Shen Qingzhi obviously knew that she would come here, which also confirmed Yu Yi's guess.
Zhang Zai said that he saw the portrait of Qingxuan Taoist in the folks, and then followed the clues to find her. And Yu Yi only gave the villagers a scroll of his master's portrait when he was outside the ghost town.
The Lingyue Palace of the Immortal Alliance is far away in Wangye, 180,000 miles away from Yinzhou. How could Zhang Zai see the master's portrait so quickly and so coincidentally? It could only be a letter from Zhaohua Palace.
They used a contract to lead her here, most likely for Xue Chenjing. No wonder she didn't see Xue Chenjing when she came out of the weapon building. That devil ran fast and left all the rotten stalls to her.
Yu Yi sighed silently. Sure enough, once you are involved with the villain, you will never have a peaceful life.
After they arrived at Zhaohua Palace, Shen Qingzhi hosted them for a sumptuous dinner full of spiritual food. They were arranged to stay in the guest house to rest for a day and recuperate before setting out early the next morning.
Zhaohua Palace was full of spiritual energy, so Yu Yi had no time to sleep luxuriously. After returning to the room, he meditated and practiced.
Zhang Zai dismissed the disciples of the Immortal Alliance and caught up with Shen Qingzhi in a few steps. He asked, "Brother Qingzhi, I haven't been to Zhaohua Palace for a long time. I wonder if the young palace master is in better health now? If it is convenient, can you allow me to visit the young palace master?"
Shen Qingzhi paused and turned his eyes to his face. His eyes were so sharp that they were a bit piercing.
But in a moment, the sharpness in his eyes was covered by a faint smile, and he said, "I'm afraid it won't work. You know, there's no antidote for the poison in her body. Her body will only deteriorate. There's no possibility of 'getting better'. Ah-Lan is sleeping most of the time now, so it's really inconvenient for her to see outsiders."
Zhang Zai looked disappointed and wanted to say something, but Shen Qingzhi had already bowed to him and strode away, seemingly unwilling to hear him say anything more.
Zhang Zai couldn't continue to pursue her, so he could only sigh helplessly and look up at the palace at the highest point of the hanging mountain waterfall.
The next morning, Shen Qingzhi returned to this hanging mountain guesthouse and led them into the secret realm of the Love Flower Valley.
Zhaohua Palace has been guarding the secret realm for so many years, and has already explored and developed the secret realm of Qinghua Valley in depth, and established a fast passage connecting the seven secret realms, which can directly enter the deepest Shenhua Sea.
While other cultivators were still struggling in the outer secret realm of Qinghua Valley, Yu Yi had already followed Zhang Zai and Shen Qingzhi to the innermost secret realm, Shenhua Sea.
Shenhua Sea is a vast inner lake in the secret realm. The lake water is deep but crystal clear. From a distance, the sparkling water surface reflects colorful waves, like a natural diamond embedded in the surface of the earth.
Zhaohua Palace prepared a magic tool for entering the water, called "Swimming Fish", which is a thin gauze woven with top-grade spiritual silk, with runes embroidered on it, which is similar to the rune carpet sold by "Aladdin" that Yu Yi saw outside Yinzhou.
However, this "Swimming Fish" shirt is made entirely of spiritual silk, and looks like the clothes of a god. It does not need to replenish spiritual power in the middle of the journey, so it is very valuable. Zhaohua Palace can only take out five pieces in total, so only five people can enter the water.
Yu Yi took a "Swimming Fish", and the Immortal Alliance and Zhaohua Palace each sent out two cultivators, both of whom are currently the highest cultivators, including Zhang Zai and Shen Qingzhi.
The rest of the people stayed on the shore, waiting to pick them up.
Yu Yi originally thought that they had led her here in order to find clues about Xue Chenjing from her, and that the mission to sink the sea of flowers was just an excuse that she could not refuse. She did not expect that she had mean intentions, and that they were actually completing the mission diligently. They
were already standing by the water, and she had no reason to retreat, so she had to put on her clothes and follow them into the water.
The swimming fish gauze was put on her body, as thin as nothing. After entering the water, the talismans on the gauze were activated, and spiritual light flowed out, forming a circle of shimmering halo around the five people. The halo condensed into a fish shape, wrapping around the human body. It did not look like an ordinary fish, but more like a dolphin or a whale.
The swimming fish's fins and tail are controlled by the human limbs, so even people who can't swim can swim after entering the water.
Wrapped in the spiritual light, Yu Yi could breathe freely. She looked around curiously, moved her hands and feet lightly, and the water around her swayed. She immediately rushed out a long way.
Shen Qingzhi couldn't help laughing and said, "There are ghosts and monsters gathered in the Shenhua Sea, and the lake water has a psychedelic effect. The deeper it is, the more dangerous it is. Let's adapt to the fish clothes in the shallow water area first, so as not to be in a hurry at the bottom of the water."
Everyone tried to use swords and pinching techniques. The fish-shaped light on the outside did not hinder the fight.
About a quarter of an hour later, the five people set out and went to the deep water area. Yu Yi was in the front, using the heart sword to clear the way. Shen Qingzhi and Zhang Zai protected her on both sides, and the remaining two followed behind.
The water of the Shenhua Sea is extremely clear, and the sunlight can penetrate deep into the water. The light is scattered in the water, and the sparkling light looks like scattered petals. No wonder it is called the Shenhua Sea.
When swimming halfway, the broken light in the water became more and more, a large area of bright light, like a galaxy in the water, beautiful and a little weird.
Yu Yi was suddenly illuminated by a reflected broken light. Her mind was shaken, and her consciousness was suddenly pulled into the dazzling light. The dazzling white light drowned her vision.
The rustling sound of the swaying water waves turned into the sound of the whistling wind, and the wind was mixed with the wailing of ghosts and wolves.
The white light faded, and the cliffs, pines and cypresses, and piled rocks reappeared in the field of vision. Yu Yi blinked blankly, looking at the nearby stone tablet full of warnings, and for a moment she was confused as to whether she had left the sword realm or not.
"Am I back again? Or have I not left at all?" Yu Yi was confused, trying to calm her mind and trying to judge the reality and illusion in front of her.
The familiar sound of swords came from behind the stone tablet. Yu Yi looked up and her sight passed over the stone tablet, and she saw the scene she was used to seeing again, but this time, they were very close to her, too close, so close that she felt unsafe.
Yu Yi subconsciously wanted to retreat, but the shadow nailed by the heart sword suddenly stretched out, like a tentacle that appeared out of thin air, stretching towards her with all her strength.
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Xue Chenjing's eager eyes appeared in the depths of the shadows, begging: "Master, save me, I will be obedient, please take me away, please take me out of here..."
Yu Yi moved his fingers, clenched his fingers and retracted them into his sleeves, shaking his head at him.
Xue Chenjing's eager eyes dimmed inch by inch, tears fell from the corners of his eyes, and he choked pitifully: "When will you be willing to hold me? Can't I just be obedient? Your name is written on this rope." @無限好文,盡在晉江文學城
He raised his hand and desperately tore at his chest, revealing the oath monument in his heart, and said angrily: "Look, it's your name on it! If you don't want me, then take this oath monument back!"
Okay, take it back, just take it back. Yu Yi's heart was moved, and he unconsciously took a step forward and reached into his chest.
Xue Mingyuan said, "No! He lied to you!"
Yu Yi paused and looked at Xue Mingyuan who was kneeling on the ground. He held the sword in one hand and drove it into the heart of the black shadow. He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Don't believe him, don't believe a word of it. Look, he's ready to catch you."
Yu Yi followed the guidance of his line of sight and saw countless tentacles extending from the shadow.
The tentacles were suspended in the air, forming a hunting net, with all the tips aimed at her, trembling with excitement and anticipation, waiting for her to come closer, and then he would immediately catch her, capture her, and make her his own.
Xue Chenjing stared at him with red eyes, and behind his tears was an unconcealable excitement. He urged him impatiently: "Master, you hesitate because you can't bear to let me go? Then catch me, just catch me."
"Or take back your oath monument and abandon me completely." He narrowed his eyes, and was so excited that he forgot himself and accidentally revealed the little thoughts hidden in his heart, "It doesn't matter, then I'll catch you, it'll be my turn to catch you, haha."
"Take up your sword of heart, help me, help me kill him." Xue Mingyuan's gentle eyes fell on her face, looking into her eyes, with sadness and encouragement, "Kill him, you can get rid of him completely. I can't deal with him alone, only you can help me, give me a hand, okay?"
Yu Yi stood there, holding her sword tightly in her hand, with their voices in her ears. Xue Chenjing wanted her to save him, and Xue Mingyuan wanted her to kill him.
Another voice rang in her ears, asking her, "Who do you pity more? Choose one, follow your heart, you have to choose one."
Yu Yi's eyes wandered between their faces, and suddenly smiled, "I hate others forcing me to make a choice."
She swung the sword in her hand, and the sword light swept out, tearing the figures of Xue Mingyuan and Xue Chenjing apart at the same time. The sword light turned into a red crane figure, circling to her side, and slashed in the direction of the sound in her ear.
The light and shadow in front of her eyes dissipated, and her eyes reflected the shimmering lake in front of her again. A ghost shadow quickly fled to the bottom of the lake and was cut in half by the flying green bamboo sword.
She retracted the long sword and turned her head to look around. Because of her momentary distraction, the team of five was torn apart. The two people beside her were both dazed and stunned, and they were in a nightmare.
She lowered her eyes and looked down. Countless ghosts and monsters emerged from below without knowing when, like turbid mud and sand, which instantly dyed the clean lake water into a dark color.
A fairy alliance monk had half of his body sunk into the mud and sand. The shadows of the monsters were wrapped around him like seaweed in the water, drilling into his mouth and nose, sucking his essence.
Yu Yi quickly used the Zhuchun Sword Technique, bent her fingers and flicked towards the Green Bamboo Sword. The sword body shook violently, making a clanging and buzzing sound.
The sound of the sword resounded in the water, creating visible sound waves that swept around. Shen Qingzhi and Zhang Zai were both shocked at the same time, and their scattered eyes regained their spirits, finally coming to their senses. The
demons that lured them retreated to the bottom of the lake like the receding tide, and were killed by the two of them.
"Brother!" The monk who was entangled by the demons also woke up, and asked Zhang Zai for help while frantically swinging his sword to cut off the demons on his body.
But when he cut off that one, another one came up again, seemingly endless, and drilled straight into his body.
Zhang Zai shouted, and threw out a silver whip in his hand to wrap around his waist, trying to drag him out.
But he was trapped too deep, and his limbs were entangled by the monsters, and they were entangled and couldn't let go. Under the pulling of both sides, the monk's soul was pulled away from his body. The
monk's soul was like the most delicious snack, tempting the monsters in the water to rush towards him like crazy, gnawing at his soul, and almost drowning him. The monk screamed in pain.
Seeing Zhang Zai's hesitation, Yu Yi immediately said: "Don't let go, keep pulling him." After
she finished speaking, she shook her fish tail, broke through the waves and dived into the monsters. The sudden sword light cut off the monsters entangled on the other party. The man gradually broke free from the monsters' clutches and was suddenly reeled in by the long whip.
Zhang Zai quickly grabbed his soul that was about to leave his body and forcefully pressed it back into his body.
Shen Qingzhi pasted a soul-soothing talisman on his forehead to help the Immortal Alliance monk calm down. He looked at the dark shadows of the monsters underwater thoughtfully, with a slight frown between his brows.
When did the power of the monsters in the Shenhua Sea increase so much? And it increased so much in a short period of time.
Zhaohua Palace is stationed in the secret realm and has never given up on the development of the Shenhua Sea. There are many dangers in the water, but there are also many treasures under the water, as can be seen from the fact that it can breed a magic weapon to seal the demon. In fact, Zhaohua Palace already had a way to tame the underwater monsters.
But now, the power of the ghosts in Shenhua Sea suddenly increased, obviously beyond Shen Qingzhi's expectations. He was caught off guard and almost got caught.
Yu Yi cut off the ghosts' entanglement and wanted to swim upstream. Shen Qingzhi and Zhang Zai also rushed down to help her.
But at this moment, a whirlpool suddenly appeared in the water. The huge suction force stirred the lake water into a mess, and both people and ghosts were mixed up.
After a long while, the whirlpool subsided and Yu Yi's figure disappeared under the water.
Zhang Zai held his unconscious junior brother with one hand, his conscience tormenting his chest. He confirmed again: "Can you really guarantee that nothing will happen to her?"
Shen Qingzhi's eyes were deep. The power of the monster was beyond his expectations. He could guarantee it before, but now he felt a little hesitant.
However, his face was still normal, and he said firmly as he had said to Zhang Zai before: "Of course, the palace master has been in seclusion in the Shenhua Sea for several years and has tamed all the monsters at the bottom of the lake. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to take out the formation-fixing objects needed by Lingyue Palace, right?"
Zhang Zai hesitated. Before they came to the Shenhua Sea, Zhaohua Palace had actually sent the formation-fixing objects to the Immortal Alliance, but at the same time, they also made a request, which was to let him take Qingxuan's contract and find his disciple to lead her here.
Although it was a request, the Immortal Alliance had no room to refuse. The Immortal Alliance was originally established just to stay in Wangye. At that time, everyone worked together and the people were united, so the Immortal Alliance naturally kept their word.
But now, more than a thousand years have passed. Although the Immortal Alliance still exists, the number of people in it has also increased. It has long been just a name. Lingyue Palace is short of resources and relies on the supply of the twelve great immortals. Not to mention having any real power, it is often controlled by others.
Seeing his hesitation, Shen Qingzhi said, "She has the Heart Sword in her body, and the lake water cannot confuse her mind. The monsters at the bottom of the lake are also under the control of my master. My master has some friendship with Taoist Qingxuan, and he will not harm his disciples for no reason. We have other intentions in bringing her here, and the focus is not on her. The master really does not need to worry so much, as if Zhaohua Palace is some kind of evil sect."
Zhang Zai was shocked, "You are serious, I don't think so."
Shen Qingzhi also smiled with relief and changed the subject, "Your junior brother's soul is damaged, and we have to send someone to send him out for treatment."
Zhang Zai nodded, turned around and swam ashore.
At the same time, the secret realm outside the Love Flower Valley was in chaos. The spirit beasts and monsters in the secret realm suddenly became violent for some unknown reason. Some originally gentle spirit herbs and flower spirits became extremely irritable.
The monks who came to search for treasures were tortured and miserable. Even the people in Zhaohua Palace were attacked by monsters. In such a big chaos, no one had the time to chase him. Xue Chenjing entered the fifth level of the secret realm and could vaguely sense the call of the missing fire to him.
He walked in a dark mountain road with dense bamboo forests on both sides. It was night time now. There were no stars or moon in the sky. It was so dark that he couldn't see the road clearly.
Xue Chenjing didn't use fire to illuminate, his pupils shone with a faint light, the demon spirit floated in the air, walking in the dark as easily as in the daytime. Compared with the daytime, he liked the night more, liked to stay in the dark and shadow, liked that others couldn't see him, but he could see everyone else's every move.
He was in a rare good mood, and asked: "What is the favorability now?"
"Forty percent." The system was speechless, you two are not together, how can the favorability increase for no reason? Asking so many questions is really annoying. "Master, why don't you just turn around?"
When Xue Chenjing mentioned the camera bug, the corners of his mouth turned down again. Without the camera bug to report Yu Yi's movements, he once again completely lost control of her whereabouts. He didn't know where she went after leaving Chunyan Pavilion, what she did, and whether she was with Pei Jingchao.
"I should have killed Pei Jingchao before leaving Yinzhou." Xue Chenjing muttered.
That kind of person could actually win her favor and become her first wife. Every time Xue Chenjing thought of it, he wanted to force Yu Yi's eyes open and take a closer look to see if she was blinded by shit and her vision was so bad.
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Xue Chenjing felt like a ball of thorns was stuffed in his heart, and he was upset again. He licked his lips and murmured in a low voice: "It doesn't matter, I can kill him when I get another fire. Kill Pei Jingchao first, then go find her, and I will find her again soon..."
Suddenly, a loud suona sound interrupted his mumbling, and a star of red light floated out from the depths of the bamboo forest, accompanied by the joy of blowing, the red light was getting closer and closer, and in the red light was a team of brides.
Xue Chenjing's thoughts were interrupted, and he stopped unhappily, watching the bridesmaid team getting closer and closer.
Whether it was the musicians or the sedan chairmen, they were all empty under their trousers, and the group of people were as thin as paper figures flying in the wind.
Only the sedan chair with a flower roof showed a bit of heavy weight, which was shaking up and down, making the sedan chair creak. There was obviously someone inside, perhaps some unlucky monk who was carried to be a ghost bride.
Before the light shone on him, Xue Chenjing retreated into the bamboo forest and made way, not intending to help.
The sedan chair with a flower roof swayed past him, and the curtain of the sedan chair was gently lifted by the wind, and a wisp of fragrance mixed with the breath of blood floated into his nose.
Xue Chenjing turned his head suddenly and looked back, with a strange brilliance flowing in his eyes.
Ah, it is the scent of the master, the smell of her blood.