Merchant of the Underworld

As usual, I held the pagoda in my hands and closed my eyes quietly.

Not long after, a white light appeared in front of my eyes!

The white light flew by, traveling through time and space, and soon the scene in front of him gradually became more real.

A mountain of bones stands in the distance, and a pagoda sits on top of the mountain.

The tower is divided into nine floors, and each floor exudes a color. From a distance, it looks like a colorful glow.

The black door on the first floor was slightly open, as if it had been pushed open not long ago.

As soon as I walked to the foot of the Bone Mountain, the layers of bones automatically came together and built a long bone staircase for me.

This time, those skulls no longer fight over each other, and the long steps no longer extend indefinitely...

I followed the long bone steps up the mountain step by step and walked to the door of the pagoda.

He reached out and pushed the door.

A bright light burst out immediately!

However, it is far from being so shaky as last time that people can't open their eyes. Instead, it exudes a soft and bright light, which is both warm and spiritual.

I walked in and took a look. The entire hall was black, with black floors and black walls.

The darkness was pitch black, yet it exuded a faint and intimidating light.

In the center of the hall, eight high platforms are built side by side with their backs to the wall.

There were layers of clouds filling the air above and below the high platform, but the clouds were a little weird.

On each high platform, there is a golden image, which is too far away to be seen clearly.

I walked closer and looked at them one by one.

Only then did I realize that there was a person sitting or standing on each stage, or rather a skeleton.

These bones have different shapes, ranging in thickness and height.

Some sit cross-legged, some stand with hands behind their backs, and some dance.

As I approached each skeleton, I felt a sense of déjà vu.

It's very kind and warm, and the feeling is indescribably strange!

Until the last high platform, there were no bones on it, but a deer.

The golden antlers and golden fur are shining and very bright.

It stared at me with a pair of blue eyes as bright as flames, as if it had something to say to me.

Buzz!

Just then, a bell rang.

I don't know where the bell came from. The sound was not loud, but I could hear it very clearly. The sound echoed in the clear black satin-like hall, singing in waves.

A white skeleton standing with hands behind its back rose slightly, slowly floating in the clouds, and then disappeared.

Buzz!

There was another sound, and the other white bones sitting cross-legged also floated up.

Immediately afterwards, two more white bones appeared one after another.

What is very strange is that before each white bone disappears, it seems to turn its head and look at me meaningfully until it disappears.

After the four bells rang, the white bones no longer floated, but the clouds filling the room became more vigorous.

quack……

A gust of wind came from nowhere.

The two white bones sitting next to each other, one was thicker and the other was slightly thinner, suddenly shook and shattered.

Immediately, the only remaining white bones rattled and exploded with cracks.

The golden deer raised its head and neighed loudly, with two lines of tears rolling out of its fire-like eyes. Then he turned his head and looked at me steadily, opening his mouth slightly, as if he had something to say.

But at this time, the smoke was getting stronger and stronger, completely blocking all my sight.

I couldn't hear anything, couldn't see anything, everything in my eyes was bright white!

The white is dazzling, the white is dazzling, the white is so white that your heart suddenly tightens!

At the same time, there was a bang, and the smoke in front of him disappeared without a trace.

I took a closer look and saw that not far ahead was the transparent and weird big stone gate, and I was leaning against the stone wall next to it, holding the Nine Life Pagoda tightly in my hand.

The little white dragon lay beside me and fell asleep soundly. This guy's sleeping appearance was really not very good. His mouth was wide open, his teeth were exposed, and his saliva kept flowing.

A little further away, Miss Caiyun and Han Laoliu were cuddling together, head to head, side by side, sleeping very sweetly.

Um?

Have I broken through the illusion of separation and returned to reality?

At this moment, I suddenly discovered that there were two knife marks more than two inches deep on the stone wall above Xiao Bailong's head.

Judging from the mark, it looks very much like it was caused by the twin swords that killed ghosts and gods!

I was startled, and quickly took back the Jiu Sheng Pagoda, took out the two swords and took a look. Sure enough, the blades were stained with a lot of stone chips, which were the same color as the sedimentary rocks above and below the knife marks.

Sure enough, everything just now was an illusion!

Fortunately, I discovered it early and recognized the recent wound left by Xiao Bailong, and forcibly turned the blade to the side.

Otherwise, in my hallucination, I would have chopped off the little white dragon's head long ago.

Fortunately, the Jiu Sheng Pagoda has boundless divine power, and it forced me to break through illusions and forcefully pull me back.

Otherwise, if I had been immersed in the dream and couldn't extricate myself, maybe something else would happen!

I was secretly glad, and even broke out in a cold sweat!

They were probably really too tired, and they were still sleeping soundly without waking up at all.

Click...

Suddenly, there was a soft sound from the stone wall.

I turned around and looked, and it turned out that the trilobite-like paleontological fossil buried in the stone wall exploded, creating a gap.

its not right!

This fossil has been buried here for thousands of years. It is like a solid rock. How could it suddenly explode?

Am I hallucinating again?

I looked around and there were no other changes. After thinking about it secretly, he took out his ghost-killing sword and pried it hard.

With a squeaking sound, the fossil fell down.

But under the cover of the fossils, there seemed to be a fist-sized hole behind the stone wall.

There seems to be something hidden there.

I took it out and saw that it was a small orange cloth bag with a half-burned charm.

There was a strange fragrance exuding from the small cloth bag.

I took it to my nose and smelled it. My eyelids immediately became heavy and my head felt dizzy.

This is Drowsiness Mimeng Powder. Once this aroma is inhaled into the nose, it will cause drowsiness, just like a strong antiperspirant.

I quickly threw the thing far away and threw it past the transparent stone door.

I also recognized the other half of the talisman at a glance. This thing is the Three-Level Curse!

The illusion I just had was due to it!

From this point of view, this must be the work of people from Amaterasu, and it was most likely done by that old bastard Ito Shohei.

He had come here a long time ago, buried in sleepy dreams, and the fragrance had long spread outside the door. Once we break through the door curse, we will be infected by this fragrance, feel sleepy again and again, and fall asleep.

And once we rest here, the Three Leaving Mantras will also take effect.

The simple thing is that although this kind of spell is very powerful, only one can be used at the same time, because everyone's thoughts and ideas are different. If two are used at the same time, the effect will be lost, and it will be no different from ordinary illusions. .

Just this little mechanism almost allowed me to kill the little white dragon with my own hands!

And you have to sacrifice the Nine Life Pagoda to crack it.

Now I finally understand why he was able to extract Miss Caiyun’s soul so easily, and why he was able to abduct the first grader of junior high school without me noticing! This old guy's illusion skills are indeed amazing.

He is a top illusion master that I have never heard of before, let alone met, even surpassing Taoist Master Yiqing.

Suddenly, I had the illusion that this old guy was the strongest person in the entire Amaterasu!