In the ancient times when Yutingmen was prominent, the architectural style was completely different from the modern one.

Whether it is a terraced house, a courtyard of a wealthy family, or a county government office, the top of each building adopts a pointed roof design rather than the flying eaves style that is common today.

"Why are they all pointed?" Su Mingjian asked in confusion, "Did people in the past think this was beautiful?"

"It should be for the purpose of waterproofing." Chen Guanshui looked carefully at the drainage ditch in front of the house, and then looked at the layers of sea water outside the barrier of the sky above his head.

In fact, a certain premonition in his heart became more and more obvious: the design of the Yutingmen Cave Heaven has too many similarities with the Jinchan Temple.

There is an independent cave dome, and outside are layers of sea water... It is hard not to think of it in terms of "resisting the chaotic sky river".

"There is no body." Chen Guanshui said suddenly.

"Indeed." Su Mingjian agreed. "If they were the remains of mortals, they would have decayed after hundreds of thousands of years. But there is not a single skeleton of a cultivator. This shows that this cave was not abandoned after a disaster, but that the cultivators and civilians were moved away in a planned and organized manner."

"That is to say, there is a high probability that there will be no secret treasures or scriptures left in this cave." It concluded with a hint of sarcasm in its tone, as if it wanted to laugh at the sword master.

"Not necessarily." Chen Guanshui said suddenly.

He came to the market in the city and saw a misty, light black vertical circle of light in the middle of the road ahead, emitting a strange and ominous aura.

Not long after, outside the secret realm, in the deep sea.

Shi Liuli showed some surprise that Xu Yinglian followed her here, but her expression was so indifferent that Xu Yinglian suspected that she was pretending - maybe she had already predicted that she would come!

"Dongyou." Xu Yinglian said patiently, "I came here this time to..."

As soon as she opened her mouth, An Zhisu felt a little unhappy.

Didn't you say you would help me find someone first? But when he saw Dong You, he directly put forward his request. Was he planning to pull her over to do something else first?

"I already know why you're here." Shi Liuli signaled Xu Yinglian not to say anything more, and just sighed lightly, "It just so happens that I want to find my husband Luo Yan."

"After I finish my work here, it won't be too late to deal with your matter."

"And mine." An Zhisu emphasized, "Help me find someone first, and then take care of Qiongying's affairs."

Xu Yinglian didn't say anything. She certainly knew Jiang Xiao's temper, so she didn't confront her directly.

"Oh, found it." Shi Liuli said suddenly.

An Zhisu and Xu Yinglian stepped forward at the same time, the latter remained calm while the former was impatient.

I saw that on the rock wall of the rift, Shi Liuli used some kind of magic to break the illusion covering the surface, revealing a cave inside.

"Is this the entrance to Yutingmen Cave Heaven?" An Zhisu said with a frown.

Xu Yinglian immediately wrote down the three words "Yutingmen" and searched for them in his mind, but found no answer.

"Who knows." Shi Liuli still maintained his mysterious demeanor which made Senior Sister An very unhappy. He quickly cast a fortune and then stepped inside.

When entering the cave, she bent her fingers slightly a few times, and then disappeared into the cave entrance.

An Zhisu hurriedly followed, Xu Yinglian hesitated for a moment, only to hear Feng Lan reminding him in his mind:

"When she entered just now, she tampered with the hole."

"Is it a trap?" Xu Yinglian asked with a frown.

"She should be new to this secret realm, so it's unlikely that she has set a trap." Feng Lan guessed, "But she may have discovered some mechanism of the entrance, and secretly adjusted the mechanism without telling you."

"Since they are hiding it from us, it may not be a good thing." Xu Yinglian sighed and said, "But I don't have a choice now, right?"

After saying this, she pulled herself together and stepped carefully into the cave.

Going back to the previous time, Chen Guanshui found a black light door in the middle of the road in the city's market area, which obviously led to some other space.

In the world of cultivation, teleportation formations are extremely rare and high-level, and most of them are flat in form, easy to be engraved on the ground and operate for a long time.

But this kind of upright, oval portal that seemed to lure people in was the first time Chen Guanshui had seen it in all these years.

"It doesn't look like the work of humans." He said slowly.

"It has a bit of the style of the devil." Su Mingjian also commented.

"The devil also knows how to set up formations?" Chen Guanshui asked in surprise.

"Yes." Su Mingjian said, "Master Sword Master, you don't think that they are just wild beasts living in the Chaos River, do you?"

"In fact, the demons from outside the domain not only have their own tribes, but also have palaces to live in. They also study various spells and magical powers, which is similar to the cultivators in the cultivation world... However, because they are too powerful, and there are no powerful enemies outside the domain that can threaten the demons, most of the demons act based on their instincts and magical powers."

"In that case," Chen Guanshui pondered, "will there be any danger in passing through this light gate?"

"There are definitely dangers." Su Mingjian said with a smile, "After all, we are going to an unknown space. Apart from other things, what should we do if we cannot get out after entering?"

"But these risks are insignificant to Master Sword. After all, you have the Tianyu Divine Shuttle, right? If things go wrong, you can just break through the space barrier and come back."

"That's right." Chen Guanshui laughed and stepped directly into the light gate.

There was no common feeling of the world spinning, only the surrounding scenes changed suddenly - he had arrived in another world.

Chen Guanshui turned his head and found that he was still in the city. The surrounding market buildings were exactly the same as those outside the light gate.

The only difference was that the world inside the light gate was insufficiently lit and extremely dim, so he had to use the "Universal Clear Sound Small Light Technique" to illuminate the dim scene around him.

But as soon as this light spell was released, screams were heard all around, as if three or four people were screaming at the same time.

Chen Guanshui was shocked, wondering when there were so many people around him. He quickly put his hands together, and used all his strength to activate the Five Elements Divine Light, first protecting himself tightly, and then began to rub the thunder.

His true energy was already powerful and majestic. He only slightly stimulated his aura and a gigantic thunder dragon appeared from the sky. As long as it swung its body at will, it could flatten all the surrounding buildings.

At this moment, another shadow shot over from a distance, shouting:

"Stop! Fellow Daoist, please show some mercy!"

The shadow looked like a human outline, but there were no facial features on the face. The place where the mouth was originally located was shaking slowly, and a low and terrifying sound came out.

Chen Guanshui's mind moved slightly, and he fixed the Taixiao Thunder in the air, and said coldly:

"If you approach me quietly without informing me, I dare not call you a Taoist friend."

"That's not the case." The shadow explained hurriedly, "They just... haven't seen strangers for a long time, so they are just curious."

Chen Guanshui looked down and saw several hunched shadows covering their faces with their skinny arms. They were retreating backwards wailing in panic, as if the Universal Clear Sound Small Light Technique was causing them pain.

"Are you from Yuting Sect?" he asked thoughtfully.

"To be precise, we are the monks of Yuting Sect." The shadow said with a wry smile, "As for why it became like this, that is another story."

"If you are willing to believe, let's go inside and talk in detail."

He waved his arm, and the door of the house next door opened automatically, revealing a dark room inside.

Chen Guanshui was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to ask Ah Jing to scan, but then he realized that Ah Jing was not around now, so he could only think for a moment and nodded:

"Okay."

Anyway, if there really is any trap, just activate the Su Ming Sword and kill him seven times in and seven out!

Seeing that the other party was so straightforward, the shadow was slightly stunned, and then took the lead to enter the door.

Chen Guanshui climbed the stairs and heard a voice in the darkness:

"Please don't use magic... I'm sure you've noticed that ordinary light can cause great harm to us."

"Why is that?" Chen Guanshui asked in confusion, "And looking at you fellow Taoists, where is there any trace of human flesh and blood? It looks a bit like a ghost cultivator."

"In fact, it's even worse than ghost cultivation." The voice sighed and said, "Ghost cultivation has no physical body, only soul. Therefore, when the cultivation level is low, they can't withstand the penetration of the sun's essence and can only avoid the daytime."

"We didn't give up our physical bodies. We just tried to transform them into another form, but failed halfway."

"Transform into another form?" Chen Guanshui asked puzzledly.

"Yes." Shadow said, "I wonder if you know about the ascension?"

"I see that your divine light is restrained, so I think you have formed a fetus. I guess you have also heard this saying: If you can't become a Chaos Daluo Jinxian, you can't hope to ascend to the immortal world, right?"

"Indeed, I have heard of it." Chen Guanshui nodded and said, "This world is too far away from the Immortal Realm. There are many difficulties and obstacles on the way to ascend. If I don't become a Chaos Daluo Jinxian, I really don't have much confidence."

He was still on guard at this time and refused to reveal too much information. He just continued speaking according to the information given by the other party.

The shadow heard his caution and said openly:

"There are many difficulties and obstacles on the way to ascension, but in fact, they are nothing more than two points: one is the erosion of the Chaos River, which requires constant use of true energy to resist; the other is that there are many demons from outside the domain, and we need to guard against their sneak attacks and killings."

"These two dangers actually only add up to one, which is how to deal with the demon."

"As long as we get rid of the demon, we can just find a planet to hide in, breathe in and out to refine our Qi, and our true essence will be generated. What is there to be afraid of?"

"That's right." Chen Guanshui nodded.

Although he had never ascended to heaven, he had fought fiercely with many demons in the universe in the secret realm of Qibao Xuanyuan, and only then did he understand what "human wave tactics" and "the end of the road" meant.

Not to mention the immortal and indestructible Great Freedom Demon. No matter if you use the Five Elements Divine Light, Mount Tai, or Thunder to blast and smash the opponent into pieces, the opponent will reassemble his body after a while. What can you do?

True energy is limited, but the devil is infinite, there is really nothing we can do!

"Because of this, all the sects in our world of cultivation, once they have developed to their heyday with almost no rivals, will most likely begin to study how to allow the immortals in the sect, regardless of their rank, to safely ascend to the immortal world." The shadow continued.

"That's true." Chen Guanshui naturally understood.

There is no need to reach the level of being invincible in the world. As long as the sect has a certain scale and prospects, and the immortal who governs the sect intends to ascend to heaven, can the entire sect not lend a helping hand?

Just look at the Qibao Xuanyuan secret realm this time. Both the Three Pure Ones and the Six Paths have sent a large number of Nascent Soul elders to explore it, to find clues about the Great Light Palace for the sect’s immortals?

"The more mainstream method is to try to make up for the basic source of Tao." Shadow continued to explain, "After all, whether it is Danjie or Yingying, ordinary people always have various reasons and cannot achieve perfection and leave some flaws."

“Once you become an immortal, these flaws will become huge flaws, making it difficult for you to achieve the state of Chaos.”

"Theoretically speaking, as long as the defects of the basic source of Tao are fully made up, even if it is not as good as the Chaos Daluo Jinxian, I am afraid it will be almost the same."

"It's easy to say, but don't forget that all your cultivation comes from your foundation."

"To repair Daoji's body is like trying to lift yourself up by your hair... How easy is that? It would be easier to just turn back time!"

That's true, Chen Guanshui thought to himself.

At least with the existence of the Kunlun Mirror, it is possible to turn back time... but as for the basic source of this, there are only rumors that there are clues in the secret realm of the Great Light Palace, and it has not been confirmed yet!

"So?" Chen Guanshui urged, "So you choose to find another way?"

"In our time," Shadow continued, "besides the mainstream method of repairing the origin, there are many other methods."

"For example, if we build a flying magic weapon that can resist the erosion of the Chaos River, we can carry the immortals inside to the fairyland without having to fight with the demons."

"For example, practicing secret techniques can deceive the eyes and ears of the demons and allow one to travel through the Chaos River without being discovered... In short, almost everything you can think of has been tried and practiced by people in our time."

"As for our Yuting Sect, we have profound knowledge of various secret arts, so a senior proposed a method."

At this point, the other party's voice trembled slightly, and one could hear a hint of regret and unwillingness in it.

"What method?" Chen Guanshui asked directly without caring about the other party's emotions.

"Transform the body into that of a demon."

…

"What?" Chen Guanshui couldn't believe his ears.

"It means exactly what it says." The shadow replied, "If we can transform human cultivators into celestial demons, we won't have to worry about running out of true essence."

"This is totally different, isn't it?" Chen Guanshui said sarcastically, "You've already turned into a demon, why are you still going to the fairyland? Won't you be beaten out by the fairies?"

“In fact, according to the senior’s idea, the transformation into a demon is not irreversible.” The voice said helplessly, “Become a demon, cross the Chaos River, reach the fairyland, and then transform back. This way, you can solve the problem once and for all.”

"As a result, something went wrong along the way. As you can see, we became neither human nor ghost."