When Zhou Xuan left the Yinfeng Jungle, a spectacular meteor shower once again appeared in the sky of Qianyuan Upper Realm. It was the monks aiming for the first and second rings who were landing.

He calmly withdrew his gaze, used the method of embryonic transformation to change his appearance, then used the method of earth movement, and rushed towards the "forbidden zone" closest to the Shadowwind Jungle on the map.

After a cup of tea, he escaped from the earth veins and landed on the ground.

In front of him, a valley appeared.

The terrain of this valley goes from low to high from west to north, with only air inlets but no air outlets. There is a deep ancient cave between the two mountains. The wind pours into the valley and forms a backflow, whirring in the moist and gloomy cave.

It's like a ghost haunting it, so it's labeled as the 'Xiling Ghost Cave'.

"The peaks and valleys in the west of the ridge, the ghost cave in Xiling." Zhou Xuan narrowed his eyes.

This Xiling Ghost Cave was like a black hole in the sense of spiritual consciousness. No matter how he probed, his spiritual consciousness seemed to be swallowed up without any feedback.

And if you look with Taoist eyes, you will find that the vegetation in the valley is lush and lush, with large tea trees growing there, and a faint mist lingering between the valleys, like a tea garden in another world.

But when he tried to peek into the Xiling Ghost Cave, he found that the entrance to the Xiling Ghost Cave was dark and there was nothing visible inside, as if the mountain had opened its bloody mouth and swallowed up everything that entered.

Zhou Xuan observed the Xiling Ghost Cave, and then suddenly realized that the description of the many restricted areas in the Qianyuan Upper Realm in the parchment seemed to be a little short, and it was not just avoided or something.

"I think so... they are all marked as 'restricted areas'. Naturally, they noticed the abnormality and hoped that the entrants would retreat." Zhou Xuan shook his head helplessly. Apart from him, no normal person would catch him in the restricted area!

Just as he was about to enter the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain, several figures came from afar at great speed. One of them said urgently: "Fellow Taoist, please stay! Don't be impulsive in the boundary of the Xiling Ghost Cave ahead!"

Zhou Xuan stopped for a moment, turned around and saw three people coming, none of whom were monks he had met before.

Judging from their aura and clothing, it can be roughly judged that they come from Ziweixing Palace, Taiqing Fuluo Palace, and Shangqing Mingling Palace.

These three people's souls and Tao bodies have merged into one, their auras are strong, and their breaths are smooth and steady. They are all monks at the peak of the integration stage.

The person calling was wearing black and white Taoist robes and holding a Tai Chi mirror. Seeing Zhou Xuan stop, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief and bowed to the ground: "I'm Li Qingming from Taiqing's Bulo Palace. I've met my Taoist friend."

Zhou Xuan returned the greeting and said, "I'm a Fu of the Immortal Mansion, you're very polite."

Hearing this, the three of them were slightly startled, and they all saw a look of astonishment in each other's eyes: "You are actually a fellow Taoist from the Immortal Mansion?"

In the shadow of a famous human tree, even though the Immortal Mansion was once unknown, ever since Sikong Zhen was born, Xinghai Xuanmen has shown enough respect for the Immortal Mansion.

Not to mention anything else, just these two points, the orthodox thunder method and the purple thunder method, are enough to deserve everyone's attention.

Taoist temples like Sanqing Taoist Palace, which focus on yin-yang, five elements and the main method of cultivation, are okay, but for Ziweixing Palace and Shenxiao Xuansha, they are eager to get in touch with the Immortal Mansion and conduct some related Taoism.

French exchange...

Therefore, all Xinghai Xuanmen disciples have received some warnings to be as polite as possible when meeting people in the Immortal Mansion.

"Immortal Mansion... How come I have never heard of a fellow Taoist named 'Afu'? As far as I know, there is only one Zhou Xuan..." A sword cultivator from Shangqingmingling Palace muttered in a low voice.

Zhou Xuan's current appearance has long been transformed into Ah Fu. Hearing this, he sighed: "I'm ashamed to say that, now that Senior Brother Zhou Xuan has just started, he can be regarded as a registered disciple."

"Oh...it turns out he is a registered disciple! But a registered disciple is also a disciple. Fellow Taoist, I'll be polite to you, Liu Jin, from the Qingming Spiritual Palace." The sword cultivator from the Qingming Spiritual Palace bowed.

"Little girl Qing Huan, I have met my Taoist friend." The female cultivator from Ziweixing Palace also saluted.

After a brief acquaintance, Li Qingming glanced at the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain and said seriously: "Fellow Taoist..."

"Ahem... fellow Taoists, why don't you just call me 'Afu'..." Zhou Xuan scratched the corners of his eyebrows, looking a little weird.

Ah, your sister, fellow Taoist sister... Shouldn’t you call me fellow Taoist Afu?

I'm so embarrassed that I can't complain.

"Ahem." Li Qingming coughed dryly, "Fellow Taoist Ah Fu, according to the map, the front is the boundary of the Xiling Ghost Cave. I just saw you about to step into it. I wonder if you took the wrong way. Is there some other reason?"

"We are all monks of the Heavenly Dao. Since we have met, we might as well take care of each other... If you lose your way, you might as well walk with us."

Qing Huan from Ziweixing Palace nodded slightly and said: "Yes, ah... Fellow Taoist Fu, during our trip, we will go to the 'Xuanyuan Qing Palace' to meet up with other fellow Taoists. Instead of going alone, why not come with me?"

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Seeing the three people's sincere greetings and friendly invitations, Zhou Xuan did not beat around the bush and said frankly: "That's it... I also followed the map and didn't get lost."

"It's just that I came here this time because I was ordered by my master to explore some 'forbidden areas'."

"Exploring forbidden areas?!" Li Qingming and others looked at each other in shock and were shocked when they heard this. "These forbidden areas are all unpredictable places. If you enter rashly, you will be in danger!"

Zhou Xuan said: "To be honest, I have some life-saving means. Even if I encounter danger, I can protect myself. I don't think any of you fellow Taoists have any intention of entering, so why don't we part ways?"

When Li Qingming and others heard this, they pondered for a moment, then gritted their teeth and said: "This trip is full of difficulties and dangers. There are mysterious places in the front and demons lurking in the back. It is not easy for us to meet each other in the mountains and rivers, so let's go hand in hand!"

"Fellow Taoist Afu, what do you think of this? According to the map, the Xiling Ghost Cave is located in a deep valley between two mountains. There is only an entrance but no exit."

"The three of us will be waiting here. If you don't come back within three days, we will treat you as dead and leave then... If you come back safely, we will go hand in hand, how about that?"

When they met by chance, Zhou Xuan saw that the three of them wanted to "pull" him so sincerely, so he couldn't refuse, so he said: "I have a master's task, and it is really inconvenient for me to travel together. If the three of them are still there after I return,

Now, let’s go with you until I have something to do, and then I’ll say goodbye to you all. What do you think?”

Li Qingming nodded and said: "Then, just follow what fellow Taoist said!"

Zhou Xuanzuo bowed and said: "Then I will take the first step."

"I will wait patiently for fellow Taoist to return." Li Qingming and others also said.

Zhou Xuan turned around and entered the peak valley on the west side of the mountain.

Looking at Zhou Xuan's back, Liu Jin's expression suddenly changed, and he said in a deep voice: "The peaks and valleys in the west of the ridge are so weird. Fellow Taoist Ah Fu had just walked a few steps, and the mist drifted from the valley and actually covered him up.

Whereabouts!"

"The area that can be marked as a 'forbidden area' is indeed extremely mysterious! As soon as my consciousness enters the valley, I will lose myself, and I can no longer feel anything else except the mountain mist."

Qing Huan regretted: "I can't feel the slightest change. Regarding this entire valley, apart from the scenery I can see with the naked eye, I can't get any other information."

Liu Jin thought seriously for a while, and then said: "Do you feel that this fellow Taoist Ah Fu doesn't want to form a team with us at all?"

"I also feel it. Ah Fu has actually been hinting that he is planning to travel alone, and I insisted on pulling him into a team." Li Qingming shook his head helplessly, "If only monks like me enter this Qianyuan Upper Realm, then Ah Fu

Taoist friends of Fu walk alone when they are alone, but now that the devil is lurking, it is best if we can join together..."

"If they are scattered, I'm afraid they will be defeated one by one."

"We'll wait for three days. If he can escape unscathed and doesn't want to form a team with us, he will naturally stay in the peaks and valleys of Lingxi until the end of the period... Let's leave then, so as to give him a step."

"That's okay. We will give everyone a chance in three days." Qing Huan nodded seriously.

Li Qingming concluded his hand seals and cast spells to create a barrier. He saw black and white hexagrams flying in the air, and finally landed on the sand around the three of them.

Within the hexagram, there were mountains, rocks, earth and trees that took shape and turned into a bush, covering the three of them. After the bush fell to the ground, it blended in with the surrounding environment, and there was no trace of the existence of any human habitation.

Half a day later.

Suddenly, there was a sharp sound of breaking wind in the sky, and a black light fell from the sky, hitting the entrance of the peak valley in the west of the mountain heavily.

With a loud "bang" sound, the dust in the sky rolled up like a wave and dispersed around.

Among the dust, the figure of a treacherous demon species slowly emerged.

Soon the smoke and dust dispersed, and the devious demon species revealed itself.

I saw that it was more than three feet tall, and its skin was gray with a hint of dark cyan, as if it was cast from bronze.

It has bulging shoulders. In addition to a pair of palms with curled nails, it also has a pair of muscular arms covered with bloody spells like open umbrellas, a pair of bronze wings with feathers as sharp as blades, and a pair of jet black

Bat wings.

After it landed, it glanced at the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain, then calmly withdrew its gaze and began to look around.

The next moment, it sneered, raised its legs, and stepped hard on the ground.

With a "bang" sound, the mana surged, and the soil layers along the way were lifted up and pushed out to all directions, just like a group of cattle plowing the field.

The mana pushed through, the barrier exploded, and the figures of Li Qingming and the others were exposed.

"A demon species in the Mahayana stage..." Li Qingming looked solemn. The opponent was a demon species at the peak of the Mahayana stage. It was extremely difficult to attack him head-on. He had to use the demon-killing cards given by his master.

As early as when this demonic species landed, a killing move had been brewing. Now that the barrier was broken, the three of them all took action to attack it.

Outside the peaks and valleys of Lingxi, a shocking battle broke out on the spot, but inside the peaks and valleys of Lingxi, everything was calm and peaceful, as if they were isolated from the world.

After Zhou Xuan entered the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain, he directly saw the world through the hole through the wall, supplemented by the Taoist pupils.

As far as Daotong could see, he saw that the feng shui of the heaven and earth within the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain followed the trend of the mountain, and finally returned to a certain point.

At that location, the Xiling Ghost Cave is like an eye in the sea, swallowing up the geomantic omen in the peaks and valleys on the west side of the mountain, while emitting a gloomy ghost laugh.

"Sure enough, it's Feng Shui!" Zhou Xuan narrowed his eyes.

After entering the peak valley on the west side of the mountain, the Xiling Ghost Cave was clearly in front of him, but his spiritual consciousness still could not penetrate into it.

"Wrapped in layers like an onion, without letting out any energy? What a good idea!"

"If it weren't for the feng shui of heaven and earth and the energy of the earth that couldn't be covered up at all, I think even the feng shui would want to cover it up."

While Zhou Xuan was deducing, he approached the Xiling Ghost Cave.

The peaks and valleys in the west of the ridge were originally a tea forest, with countless tea trees growing there. However, with the collapse of the Qianyuan Dao Realm and the formation of the Qianyuan Upper Realm, the heaven and earth shifted, and the original Feng Shui no longer existed.

Soon, Zhou Xuan arrived in front of the Xiling Ghost Cave.

The Xiling Ghost Cave didn't look too big from a distance, but when Zhou Xuan came to the entrance, he found that it was much bigger than expected.

The Xiling Ghost Cave is located at the root of the two peaks. It was originally a hollow formed by the entanglement of the ground veins of the two peaks. After years of changes, it gradually formed the ghost cave it is today.
To be continued...