But Jiang Hai didn't seem to have that intention, which made him feel relieved! However, one must be on guard against others, and he didn't want to leave his back to Zhang Fan, Jiang Hai and others!
Taoist Zi Jin stared at the insect's face, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes.
Zhang Fan patted his shoulder and said, "He's right. Let's find a place to rest first! We may be approaching the core area next."
Taoist Zi Jin lowered his shoulders, walked past Brother Chongzi, and found a platform in front. Everyone took off their equipment, sat silently on the steps on the side of the platform, took out some dry food they brought with them, and started eating in silence.
No one spoke during this period of time, and the atmosphere was depressing and silent!
Jiang Hai shook the almost empty kettle, and there were many emotions in his eyes! The most common one was confusion and bewilderment.
Zhang Fan didn't eat. He leaned against the pillar beside the stone steps, squinted his eyes slightly, and sensed the current location of the purple jade beads worn by Mr. Fei.
With a little sense, he realized that there was a passage leading directly to a deeper depth underground dozens of meters away from them.
Mr. Fei was right there, and from beginning to end, Zi Yuzhu did not give any dangerous signals! In other words, Mr. Fei was now safer than them, and it could even be said that he was protected by the female ghost! Head to the depths of Wanku Mountain.
He opened his eyes, and couldn't help showing some surprise!
Taoist Zi Jin saw his expression change and walked forward.
"Master, how is Mr. Fei now?"
"Fortunately, it seems that Mr. Fei in his previous life had already predicted this day would come! He is the only ordinary person who borrowed the law of Wanku Mountain to achieve his goal!"
Zhang Fan looked at the purple jade bead in his palm. At this time, Taoist Zijin turned his head and saw Nangong Manyun staring at the two of them with a very surprised look! He even focused his eyes on the purple jade bead in Zhang Fan's hand.
"I'll go ahead and explore the way!"
Taoist Zi Jin said this and walked into the darkness.
Nangong Manyun stood up and came to Zhang Fan.
"Mr. Zhang Fan, tell me the truth! Did you let Mr. Fei fall into the water on purpose?"
Nangong Manyun suddenly asked, staring intently at Zhang Fan's face.
Zhang Fan's body sank slightly. This Wanku Mountain not only contained a mysterious power that could copy everything, but also a pair of eyes that were spying in the dark!
So he shook his head: "Nangong Manyun, you have to believe what you see! Mr. Fei will most likely not survive! As for the bug, in my opinion, he just wants to live! There is nothing wrong with that."
"But, but you said! This bead..."
"Enough!" Zhang Fan looked directly into Nangong Manyun's eyes: "Some secrets cannot be easily revealed! If you have a guess in your heart, then be firm in your guess! Instead of saying it out loud as if to show off."
"Me!" Nangong Manyun was a little confused and couldn't understand why Zhang Fan suddenly became so indifferent.
While he was speaking, a voice came from Taoist Zi Jin!
"There is a large hall ahead, and there is a tall alchemy furnace on the right! Mr. Jiang Hai... maybe what you are looking for is here!"
When Jiang Hai heard his voice, he immediately put down the kettle, held on to the railing beside him and stood up with difficulty!
When Chongzi saw this scene, he stepped forward to help!
Old Man Jiang Hai avoided the bug's kindness, took some frivolous steps, and walked towards the direction where the voice of Taoist Zi Jin came from!
Nangong Manyun also picked up his backpack, and Zhang Fan followed closely behind!
Chongzi fell behind the team. Looking at the water bottle and the half-eaten jerky in his hand, he shrugged sarcastically!
"I really want to help you, but you refuse me! Should I die with Mr. Fei, and then you will be happy?"
He was a little angry, but grabbed his backpack and followed closely.
The crowd quickened their pace a little, and after crossing the platform, a long staircase that slowly rose upwards appeared in front of them!
On both sides of the stairs, there are large relief carvings extending out on the railings!
But these carvings are different from the ordinary visible railings. The whole body is made of a special red stone, which is embossed with densely packed red spider lilies!
The stairs under everyone's feet became whiter and whiter as they walked forward! In addition to being covered with a layer of volcanic ash, it was also because of the color of the stone steps themselves.
Old man Jiang Hai stepped on the stairs and suddenly spoke.
"This is the longevity stairway that leads to the Naihe Bridge after death. It means that once a person passes this road after death, there is no chance to turn back! In a sense, it also has some special meanings of the six reincarnations! From many classics that I have read, this is not a negative building, but rather represents a will to seek the ultimate and reincarnate. It seems that the place we are going to is very likely the ancestral hall of the owner of this city!"
Jiang Hai is knowledgeable and can infer so much information just by following one step!
However, Zhang Fan did not answer, but carefully examined the surrounding environment. Surprisingly, the road they were walking on had not been walked on for many years!
The ground is covered with a thick layer of volcanic ash. When you step on it, you will feel like you are sinking into yellow sand!
Apart from the footprints left by the Purple Gold Taoist, there were no other traces around! It gave people a feeling that the living were retreating and the dead were passing!
Everyone quickened their pace, walked up the long flight of stairs, and a tall golden palace appeared in front of them!
Unlike the dilapidated palaces that everyone saw when they entered the city before, this palace stood here, tall and majestic, and the pillars at the door were so thick that several people could hug them!
There is also a faint smell of pine, which still lingers around! The smell is mixed with the smell of sulfur, but it can still be clearly distinguished! This shows how strong this wood fragrance is.
Taoist Zi Jin was standing in front of the palace, his eyes fixed on a special statue at the top of the palace!
"What is that!" Brother Chongzi also noticed this strange thing at a glance.
Zhang Fan looked up and found that the statue was very strange and reversed his cognition! In the center of the roof, dozens of chains were tied to the body of the human statue. Above the statue's hands was a monster with a turtle body and a snake head. The monster was covered by layers of volcanic ash, but its general shape could still be clearly seen. It was the Bixi, one of the nine sons of the dragon in the legend!
According to legend, this kind of monster was subdued by a master and used as a mount.
But now, the situation has been reversed. The human mount is bound by endless chains, and Bixi has become the master!
This sent a very bad signal, and even old man Jiang Hai finally noticed this special discovery.
"Mr. Zhang Fan, do you remember the two statues we saw before we entered the city? At that time, I thought that those were the superstitious beliefs of the people who once lived here about the four snakes, an act of faith. But now, the situation is very different. Perhaps... the existence of this city once reversed the cognition of the world. The person in power is the mount of one of the snakes?"
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