leaves, shadows enveloped his body, swallowing up the dim light, leaving only darkness.

The surroundings were extremely silent, with only the rustle of the wind blowing through the treetops, like a poisonous snake lurking in the darkness, spitting out a message towards Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming suddenly felt an inexplicable chill crawling up his body, as if he was being targeted by someone. But when he looked around, he couldn't see anything except the shadows of the trees.

His pace gradually slowed down, and the small bronze cauldron kept spinning around his body. After a while, no evil spirits were seen coming.

At the same time, as he went deeper, many old spiritual trees gradually appeared around him. Yuan Ming took out the white bone knife and used his magic to collect them.

Soon, Yuan Ming came to the edge of the forest, adjacent to the central lake. There were few trees here, with only one vigorous ancient pine standing alone in front of the trestle. As the breeze blew by, its branches and leaves swayed like arms. Waved towards Yuan Ming.

When Yuan Ming saw the strong spiritual energy on the ancient pine, his eyes suddenly focused, and with a flick of his finger, the white bone knife immediately slashed towards the trunk of the tree.

After a crisp sound, a gap suddenly appeared in the trunk of the ancient pine tree, but the ancient pine tree only shook for a moment due to the knife, and then there was no movement again.

However, Yuan Ming was not careless at all and continued to use the white bone knife to chop.

And as the chopping speed increased, the crisp sounds were connected in series, and it was like the screams of mortals, which was horrifying.

When most of the trunk of the ancient pine tree was broken, it finally couldn't support the heavy tree body and slowly fell towards the direction where Yuan Ming was standing.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately dodged to avoid it, and then heard a dull sound like a sigh. The ancient pine fell completely, shook twice and then stopped moving.

Yuan Ming waited for a moment and saw nothing unusual, then he slowly breathed out, raised his hand and put away even the ancient pine tree stumps.

Judging from the growth rings of the ancient pine, this pine is more than two thousand years old. The spiritual energy on it is so rich that it can almost be used as a top spiritual material.

However, after putting away the ancient pine, Yuan Ming had a doubt in his heart. Most of the treasures here are guarded by evil spirits. Only this ancient pine is alone here, seemingly unattended, and it looks a little weird no matter how you look at it.

Yuan Ming was thinking, looking forward along the trestle, and saw a pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake. Outside the pavilion, there were flowers and grass everywhere, but no trees. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly turned around and turned back.