Chapter 202

Chapter 197

The situation suddenly became extremely complex.

But the decision had to be made immediately.

Li Zhuiyuan's mind raced, analyzing all the pros and cons.

There were only two paths before him: one was to act, and the other was not to act.

If he acted, the targets would no longer be just the Yu family members, but would have to include that teacher.

Li Zhuiyuan had personally experienced how strong the teacher's abilities were, and he figured the teacher in the adjacent classroom wouldn't be significantly different.

However, this didn't mean there was no opportunity.

First, the teacher had left their original classroom, effectively moving away from their home ground.

Second, from the moment this wave started, in the process of competing for the broken jade, the sense of rules was very clear. After entering here, the rules were almost substantial.

Even the most powerful teacher would be constrained by the rules here. The teacher's abilities shouldn't be fully unleashed, and their unauthorized departure was clearly concealed and hidden.

Yu Miaomiao didn't know it had followed her out, and even the person it had invaded, A Yuan, wasn't aware of the changes happening to himself.

This was because the previous A Yuan still maintained A Yuan's own behavioral logic. If Zhao Yi and Li Zhuiyuan hadn't planned to kill them, the teacher would have likely remained hidden.

The revealed eyes at this moment were likely due to being forced by reality and having no choice but to issue a warning.

If it were truly powerful and uninhibited, it wouldn't need to put on this act. After leaving the classroom and arriving here, it could have simply gone on a killing spree, right?

Therefore, if they engaged in a fight, Li Zhuiyuan had an opportunity because the opponent was clearly shackled.

Of course, there was another possibility, which was that it had an extremely strong purpose of its own and wanted to use their "guest" identities to hitch a ride.

It either wanted to go to deeper places, or see someone inside, or perhaps more thoroughly... it wanted to follow their steps and leave together after things here were completed, returning to the outside world and regaining freedom.

And this possibility naturally led to the second path, which was not to act.

The premise of not acting was that the contradiction between the two sides had not yet escalated to the point of being irreconcilable.

Li Zhuiyuan had initially allowed Zhao Yi to go down and provoke them because he was very clear that these two Yu family members did not possess the basic qualities to be qualified teammates.

But after being possessed by the teacher, these two might paradoxically gain this quality.

Li Zhuiyuan would rather cooperate with the dangerous teacher than associate with the normal Yu family members.

However, he still needed to verify if this teacher truly followed the rules.

Li Zhuiyuan opened his mouth: "It's bare here, no meaning. Besides eating, you can only sleep, which makes me regret leaving the previous classroom so early. I should have stayed a while longer, learned more from that gentleman, or explored the environment more.

Since you stayed there for so long, you must have figured out the rules here, right?"

Yu Miaomiao thought Li Zhuiyuan was trying to soften her up and immediately replied:

"Of course. I've learned everything I should have. I'm not like you, timid and afraid of death, missing this opportunity."

Zhao Yi couldn't help but let out a cold laugh in his heart. This silly girl was as self-conceited as ever. What Li had done here was clearly more difficult and required the least amount of time and loss. More importantly, he not only learned everything he should have but also modified and fused it conveniently.

Only, Zhao Yi was clear that what Li was saying wasn't directed at this silly girl. Zhao Yi was actually paying attention to the teacher's reaction within A Yuan's body.

He guessed Li Zhuiyuan's intention, which was also his own idea.

The difference was that he would choose to directly acknowledge this situation and handle the 'teacher-student relationship' well.

But Li was trying to verify. If the verification failed, he was truly planning a big fight here.

This was the biggest difference between himself and Li. He wasn't lacking in ruthlessness towards himself and the enemy at critical moments, but as long as things still had room for turnaround and hadn't completely collapsed, he lacked that decisiveness.

The warning in A Yuan's eyes converged, replaced by a look of meaning.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Then for the road ahead, I'll have to trouble you more. We can cooperate and mutually benefit."

Yu Miaomiao: "I already said, as long as you two listen to me, I will share the secrets here with you. My understanding of this place is much greater than yours."

A Yuan nodded.

Yu Miaomiao was startled.

She was being carried, and A Yuan's nod to her seemed like a hypnotic up and down sway.

Earlier in the classroom, she had been not only injured all over but also extremely exhausted. She had been relying on the excitement of finally 'passing the exam' to keep going. Next was the anger of her unbalanced heart, then feeling the crisis of life and death, and finally successfully forcing the other side to concede.

Yu Miaomiao felt she had done so many difficult things and now could finally close her eyes and get some rest. She was genuinely tired.

What she didn't notice was that a faint dark yellow halo emanated from A Yuan's lips and teeth, covering the back of her head. This was the real reason she fell asleep so quickly.

The teacher responded to Li Zhuiyuan's probe in this way.

Meaning that it could control this silly girl.

For this, Li Zhuiyuan was very satisfied and nodded to it.

The special charm in A Yuan's eyes disappeared, returning to the normal A Yuan. He first nervously checked his young lady's situation and, seeing that she was just sleeping, his heart relaxed.

Li Zhuiyuan pointed to the stone door behind them: "Come up and press her palm against the door once. We can walk while she sleeps."

A Yuan raised his hand and pointed to the tent and sleeping bag.

Meaning that he wanted to let his young lady rest properly first, just like them before, and then open the door and proceed.

Zhao Yi actively stepped down two steps and said with a mocking and warning tone:

"Haven't you seen the situation clearly? If she didn't have secrets about this place, plus her identity as a Yu family member being special.

Do you think you two would still be qualified to stand before us?

We've already shown the greatest tolerance and retreat, don't push your luck!"

A Yuan's fist clenched. The flesh on his right hand was blurred, and a large piece of skin and flesh had fallen off his left hand, exposing white bone.

He couldn't tolerate someone daring to speak to his young lady like this, but his primary duty was to protect his young lady's safety.

This debt would be settled later when he and his young lady's injuries had recovered somewhat.

With his young lady's temper, these guys wouldn't end well.

A Yuan carried Yu Miaomiao and walked up the steps.

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Tan Wenbin and raised a finger at him, shaking it.

A Yuan wasn't human and had very sensitive hearing. Whispering would risk being overheard, so for safety, he used gestures.

Tan Wenbin understood what Xiao Yuan was telling him. He went to Runsheng and the others one by one, first pointing to his mouth, then shaking his hand, indicating that everyone should keep the secret of what they had seen earlier.

The team had a high degree of tacit understanding. Everyone nodded and quickly packed up the tent and sleeping bag.

Yu Miaomiao's palm was pressed against the stone door, and the third mark was branded on it.

"Rumble!"

The stone door opened.

"Gudu... Gudu... Gudu..."

The door was open, but nothing could be seen behind it, just a expanse of blackness.

Moreover, this blackness seemed to writhe, constantly expanding towards them, gradually bulging outwards, and a rhythmic beat emanated from within.

Li Zhuiyuan: "Be careful."

Zhao Yi: "Break it!"

"Pa!"

Like a water bubble being pricked, dense black water poured out with a force comparable to a dam gate opening, rushing towards them.

Standing at the forefront was A Yuan, who had gone to open the door. He instinctively wanted to stand firm and resist the impact with his physique, but first, his body was heavily injured and not in good condition. Second, his young lady was in front of him, and he worried that she couldn't withstand this terrifying water pressure. He could only immediately turn his back, protect his young lady in his arms, and then the entire person was swept away by the black water.

Runsheng's first reaction was to pull Xiao Yuan.

Zhao Yi shouted at the top of his lungs: "Save me, save me!"

In his current boneless state, he walked with the style of a Yangzhou thin horse, but he couldn't withstand this massive water impact. If no one helped him, even if he wasn't smashed to death by the waves, he would drown.

Everything happened too suddenly, there was no way to avoid it. Everyone was like tiny ants, collapsed by the fierce black water.

In the tumbling and rotation, Li Zhuiyuan actively used his foot to kick Runsheng beside him.

His body shape couldn't be fixed temporarily, and the water was so black that there was no visibility. He could only use this simple and crude way to transmit messages.

Runsheng understood that Xiao Yuan was telling him to go help others first.

Although very reluctant and uneasy, Runsheng still obediently let go of the young man's hand, opened his air gate, and swam towards the other side.

This black water would likely fill this space completely soon. Furthermore, from the perception of the water flow, Li Zhuiyuan discovered that it might form a vortex in the middle.

If they didn't find their companions in the early stages, waiting for the vortex to form would be even more dangerous and difficult to leave.

Admittedly, everyone in the team had excellent swimming skills, but this was not an ordinary body of water, and furthermore, there were injured people in the team now.

After enduring the initial tumbling and rotation, Li Zhuiyuan finally stabilized his body shape. He didn't wait in place; the darkness was complete, waiting was meaningless.

The young man was even clearer that taking care of himself at this moment was the greatest contribution to the team.

Li Zhuiyuan began to swim. His persistent basic skill training and recent health-preserving fist practice had made his physical quality much better than normal people.

Plus, although he had been flipped upside down by the large water flow earlier, he always had a spatial map in his brain and knew his current position.

Of course, he was swimming towards the inside of the door.

The water flow had a wave-like shape, even at the bottom of the water. Li Zhuiyuan used the advanced perception of this momentum to borrow force each time. Most of the time, he didn't rely on his own swimming; it was more like selectively going with the flow, and his speed was still very fast.

Even, he didn't need to remove his backpack to reduce weight.

When passing through the stone door, Li Zhuiyuan clearly perceived two undercurrents intertwining here, which meant that not only would there be a vortex, but soon, at the wide-open tall stone door, a water door barrier would form.

However, this barrier would be difficult for others, but for Runsheng, who had learned the "Qin Clan View Jia Method," he should be able to penetrate and break it.

After all, Runsheng was one of the only two among his close friends who were more comfortable and relaxed in water than on land; the other was Xue Liangliang.

After exiting the stone door, Li Zhuiyuan didn't continue forward but swam around the edge.

Because a fierce vortex had already formed ahead, swimming straight forward would only lead to being 'swallowed'.

He didn't know exactly how long he had been swimming, but Li Zhuiyuan perceived that the water pattern ahead showed hard feedback. He just didn't know if it was a rock wall or the shore.

Unloading the water momentum to borrow force, Li Zhuiyuan lightly hit the rock wall and then immediately floated upwards.

He hoped that the top was the shore and not still filled with black water.

As he floated upwards, the water pattern feedback above showed clear emptiness. His luck was not bad.

"Hua la..."

Li Zhuiyuan floated out of the water. The jade green luster reappeared. After staying under the black water for a period of time, he now felt a little nostalgic for this light pollution.

However, although it was the shore, the jade green rock wall was smooth and round. The platform edge of the shore had a large drop from the water surface, and without any leverage points, even an adult would have no way to get ashore from here.

Li Zhuiyuan lightly waved his right palm. Ceramic crystal ribbons floated out segment by segment. The young man focused his eyes, quickly forming an array with these.

Each array could only last for an extremely short time before dissipating, but this was already enough for the young man to climb hand and foot. Every time he went up, the old leverage point dissipated and a new one appeared, the frequency controlled just right.

Finally, Li Zhuiyuan climbed onto the shore, unloaded his backpack, and began to breathe and adjust.

Before, he could actually have condensed the arrays into a staircase one by one, and then he could have safely and leisurely walked ashore as if climbing stairs.

But compared to this ease, Li Zhuiyuan was more willing to save some blood for himself.

If there was a special occasion that needed him to put on a show, so be it, but there was no one around here. Who was he putting on an unnecessary pose for?

In addition, Li Zhuiyuan's heart also had a little sense of accomplishment rising.

He was not even an adult and had not practiced martial arts, yet he could rely on his own strength, swim to here in this surging undercurrent, and successfully get ashore.

If he had practiced martial arts, this would actually be no big difficulty, and naturally there would be no sense of accomplishment to speak of.

While breathing, he cherished this emotion.

Unfortunately, it didn't last long before this emotion disappeared.

But this kind of emotional spark that would occasionally appear was really interesting. When he was cured of his illness later, he was afraid he wouldn't have this feeling again.

Standing up, Li Zhuiyuan took out a long candle from his bag, first painted patterns with red clay, then ignited it with a talisman paper.

Finally, he stood on the shore, holding up the long candle in his left hand. With his right hand, he broke off a section below the candle flame and threw it towards the water surface, broke off another section, threw it again...

The area of the water surface in front of him was like a string of simple lotus lamps. Although they floated and sank, they echoed each other and were not scattered by the current, always fixed in this area.

The last section was placed on the shore by Li Zhuiyuan. He lightly touched the candle flame with his fingertip, letting it change from yellow to pale white.

This was a soul-summoning ceremony, simplified and used here by the young man as a landmark for his companions.

After doing these things, Li Zhuiyuan had the energy to observe the surrounding environment.

The most eye-catching, of course, was the huge depression in the central area, which was a massive surging vortex.

The size of the vortex was constantly changing, and the water level also followed suit. When the water level dropped to a certain extent, a long white light appeared in the distance, which was so abrupt in the surrounding jade green light.

Li Zhuiyuan used the opportunity of the water level lowering three times to try and observe that white light. It looked like a huge archway, and there was a white jade-like long path behind the archway.

Although separated by a distance and not clearly visible, a sense of grandeur and majesty could already be felt.

Saying it was like an immortal palace was not at all exaggerated.

He just didn't know if only that section of the archway was well-built, or if it really connected to some immortal palace building later.

At this time, there was movement from under the water ahead.

Among a crowd of candle lamps, A Yuan's figure floated out, still holding Yu Miaomiao in his arms.

The originally unconscious Yu Miaomiao had become paler after unconsciously drowning.

The young man's left hand flipped, and the copper coin sword was in his hand. Blood mist condensed at his fingertip, ready to become a technique at any time.

A Yuan saw that only Li Zhuiyuan was on the shore, and his eyes showed a hint of surprise, which was also mixed with hideousness.

At this instant, he wanted to act. Even if he was in a very bad condition, he felt that killing that young man would not be a big problem.

The next moment, he started to run in the water. As his body gradually left the water surface, he finally ended up walking on the water surface with his feet. Finally, he tapped his feet on the water surface, borrowed force, and jumped to the shore.

Even Li Zhuiyuan had to admit that this guy's physique was truly unimaginable. Runsheng at present couldn't compare to him in this aspect.

His pair of shoes should have been lost under the water, exposing his feet. Wet yellow hair covered the surface of his feet, which were very long. When landing, he subconsciously bowed up to grip the ground.

A Yuan let out a low roar from his throat, like a wild beast, pawing the ground before charging.

Then, his eyes changed.

A sense of the vicissitudes of time appeared.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that A Yuan was being controlled by the teacher again.

After removing all the stress reactions, A Yuan sat down. Yu Miaomiao was placed beside him, and he spread open one hand, lightly covering the girl's face.

This act was to prevent the comatose girl from suddenly waking up and hearing the following conversation.

Li Zhuiyuan put away the copper coin sword and recycled the blood mist from his palm.

Another big reason he saved blood energy was that when they went back, as long as Runsheng saw that his face lacked blood color, he would make him red sugar stewed eggs, and then just stand beside him, watching him eat them one by one with brotherly eyes.

Li Zhuiyuan also sat down and said to A Yuan: "Want to chat?"

A Yuan stretched out a finger and pressed it to his throat. Immediately, as his fingertip trembled, a voice also came out.

"Good, let's chat."

"Where is this place?"

"Dead prison, a prison you can't struggle free from even in death."

"Who are you?"

"My surname is Yu, Yu Cangsheng."

Surname Yu?

Li Zhuiyuan looked at Yu Miaomiao lying beside him.

The other person added: "That's right, I am a Yu family member."

Li Zhuiyuan was relieved. No wonder Yu Miaomiao had the clues to this place, because in history, there had been a Yu family member who came here and was also a teacher.

That is to say, Yu Miaomiao participated in her ancestor's teaching bureau and her ancestor's exam. It was just that she still failed.

Li Zhuiyuan: "You don't seem to like her."

All surnamed Yu, yet choosing to hide and possess without informing, this obviously did not conform to common sense.

Yu Cangsheng lowered his head and glanced at Yu Miaomiao lying beside him: "Does this kind of beast also deserve the surname Yu?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Beast?"

Yu Cangsheng: "The sky in the family must have already changed."

Li Zhuiyuan: "Your meaning is, something happened to the Yu family?"

Yu Cangsheng: "She can come out and walk the river, proving that there are more beasts than people in the family now."

Speaking of which, Yu Cangsheng's fingertip began to tremble: "Hehe... Hehehehe..."

The laughter contained some desolation.

Li Zhuiyuan: "What era are you from?"

Yu Cangsheng: "The era here is very ancient, but my existence is not too ancient. When I came here, it was already like this."

"Then what is the meaning of this place's existence?"

"I initially just wanted to pursue the answer to this question and finally became trapped here."

Li Zhuiyuan felt that Yu Cangsheng didn't tell the complete truth.

"Boy, why are Zhao Wuchang's treasure tripod exorcism sword in your hand?"

"When walking the river, I was bestowed by the Zhao family Dragon King, helping me suppress evil spirits."

This copper coin sword was personally sealed by Zhao Wuchang under the stone tablet and had not reappeared in the world. Therefore, Yu Cangsheng should be a figure from the same period as Zhao Wuchang.

"He didn't give it to his own descendants and left it to you? You boy, are not simple.

He Zhao Wuchang achieved the position of Dragon King. This thing is also deeply entangled with its cause and effect, bringing its own Dragon King's blessing. Even if he said he wouldn't give it to his descendants, his descendants would likely take over in the end.

Unless the descendants are truly not up to the standard, it is still very difficult for others to touch it."

Li Zhuiyuan: "This is probably why the Dragon King can be the Dragon King."

After hearing this sentence, Yu Cangsheng's eyes immediately glared:

"Are you really surnamed Li?"

He should be able to access A Yuan's memory.

"My surname is Li."

Yu Cangsheng stretched out his hand, pointed at Li Zhuiyuan, and then flicked his own forehead. Immediately, he patted Yu Miaomiao's face with his palm:

"Beasts are beasts, a little cunning, but more self-righteous. Two fools, they haven't even seen the opponent's true identity clearly and are still smug with their Yu family identity."

Li Zhuiyuan was silent.

It seemed that his previous sentence had allowed Yu Cangsheng to directly confirm a certain background identity.

"Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!"

At this time, a bell sound came from the white light in the distance.

Li Zhuiyuan asked: "There are still people there."

Yu Cangsheng: "Wait until you go in yourself, won't you know?"

After speaking, Yu Cangsheng's gaze swept across the black water surface.

He picked up Yu Miaomiao again and stood up.

Li Zhuiyuan also stood up, gripping the copper coin sword again, with blood mist surrounding his right hand.

Yu Cangsheng closed his eyes, and A Yuan opened his eyes.

Seamless connection, and A Yuan was completely unaware.

Li Zhuiyuan knew that what Yu Cangsheng used was the true beast control technique of the Yu family, which could not only control the beast's perception but also change the beast's cognition.

A single leaf reveals the autumn, fully showing how terrifying this absolute art of the Yu family was.

However, just as A Yuan was preparing to try and act, Runsheng's figure floated out of the lake surface.

Zhao Yi and Lin Shuyou were like two octopuses, one in front and one behind, hugging Runsheng from the front and back.

Seeing only Xiao Yuan and that A Yuan on the shore, Lin Shuyou immediately forcefully spat a mouthful of water towards Zhao Yi.

"Pu!"

Zhao Yi was dizzy and vaguely sprayed awake. He immediately realized something and, together with Lin Shuyou, loosened his hands and feet and detached from Runsheng.

Runsheng opened his air gate and got ashore at a very fast speed, standing in front of Xiao Yuan.

A Yuan was no longer restless and became instantly quiet. He knew his current state was only good for trying his luck in front of that young man and couldn't withstand a group beating.

Li Zhuiyuan patted Runsheng's arm: "Runsheng bro, pull those two up."

Runsheng swallowed a mouthful of saliva and finally nodded, pulling Zhao Yi and Lin Shuyou, the two injured, to the shore.

Just as they finished helping them, a "corpse" floated out from the distance, which was Tan Wenbin.

"Hua la..."

Beside Tan Wenbin's corpse, a head popped out and flipped its hair back. It was Yin Meng.

Although Yin Meng had been detoxified, his body was still relatively weak in the short term, so using Tan Wenbin as a boat was one way to grab Tan Wenbin's "corpse" and drift over.

Tan Wenbin was not dead, but he was indeed playing dead.

Because not moving at this time was the best option, leaving everything to the command of his two godsons.

Anyway, in the black water below, he couldn't even find a direction. He might as well be a corpse with peace of mind, taking the "yin corpse" route.

Some deeply resentful dead souls will indeed have a kind of instinct to go towards their closest relationships in life. Tan Wenbin was utilizing this principle.

Yin Meng went ashore first, while Tan Wenbin still kept his eyes closed.

Runsheng used a shovel to pull Binbin up.

Lin Shuyou asked concernedly: "Xiao Yuan bro, Bin bro won't have any problems, right?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "Pinch his nose and cover his mouth."

"Okay." Lin Shuyou squatted down and pinched Tan Wenbin's nose.

Just as he was about to ask Xiao Yuan what to do next, he saw Tan Wenbin's face on the ground swell up, and his eyes suddenly opened. Lin Shuyou immediately loosened his hand, and Tan Wenbin began to gasp loudly.

Lin Shuyou excitedly asked: "Xiao Yuan bro, what is the principle of this?"

Li Zhuiyuan said calmly: "He fell asleep."

Lin Shuyou: "Ah..."

Tan Wenbin gasped and stood up, starting to rub his body. Every time he had intimate contact with his godsons, his body would become cold. He was almost frozen into hibernation in the water.

After a simple rest, everyone began to move towards the place with the white light.

When they got closer, they realized that this white was not white jade, but a kind of stone that had been polished by the special environment here for a long time, making it shiny, as if covered with a thick layer of fluorescent powder.

The archway was very large, with a plaque hanging above it, inscribed: [Deng Xian Lou].

There were two pairs of complete couplets on either side:

Immortal qi lingers around the jade building; Divine light shines and reflects the precious platform.

Immortal qi, divine light, Li Zhuiyuan didn't see these, but instead, the desire to become immortal was dense and pungent.

But no matter what, after a series of struggles, from going to Lijiang, staying at the homestay, competing for the broken jade, and now, the true purpose of this trip and this wave was right in front of them.

The one in A Li's dream said it wanted to invite him to watch its entire clan ascend.

Li Zhuiyuan was very curious about what kind of ascension method it was.

The young man didn't believe that there were gods and immortals in this world. Those powerful and long-lived existences didn't have the traditional image of immortals.

People who live long will age. If they become very old and still don't die, they will continue to live and become ugly.

Under the archway, there was an array layout protecting the immortal palace behind it.

This was a very high-standard and large array, and Li Zhuiyuan was shocked when he observed it.

The black water served as the array eye, providing endless continuity for this array. The building behind served as the array bone, helping it support the structure.

And vaguely, this array also echoed and combined with some rhythm of this secret realm, achieving a state of you in me, I in you.

Li Zhuiyuan was unable to break this array. All he could do was improve his survival rate a little when rushing through the array.

However, when everyone actually walked under the archway, the marks on the palms of Li Zhuiyuan, Zhao Yi, and Yu Miaomiao disappeared.

There was no door on the archway, but everyone seemed to hear the sound of a door opening at this moment.

The array was open. The last role of the invitation was here.

Li Zhuiyuan glanced at A Yuan. Look, Yu Cangsheng was hiding in his body. Its purpose was to be able to pass through this array.

Behind the archway was a wide white long path. Except for this road, everything on both sides was black.

Tan Wenbin and Yin Meng threw something into the emptiness on either side but heard no sound of falling water, not even an echo.

This road seemed to truly be suspended in an abyss.

Tan Wenbin couldn't help but sigh: "How much manpower and resources are needed to build such a place!"

Lin Shuyou: "There are carvings on the stone slabs ahead."

This was the first time since entering here that they encountered something with background records.

The stone slabs on the ground were not uniform in size, but their arrangement was very harmonious and not messy. Instead, it highlighted a sense of integrity.

Some stone slabs were carved with pictures of a person leading a crowd of carriages and horses to pay respects. They should be feudal lords or dignitaries. Their clothing showed that they came from many eras and regions.

The secret here was not recorded in history books, but for some people of each era, it was not a secret.

However, the records of these feudal lords and dignitaries were only on small stone slabs. Medium stone slabs recorded a small group of people or a single person. Some people could clearly be seen as Xuanmen practitioners, and the magic weapons in their hands were also carved.

The large stone slabs all had single characters carved on them. Although their age, gender, and clothing were not the same, without exception, they all gave people a feeling of being detached from the mundane world. They should be important figures from each period.

On one of the large stone slabs, Li Zhuiyuan saw a person followed by a white tiger.

A Yuan excitedly made "ah ah ah" sounds, likely seeing his ancestors.

Yu Miaomiao was "woken up". She should have woken up early but had been deliberately pretending to be asleep all along. Her breathing frequency had not changed during this time, and she pretended very realistically.

Li Zhuiyuan didn't find any flaws, but he knew she was pretending.

Because during the short exchange with Yu Cangsheng earlier, Yu Cangsheng had deliberately covered the girl's face with his hand to prevent her from using this bit of cunning.

After seeing the large stone slab, Yu Miaomiao immediately got down from A Yuan's arms and saluted the figure on the stone slab.

Li Zhuiyuan felt that he should be Yu Cangsheng.

What Yu Miaomiao didn't know was that the figure she was now saluting was at this moment hiding inside the body of A Yuan behind her.

Her respected ancestor had just called her a beast.

Um, not just her, he had scolded the entire Yu family.

But through this stone slab, one thing could also be confirmed: Yu Cangsheng indeed didn't tell the complete truth.

Why did he specifically come here in the first place? Why was he trapped here and became a "teacher"?

The records on the stone slabs were extremely rich. They walked on them for a long time and still hadn't reached the other end of the carvings.

Instead, one by one, graceful figures appeared on both sides of this suspended white path.

They stood facing each other, at the edge of the white path, with consistent intervals, meticulously. At least for now, they seemed endless.

Some were playing musical instruments, of all kinds. Some were dancing, also of all kinds of dance styles.

Everyone walked through the middle, as if being welcomed by a human corridor. There was indeed a sense of solemnity of an immortal palace, which could be described as a human immortal realm.

Lin Shuyou's vertical pupils constantly swept over them, and his face immediately showed unbearable emotion.

In fact, each graceful figure, when the illusion was broken, revealed that at equal distances along the edge of the white path, there were small jars placed, with a bronze mirror standing on top of each jar.

Inside the jars were their respective ashes, and the bronze mirrors reflected their lives.

This atmosphere of immortal qi wafting was actually created in this way.

The only consolation was that there was no resentment on their bodies, meaning they were not harmed to death.

Thanks to this, otherwise, on this imperial path of the immortal palace, there would have been gusts of yin wind dancing and ghost cries and wolf howls playing.

Li Zhuiyuan had a good memory. He remembered all the stone slab carvings he had passed earlier. Then he discovered that the clothing features of these dancing girls and singers could all be found corresponding in the previous stone slabs.

They only appeared on small stone slabs. The smaller the stone slab, the more characters were carved, basically representing the scene of feudal lords and dignitaries leading a large group of people.

They were brought here. Although they looked numerous on this white path, in fact, in the sketchy group images represented by the small stone slabs, they were just a small handful.

Not buried alive, at least not forced burial.

Earlier in the classroom, Li Zhuiyuan also used black shadows to pinch out puppets. At that time, he perceived that the black shadows were easy to use. There was no resentment or evil spirits in their bodies, and the puppets pinched out were purer and had a higher success rate.

At that time, he thought it was the effect of long-term soaking in the liquid inside the jade, washing away the resentment. After all, large-scale corpse tides are often accompanied by killing and harm, and it is impossible for no resentment to breed.

But the dancing girls and singers here also had none, they might not have been soaked.

Zhao Yi: "Zhuiyuan brother, when you pinched puppets before, were there resentments in the bodies of those black shadows?"

Li Zhuiyuan: "No, they were very clean."

Zhao Yi: "Then they... were all willing to die here voluntarily?"

Li Zhuiyuan was silent for a moment and nodded.

Because, this was the only explanation.

Zhao Yi: "Then what exactly attracted them to voluntarily die here?"

After asking this sentence, Zhao Yi and Li Zhuiyuan turned their heads and looked at each other. After walking for so long, that white holy archway vaguely saw a fuzzy shadow.

For, becoming immortal!

When the shadow of a twelve-story high tower appeared ahead, it indicated that this long white path was finally nearing its end.

Twelve stories was not considered too high, but because it was suspended here alone, if the immeasurable depth below was included, this tower was truly towering.

At the top of the tower was a bell. The bell sound they had heard earlier came from here. It could actually float so far, not only floating over the white path and the archway, but also penetrating the noise of the vortex waves.

The other eleven stories had all their doors and windows closed, solemn and strict.

In front of the tower, there was a square, presenting a "convex" shape.

On the topmost flat area, there was a canopy pavilion.

The four wings of the pavilion had exaggerated flying eaves, like a giant umbrella cover. Above were dense painted colors, various legends of gods and immortals, story characters, which could be said to be all-encompassing.

There was a table under the pavilion, arranged with a rich feast.

Tan Wenbin's face showed nausea when he saw this. He thought of when he had just followed behind Xiao Yuan and Runsheng, not understanding, and ate many dirty things.

Heaven knows what exactly these delicacies on the table were!

Runsheng constantly took deep breaths. Although there was still a distance, he couldn't help but drool and swallow saliva constantly.

Walking up to that platform, from its edge, looking at the obliquely concave places on both sides, they discovered that inside were kneeling an unknown number of corpses, all well-preserved, as if alive, and all in a kneeling or praying posture, with different salute details.

Layer upon layer, people knelt on the bodies of the next layer of people, and were simultaneously knelt upon by the previous layer. While not seamless, it exuded a sense of order, paying great attention to first come, first served, everyone in their place.

The clothing and accessories on these kneeling corpses were all made of exquisite materials, luxurious to the extreme.

Yu Miaomiao's eyes were bright. Although she was seriously injured, after coming here, her whole person became excited.

Zhao Yi pointed to the two pits of kneeling corpses on either side and said: "Train hard seats."

Then, he pointed to the high tower: "Advanced soft beds."

Everyone finally walked into the pavilion. The delicacies on the table inside were still emitting heat. This scene appeared extremely weird.

Tan Wenbin, without a word, first stuck a clear heart talisman on himself. After excluding the possibility of hallucination caused by possession, he confirmed that this dish was really emitting heat.

"I originally thought attending a banquet and eating a feast was just a joke. Is there really a master here making food for us to eat?"

Yu Miaomiao glanced disdainfully at Tan Wenbin and said:

"Truly an ignorant person. Where is the master?

The environment here is special, and corpses can be preserved, let alone dishes? Furthermore, there is ground fire hidden under the stone table, connected with array patterns, providing endless heat waves. That's why white smoke is rising.

If there really was a master waiting for us here, there are clearly eight of us here, so why are there nine stone chairs arranged by the table? Why didn't the master's family remove one in advance?"

Tan Wenbin: "Doesn't the master also need to sit?"

Yu Miaomiao coldly laughed: "Heh, there is fundamentally no main seat reserved. This arrangement clearly has no main seat."

Tan Wenbin looked at Zhao Yi, who nodded.

"Oh, so there's also this saying."

Tan Wenbin counted the stone chairs again. Indeed, there were nine.

Actually, this also accounted for six people from Li Zhuiyuan's side and three from Yu Miaomiao's side, exactly nine chairs.

"Buzz!!"

The bell suddenly rang again.

Everyone's heart trembled, and they all subconsciously looked up at the top floor of the high tower.

They didn't see anyone ringing the bell. This bell seemed to be affected by the internal array and shook itself periodically.

Huu...

Except for Li Zhuiyuan, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Including Yu Miaomiao, who was certain there was no master here earlier.

But just as everyone's hearts had just settled, at the edge of the window on the top floor,

A human face peeked out.

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I tried my best to write ten thousand words today. I said I would make up the word count yesterday, so I moved a little more and made up. Sorry, big hugs everyone!

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