Stepping into the gate, the black water in front of you is like a vast ocean. From time to time, something is rising and falling on the water. If you look closely, it is all skeletons and corpses.
A withered old tree stood on the water, with no leaves or flowers, and only two fruits.
That is the Dao Fruit of the eldest princess.
It's just that at this moment, the Dao Fruit is actually connected to this dead tree. If you didn't know better, you would have thought that these two fruits grew from the tree.
"You came!"
Under the dead tree, the eldest princess sat cross-legged, holding lotus prints with both hands, opening her eyes, and white bones and skulls were reflected in her eyes.
Xu Tong's heart skipped a beat, and he was so frightened by the eldest princess's gaze.
It’s been a while since I came here, but I feel like the princess’s temperament has changed again.
She is no longer as sharp as before, but has become smart, gentle and elegant. If I hadn't been bitten by this bitch and knew how powerful her mouth was, I would have thought that she was a lady from a certain family...
She took another look at the Dao Fruit on the head of the eldest princess. Yes, there were still two Dao Fruits. She couldn't help but secretly thought: "Have these old ladies taken aphrodisiacs? How did their strength rise so fast??"
He had a strong premonition that this girl would bear three Tao fruits soon, and she wouldn't be alive by then, right?
Seeing the surprise in Xu Tong's eyes, the eldest princess just smiled but would not explain the reason to him.
In fact, the truth is not difficult, as long as you think about it for a while, you can understand it.
She reversed the yin and yang and came to life from death. This is an act that goes against heaven.
To practice in the Yang world, even if you are hiding in the palace, is to swim against the current.
But in the underworld, it's completely different.
It's just that in the past, she couldn't and didn't dare to easily set foot in the underworld. If she was seen by the underworld, she would not be able to hide her affairs.
When the time comes, with one stroke from the King of Hell, one hundred years of practice will disappear.
But it's different now. Not only can she live openly and openly in Xu Tong's reality, but she also has a legal contract given to her by her master. With her identity changed and her treatment also changed, the path becomes wider.
This time she and her master went to Luofu Mountain and got this precious tree by chance. This precious tree has a great connection with their Zhu family and was planted in an inconspicuous forest at the foot of Luofu Mountain.
There have been countless ghosts and ghosts in the past, but no one noticed this precious tree. It is fitting that she has this opportunity.
With the blessing of this treasure tree, even if she only has two Dao fruits, her strength is extraordinary. It is only a matter of time before she bears three Dao fruits.
I think I used to feel very unhappy about this, but now...
So fragrant.
Therefore, the look in Xu Tong's eyes no longer held so much resentment.
Of course, in Xu Tong's eyes, this woman was just greedy for her own blood.
"go in."
The eldest princess moved her fingers, and the black water rolled in front of her eyes, and a stone bridge emerged.
At this time, Xu Tong remembered something, turned around and asked the eldest princess: "The guy you suppressed underwater, didn't you kill him?"
"Are you talking about him?"
The eldest princess pointed her finger and saw the black water split open, revealing a water prison. Matthew, who had turned into a demon, was now curled up into a ball.
He has returned to his original appearance, both eyes are blind, and his body is no longer as powerful as before, and he looks like a dying old man.
“Why did it become like this??”
Seeing this, Xu Tong couldn't help frowning and asked the princess if she could let this guy speak.
"It's useless. After this guy realized that he couldn't escape, he forcefully pulled this thing out of his soul. As a result, his soul was cracked. Now he can't ask anything. If you don't come, he won't be able to hold on for long.
."
The eldest princess took out a card from her sleeve and threw it to Xu Tong.
"This is what is embedded in his soul, this is what turned him into this."
Xu Tong took the card and took a look. It was a Tarot card.
"Tarot cards!"
Looking at the tarot cards in his hand, Xu Tong couldn't help but think that Damu said that the owner of the third invitation was a magician. Could this be the tarot card he lost?
After thinking for a moment, Xu Tong threw this tarot card into the prop book.
【Dark Tarot】(Damaged)
Special items, it is said that there are a total of twelve Tarot cards, corresponding to the twelve demon kings of hell. Each Tarot card can bring different bad luck.
The item has been damaged beyond repair.
"Why!"
Xu Tong sighed, thinking about arresting him and interrogating him to find out where the fourth invitation was, but he didn't expect this guy to maim himself first.
He could only signal the eldest princess to deal with it as she pleased, while she walked across the stone bridge to find the master.
Crossing the stone bridge, I saw an old Taoist weaving bamboo baskets.
I don’t know where this old man got the bamboo. The bamboo is so dark in color that it looks like it has been dyed black by ink.
But don't mention it, the craftsmanship is quite good.
The bamboo baskets we made are quite nice.
Seeing Xu Tong coming, the old Taoist took out a small bamboo lantern from a bamboo basket and gave it to him.
"Hey, it's a pity that you only have this skill and don't promote traditional crafts."
Xu Tong took it in his hand and played with it. The lampstand was made of beads, with a lampshade and a wick inside.
It's exquisite and small, but about the size of a baby's fist. It can be sold for ten yuan just because of its craftsmanship.
"Little thing, as long as you like it."
The old man grinned: "Next time you come back, bring me some snacks. The snacks here are too hard and not delicious."
"Okay, I remember it."
Xu Tong wrote down this incident and casually threw the bead lamp in his hand into the prop book.
Huh?
I saw that after the bamboo lantern was thrown into the prop book, it turned into a prop card.
【Ghost Bamboo Lantern】
To the north of the underworld, there is a bamboo forest. The bamboos are pitch black and their roots are like bones. The souls of the dead are sucked into the beads when they are attached to them. Unless the ghost bamboos bloom, they cannot be reincarnated.
The ghost bamboo is used as the vessel and the ghost flower is the core. There is something magical about it after it is lit.
Active skill 1: Ghost lights up
Spend 100 script points to light the ghost lantern. Once the soul suffers irreversible trauma or is attacked, the damage will be transferred to the ghost lantern.
(Note: After the ghost bamboo lantern is lit, it cannot be included in the prop book. Once it is damaged, it cannot be repaired.)
This thing quite surprised Xu Tong.
Unexpectedly, the thing that the veteran made up at random turned out to be a prop card, and it seemed to have a very good effect.
"How about...you give me a few more??"
The old Taoist pointed at Xu Tong's head angrily: "Hmph, this thing is not difficult to make, and the materials are not difficult to find. There are plenty of them under Luofu Mountain, but the wick... is gone."
"Wick?"
Xu Tong glanced at the handful of gray wicks in the bamboo lantern and couldn't help but wonder: "Is this thing rare?"
"It's not difficult. Deep in the ghost bamboo forest, there is often a ghost-faced flower. There are two flowers on one branch. The flower blooms with two sides, one yin and one yang.
Instead of petals, just pick off the flower core and pinch it with your hands.
But it’s only because your master is protected by Yin officials that you dare to take the risk to pick this thing, otherwise even I would probably not be able to escape being put into the ghost bamboo and not allowed to be reincarnated."
When Xu Tong heard this, he realized that this thing was actually so dangerous. The master must have prepared it for himself by taking such a big risk.
Thinking of this, Xu Tong naturally felt warm in his heart.
He nodded towards the old man and said that he would definitely bring him some snacks when he comes next time. Then he pushed open the door and entered the room.
As soon as he entered the door, Master Xu Tong had already prepared fragrant tea. After winking at him, Xu Tong turned around and trotted into the master's courtyard.
When I walked in, I saw that the master was wearing a black robe today. His hair had grown a lot longer and was casually draped over his shoulders. He was still sitting by the fish pond fishing.
Seeing him coming, he waved his hand to signal Xu Tong to come over.
"Master, are you planning to grow your hair?"
Xu Tong took a look at Master's hair and asked curiously.
"You must wear a crown, otherwise it will be improper to wear a hairband."
In the past, I could still wear Du Ziren's imperial crown. It was big and comfortable to carry, but now the imperial uniform has been taken back by Du Ziren. There are still a few months until the gate of hell is opened. It is said that he has to go to Youshan to give it to the palace master.
Salutations are coming.
Even if he goes there and can't even get in, it's just a formality, but when the time comes he has to wear a hair crown, and if he doesn't leave any hair, he can only tie it on his head, and it will become crooked at the slightest movement.
"Up to Youshan??"
When Xu Tong heard what his master said, he couldn't help but wonder: "Where is Youshan? Why does the name Fu Zun sound so familiar to me?"
He thought about it carefully, and it seemed that when he died last time, when Lilith and Michael were fighting over him, some god seemed to come and leave in a hurry.
I remember that at that time, Black and White Wuchang called him Fu Zun, but he didn't see what this Fu Zun looked like.
"There is Sumeru in the sky, and people are not careful. There are mountains in the underworld, and mountains are the root of the underworld. They are also the other side of Mount Tai in the underworld. They are the residence of the palace master. As for the palace master..."
The master paused for a moment and said with a smile: "Actually, you don't need to know that clearly. After all, it is too far away from us. You just need to know that most of the underworld is the land of the mansion."
The master is not dealing with him, but feels that the master of the palace is really too far away from them.
Unattainable? No, it should be said that it is difficult to even look up.
Although he also has the official position of Yin Cao, and is even a direct subordinate of Du Ziren, the Ghost Emperor, with the authority to supervise Yin and Yang, but judging from his rank, he cannot even enter the gate of Youshan Palace.
Being able to visit Youshan this time was all for the sake of Du Ziren, the Ghost Emperor.
For this reason, he had to grow his hair and wear a crown to show his sincerity, let alone Xu Tong.
Seeing his master's expression of admiration for the master, Xu Tong thought for a while and resisted telling his master, I have seen all the masters you mentioned.
"Ahem, let's not talk about this anymore. The one I caught last time was pretty good. I gave you something in exchange for it. You can take it back."
The master pointed to the box on the table.
Xu Tong had noticed this box a long time ago. Such a big box couldn't contain any treasures such as artifacts, right?
Thinking of this, Xu Tong couldn't help but crack his lips, rubbed his hands, and opened the box with anticipation.
I saw the box slowly opening, and a golden light reflected on Xu Tong's face...