"careful!"

As soon as Ao Xuanwei's reminder sounded, Zhou Qing rushed over with a big fist and slapped the face without facial features.

“Bang!”

The monster was slapped away, its body spinning in the air before falling to the ground not far away.

It lay on the ground and "looked" at Zhou Qing, seeming a little confused.

Do you know how much damage a big bidou can cause to a ghost spirit? Zhou Qing took a look at this thing and cursed in his heart.

Scared young stack.

This monster that suddenly appeared looked human-like, but of its limbs, only its feet and right hand were complete; its left hand was missing and not fully grown.

Its face was completely bald and extremely smooth, and its body gave off a sense of unreality. It was not a living being of flesh and blood, and did not look like a normal creature.

Zhou Qing's figure flashed, and in the blink of an eye he was next to the faceless monster.

It wanted to run, and its lower body had already sunk into the ground, but Zhou Qing stretched out a hand, grabbed its head, and then forcibly pulled it out of the ground.

A ray of yang fire floated out and landed on it, instantly burning it, causing it to twist its body and struggle frantically.

In the end, only an irregular, bean-sized crystal remained and fell to the ground.

Zhou Qing picked up the crystal and found that there was indeed a pure yin energy inside.

"Is this the Dark Crystal?"

"right."

There is no doubt that the faceless ghost that appeared just now is the ghost unique to this place.

Zhou Qing put away the Nether Crystal and glanced at the ground. Not even ashes of the Nether Spirit were left.

"Compared to the ruins spirits I encountered in Jiuyang Ruins before, this monster is several levels less difficult to deal with."

Although both the Nether Spirit and the Ruin Spirit are similar to spirits, the Ruin Spirit is very special. It has extremely strong and tenacious vitality. It must be killed repeatedly and worn away back and forth to completely end its life.

When a ghost is killed, it is no different from a normal creature and will die instantly.

The ghost body only has the characteristics of a spirit body, for example, it has no physical body. If mortals use ordinary swords to chop it or punch it, the swords, fists and feet will pass through the body directly and cannot harm the ghost spirit.

This kind of ordinary physical means will not work on ghosts.

But those who enter the Mingu Divine Mountain are all practitioners. No matter whether they are cultivators or warriors, they all possess extraordinary energy. Their swords and knives also have special characteristics, and their fists and feet can also add special powers.

Even pure physical force, if strong enough, can break spirits.

Therefore, the spiritual characteristics of the ghost are really nothing.

If we were to say which one is more difficult to deal with, it would definitely be Xu Ling. If an ordinary practitioner were to face Xu Ling alone, the only option he would have is to turn around and run away.

"That's how ghost spirits are. If they fight head-on, most of the cultivators who come into the sacred mountain can deal with them."

Shi Yi smiled and said, "The difficulty of the Nether Spirit lies in the fact that it can take advantage of the environment in the sacred mountain and is not affected by most of the restrictions here."

"Like the ghost just now, if you hadn't stopped it, it would have just escaped underground. But outsiders like us are absolutely not allowed to do such a thing."

"The dark clouds in the sky are a restricted area. The ground beneath the Dark Ancient Divine Mountain is actually similar. There are more formations, restrictions, and various dangers underground."

“Only a special spirit like the Nether Spirit, born from the Nether Ancient Divine Mountain, can ignore many restrictions and environments and move freely without being attacked.”

The strength of most ghost spirits is just at the level of normal practitioners, otherwise practitioners from the outside world would not dare to hunt ghost spirits and obtain ghost crystals.

But they can fly and walk freely in this dangerous ancient mountain, which makes them much more difficult to deal with.

If you are careless for a moment, the ghost, who is no match for you, may escape.

There is a saying circulating in the Mingu Divine Mountain.

If you can't kill the ghost on the spot, then don't chase it.

Because once you chase it, you may fall into the trap of the ghost spirit and be taken by it to some areas with terrifying restrictions or extremely harsh environments.

It can ignore that stuff, but you wait for death.

"This ghost spirit is relatively weak. As we continue to go deeper, we will encounter ghost spirits that have begun to develop five senses. They will be even stronger."

Zhou Qing asked curiously: "How are the strengths of the ghost spirits differentiated?"

"A ghost without limbs is only at the Night Wandering Organs Realm. If it grows a hand or a foot, it will be at the Day Wandering Bone Refining Realm. With two hands or two feet, it will be not far from the Manifestation of Sainthood and Marrow Cleansing Realm."

Shi Yi replied: "When one has two hands or two feet, if a third limb grows, it is comparable to the Manifestation of Sainthood and Washing Marrow Realm. If all four limbs are complete, it is similar to Washing Marrow Great Success and the Manifestation of Sainthood Late Stage."

The ghost just now was about the same level as me...

Zhou Qing thought secretly.

"But when a ghost spirit grows any one of the following: eyes, ears, mouth, nose, or tongue, it will have the strength comparable to that of a newly promoted venerable."

"Every time one of the five sense organs grows, it is equivalent to the outside world's venerable ascending a small realm. When the five sense organs are complete and there is no difference from normal creatures, it is comparable to the underworld spirit at the Huangquan Chedi realm."

“Sounds like this is an anthropomorphic process?”

Ao Xuanwei said at this time: "Humans are the most intelligent creatures in the world. For alien creatures like the Nether Spirits, their evolution is indeed anthropomorphism."

Even though she is a true dragon with very noble blood, one has to admit that human beings are truly blessed by nature.

It makes sense that aliens will choose human form when they transform.

After crossing this stone statue road, there is another area with original appearance behind.

Mountains, rivers, swamps...

Various environments are available in the Mingu Divine Mountain.

Over the years, although the Ancient Mountain of Hades has not disappeared, its internal environment is indeed constantly changing.

It could be a natural change, or it could be a change brought about by a battle between powerful people.

Zhou Qing and his companions encountered various dangerous creatures one by one. The ghost spirits were indeed the most numerous of the dangerous creatures that could move around here.

But unfortunately, with the strength of Zhou Qing and his team, the Venerable was not afraid of them in person, and all kinds of dangers were resolved by them.

With their strength, they would have to go at least very deep before encountering deadly danger.

But according to Shi Yi's information, in the area where the temple that is about to be born is located, only the middle and lower level of the Venerable's combat power are active in the past, which is within the response range of Zhou Qing and others.

The real danger and unpredictability lies inside the Hades Temple.

The danger level there is not affected by the location of the sacred mountain.

"That's the underworld."

When Shi Yi said this, Zhou Qing and the other four were looking at a special area from a distance.

The place was shrouded in a dark green mist, which was so thick that nothing could be seen clearly.

Occasionally, a light would appear in the fog, flickering as if a living creature was blinking.

Zhou Qing could clearly sense that the area covered by the fog was filled with violent, chaotic, gloomy and dark energy.

"Don't extend your mental power into the Netherworld, otherwise it will be swallowed up, and it will also cause the Netherworld to react and change."

Looking at the place called the Netherworld, Zhou Qing asked, "Is this the danger that is as dangerous as the Netherworld Ancient Forbidden Array?"

"Um."

Shi Yi nodded, "Once these two things are triggered, the degree of danger is not comparable to ghosts, zombies and other things."

"This underworld doesn't look like anything special right now, but that's because we haven't gone in and it hasn't rioted."

"When the underworld riots, it will automatically expand and include everything. When that time comes, you must run and never get sucked into the underworld."

"Historically, there are very few examples of creatures that have been drawn into the underworld and have managed to come out alive, including the native beasts of the sacred mountain, which have been unable to escape."

"This is a rare place that even the ghosts dare not offend. They will be devoured."

Ao Xuanwei said softly, "I heard that there was an unprecedented riot in the Netherworld that involved a cultivator from the Azure Realm. In the end... he never showed up again."

In fact, Ao Xuanwei had never been to the Minggu Divine Mountain before, but after all, she often went to the Shiwan Snow Mountain and knew a lot about the affairs of Hanzhou.

Zhou Qing's heart trembled, and he had an accurate understanding of the horror of this underworld.

"It has happened, and it has happened more than once in history."

Shi Yi said seriously: "It's actually okay to be in the underworld where it's fixed in one place like now, as long as you don't take the initiative to break in."

"What I fear most is the underworld that suddenly forms, appears, and immediately begins to expand."

He pointed at his feet and said, "If a dark realm suddenly appeared here, we would not be able to escape."

Murong Yanran patted him and said:

"Don't talk nonsense."

Shi Yi smiled awkwardly, "Just kidding, just kidding."

Zhou Qing and the others smiled.

When Zhou Qing heard this, the corner of his eye twitched slightly.

"Doesn't that mean it's all a matter of luck?"

If you are lucky, you may go to the Dark Ancient Mountain every day without encountering the sudden appearance of the Dark Realm.

If you are unlucky, you might just step in and then encounter the formation of the underworld, and then be swallowed up directly.

It's simply unreasonable!

But is this sudden appearance a change in space?

Shi Yi replied somewhat helplessly: "That's right, it all depends on luck. There are no signs or traces of the appearance of the Netherworld, and no one has been able to predict it in advance so far."

"But the only good news is that the frequency of new underworlds appearing is very low. It may not happen even once every few decades or even hundreds of years."

"And the underworlds that exist now and are fixed in a certain place are actually formed after the underworlds that had rioted when they first appeared calmed down."

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Zhou Qing glanced at the underworld in the distance and suddenly felt a little unsafe.

"Is this kind of underworld... a riot likely?"

Shi Yi smiled and said, "Brother, don't worry. If it was really dangerous, I wouldn't dare to come here."

"For the Netherworlds that have rioted before and are now fixed in one place, there has never been an example in history of them actively rioting and expanding a second time."

"Only when a new underworld happens to appear near them and is dragged into their expansion will they also riot a second time, creating a greater momentum. Otherwise, they will not have a tendency to expand. This has never happened in history."

"That kind of super-underworld expansion is when a new underworld involves more than one existing underworld, and the underworlds are linked together to form a horrific disaster."

Zhou Qing shook his head. "I suddenly feel that it's better not to come to this Minggu Divine Mountain."

"The forbidden array can be avoided and cracked, and the ghost beasts and ghost zombies can be killed, but if you are really unlucky and encounter a new underworld..."

Zhou Qing secretly decided that he would never come here again unless necessary.

He valued his life very much and absolutely did not want to be swallowed up by some underworld for no apparent reason.

Although the frequency of the appearance of the new underworld is very low, when it comes to things like this, we really have to be prepared for the worst.

Faced with a powerful enemy and a terrifying ban, Zhou Qing was powerless and eventually lost his life. He could still accept it and could only blame himself for not being as skilled as the other person.

But if you die in a completely unreasonable disaster like the underworld, it would be too psychologically destructive and you probably won't be able to rest in peace before you die.

"Many people think this way. The more outstanding a person is, the less they want to enter the Dark Ancient God Mountain. This dark realm is truly an irresistible disaster. Even if it rarely occurs, there are still risks."

Murong Yanran said: "But don't worry, Junior Brother, whenever the Underworld Ancient Temple appears, the Underworld will not appear."

"right."

Shi Yi echoed, "Although I don't know the reason, it has been like this since ancient times. This is the law summed up by our ancestors, and it has always been accurate."

"There is such a thing?"

Zhou Qing was a little surprised. "The appearance of the Ancient Temple is a good thing for all the practitioners in the sacred mountain."

After observing the underworld for a while, Zhou Qing and his companions continued on their journey.

"But why is this underworld so dangerous?"

"Legend has it that the Netherworld appeared because of a rift between the Netherworld and the human world. The Netherworld Ancient Divine Mountain itself also possesses special powers. When the Netherworld rift meets the power of the Netherworld Ancient Divine Mountain, the Netherworld will be formed, and eventually a riot will occur."

“As for those souls that were swept into the underworld and disappeared from the world, there are also claims that they entered the underworld and could never come back.”

"But there are other theories. For example, some legends say that there is a huge tomb under the Dark Ancient God Mountain, and the power of the Dark Realm is leaking out from the tomb, consuming the vitality of the outside world to feed the tomb."

"These are just two of the many legends. There are many different opinions, and no one knows the truth."

"What a mysterious place! The Dark Ancient Divine Mountain, the Boundless Sky Ruins, the Primitive Ancient Land... This world has many secrets. I wonder if these secrets will ever be made public."

"Who knows?"

“…”

While the five people were communicating, Zhou Qing walked along the way and finally came to a lake.

Compared with the sparsely populated road we came in on, this part of the lake was unusually populated with quite a few people.

Zhou Qing moved his eyes and took in all these people. They all had a very good aura and were very strong.

“There are so many people.”

Zhou Qing sent a message to Ao Xuanwei and the other three.

"I'm afraid they all came for the Dark Ancient Temple."

“They are all our competitors.”

During the private conversation, Zhou Qing and his four companions found an empty spot and came to the lake.

The lake in front of them, surrounded by everyone, had unexpectedly clear water, but there were extremely complex crisscrossing lines on the surface of the lake.

These lines are densely packed, flickering and darkening, with a unique rhythm.

And at the bottom of the lake below the lines, one can vaguely see a continuous shadow of a palace. As the ripples on the lake ripple, the shadow of the palace is also shaking, and it seems as if it is just an illusory image.

But if you stare at the bottom of the lake for a while, you will find that the shadow of the temple is becoming more and more real as time goes by, and getting closer and closer to the lake surface, as if it is about to turn from fake to real and descend into the world.

This is the ancient temple of Hades that has not yet been born!

It looks unreal and illusory, as if it exists in another space and is crossing the space and breaking through the barriers to come here.

"boom!"

Suddenly, the dense lines on the lake surface burst into strong light, and then a burst of energy rushed up into the sky, which was amazing.

The surface of the lake became completely calm at this moment, as if something was suppressing it.

"Is this the vision of the emergence of the Hades Ancient Temple?"

Zhou Qing whispered, observing the shadows at the bottom of the lake, and found it magical.

It looks like the temple rose from the bottom of the lake to the surface, but the two sides are actually not in the same place at all.

No matter how the shadow of the temple shook, the mud and creatures at the bottom of the lake did not react at all. This was definitely an unknown spatial means.

Zhou Qing looked at the restriction on the lake again. Judging from his attainments in formations after just receiving the complete formation inheritance a few days ago...

Well, I can't see anything.

This thing is of high quality.

When Zhou Qing and his friends arrived, the people who had been by the lake were naturally paying attention to them.

"Those people...are they from Xuandu Temple?"

"That's Murong Yanran, the fifth true disciple of Xuandu Temple, and that man... seems to be the new ninth true disciple who replaced Su Wang last month, Zhou Qing?"

"We already have enough opponents, but I didn't expect that people from Xuandu Temple would also come, and they are two of the Ten Great True Disciples. This is trouble."

"Damn, these guys are too strong!"

“…”

Those who recognized Zhou Qing and the others' identities all had strong fear in their eyes.

Those who didn't recognize them, seeing how cautious and timid the others were, also knew that these five people were not easy to mess with.

Anyone who dares to interfere in the affairs of the Dark Ancient Temple, regardless of their background, is actually quite powerful.

Compared to going to other places and searching aimlessly for possible treasures, there must be all kinds of rare treasures inside the temple, and its attraction is self-evident.

The strong will naturally gather together, which means that the weak will not be qualified to have a share.

But there are always some people who are particularly difficult to deal with and have outstanding strength.

The true teachings of Xuan Du are among them.

It is definitely not good news that the competitors are too strong.

After observing the lake, Zhou Qing glanced at the others, and then he constructed a mental network that allowed the five people to communicate secretly.

"I see there are quite a few venerables among those waiting here, but... their realms don't seem to be particularly high."

"Every time the Underworld Ancient Temple appears, there will basically be venerables present. The temple does not restrict the strength of those who enter, but don't worry, no matter how strong these venerables are, they will not attack us unless it is an extreme situation."

"Yes, not to mention the strength of both sides, just talking about the situation in the temple, it is also changeable and complicated, they are not sure."

If you attack Xuan Du Zhen Chuan without being sure, the consequences will be something you cannot bear.

With the strength of Zhou Qing and his four companions, they are actually not afraid of these venerables, so even when competing with them, they remain calm and composed.

The body is strong, and the background is even stronger.

(End of this chapter)