Eternal Tranquility

Although it happened suddenly and he had not expected it earlier, Liu Qinghuan was still very happy to be able to subdue a ninth-level monster as his own. What's more, he got the poison of the Taipan Stone Frog as he wished.

Coupled with the fact that the juice from the fairy gourd vine had not yet entered the real temple, he had already gained a lot from this trip.

Putting Yue Zhi back into the spirit beast bag, Liu Qinghuan found a place to recover his mana before walking towards the entrance.

The war in the strange rock area by the lake has not subsided. On the contrary, several demon clans are looking for them to join the battle.

In order to enter the underground temple, the monsters were determined to drive away the Taipan Stone Frogs. However, the frogs were not easy to deal with. They were not afraid of the monsters' attack and instead drove them to the other side of the lake.

The thunderous cry of frogs shook the lake, long tongues and various magic lights were flying in the air, and the ground was full of gravel and potholes.

Deep in the stone beach, there are two Taipan stone frogs lying there motionless. They are fat and covered with moss and green algae. When they are still, they look like two real rocks, covering the ground behind them. The entrance to the temple was blocked tightly, leaving no space.

There was a "plop" not far away, as if something fell into the lake, causing water to splash everywhere.

The two Taipan stone frogs turned their heads at the same time and stared fixedly in that direction. After a while, they heard another "plop".

"Quack, quack, quack!" The stone frog on the left finally couldn't bear it anymore and called out to its companion several times. The companion called back several times. It moved its body impatiently and then lay back down again after a while.

Liu Qinghuan finally saw how tightly the Taipan Stone Frog guarded the entrance to the temple, but it was not completely ineffective. The Taipan Stone Frog moved and finally exposed a small part of the entrance.

As long as there is a little gap, Liu Qinghuan made a secret gesture and entered a hidden state of standing upright without any shadow.

The two stone frogs felt a breeze blowing in their faces, carrying the unique noisy atmosphere and bloody smell of the battlefield. The loud shouts of the demon cultivators in the distance came, followed by a booming explosion.

The stone frog on the left stretched its neck curiously, then lay back down again under the scolding of its companion. It turned over in boredom, and the entrance behind it was blocked again.

The light became extremely dark, and the sound of dripping water came from the depths of the cave. Everything was wet, and there was Taipan stone frog excrement in the corners.

Liu Qinghuan floated inwards silently. After passing the first section of the smelly cave, a row of downward stone steps appeared at his feet. After walking dozens of steps down, a flower growing on the stone wall caught his eye.

The surrounding darkness makes the slightly glowing stems and leaves of the other party extremely clear. Weird black stripes grow on its wide leaves, like dormant insects, clustering around the flower in the middle that is the size of a baby's head.

The petals were slightly closed, occasionally twitching, and a creepy chewing sound came from within.

Liu Qinghuan's heart moved slightly, and she carefully observed this extremely sinister roadblock. After a while, she couldn't help but marvel: It's really not easy to sneak into the underground temple!

Because this is an extremely rare ghost baby that usually lives deep underground. The slightest movement can make it emit a shrill cry, making everyone uneasy.

The ghost baby looks very similar to another demonic flower called the blood weed. If you admit your mistake and cause the ghost baby to cause trouble, you will be unable to do anything secretly.

Why does Liu Qinghuan know so clearly? Because this kind of ghost baby is used to guard the gates in some places in the underworld. Once when he was ordered to fetch something, he accidentally disturbed a ghost baby. The sound could kill people.

And its current appearance here is obviously to prevent someone from sneaking into the underground temple quietly.

Liu Qinghuan was glad that he had not yet released his invisible state of hiding, otherwise the ghost baby might have opened its petals at this moment, revealing a face that looked like a baby, and called in all the Taipan Stone Frogs guarding the outside.

He carefully walked around the outstretched branches and leaves of the ghost baby without disturbing it, and continued walking down.

Gradually, the surroundings became deathly silent, and Liu Qinghuan felt like he was walking in endless void, with only endless darkness in front of him.

He suddenly stopped, thought for a moment, and opened the spirit beast bag.

Yue Zhi couldn't wait to fly out of the bag. The pure darkness around him made him fly back to Liu Qinghuan immediately: "Master, master, where is this?"

"Keep your voice down." Liu Qinghuan warned. Although he was far away from the ghost baby plant, it was still better to be careful.

"We have entered the underground, but after walking for a long time, there is still no trace of the first floor. Please carefully recall the records in your clan. Are there any precautions to take when reaching the first floor of the temple from the entrance guarded by the Taipan Stone Frog, or in between? What’s the fork in the road?”

"No... right?" Yue Zhi said unsurely, recalling: "The records only say that you have to walk up a long stone staircase and find a stone wall with star patterns at a corner... Oh, is it this?"

"It should be." Liu Qinghuan looked up and down. He did pass several stone steps and turns on the way here, but he didn't see any stone walls with star patterns carved on them.

"Maybe it's still down there, let's go."

Without letting Yue Jie return to the spirit beast bag, the two of them continued walking down and passed two more corners. Liu Qinghuan finally saw a few shallow star patterns on the wall on the left.

Without Yue Zhi's reminder, he might have missed this difference and could only continue walking on this long stone staircase in vain.

"You are still of some use." Although I am also very afraid of death.

Liu Qinghuan asked: "What then?"

"Smear this stone with essence and blood, and then put your hand on it." Yue Jie said, looking at Liu Qinghuan's expression: "How about I do it?"

"No need." Liu Qinghuan took his hand back from the wall. There was a little black shavings in his hand, which was blood that had dried for who knows how long.

He used spiritual power to cut a slit in the palm of his hand and pressed it against the stone wall. A sudden pulling sensation came over him. Liu Qinghuan grabbed Yue Dian's shoulder with quick eyes and hands, and led the person into the sudden light vortex.

The next moment, they left the dark underground passage, and the fresh smell of vegetation came.

"Bang!" The two landed. Liu Qinghuan looked up and saw an endless forest stretching to the horizon. Mist shrouded the undulating mountains, and small animals ran out from behind the rocks chasing each other.

What kind of underground is this? It's obviously another world!

Surprise also flashed in Yue Zhi's eyes: "The first floor of the temple turned out to look like this! Look, there is a stone platform on that mountain. Could it be the sacrificial site of those ancient demon clans?"

"Just go and take a look and you'll find out." A cloud formed at Liu Qinghuan's feet, but he saw Yue Jie standing still with a hesitant look on his face.

"how?"

"I heard that the ancient demon clan would set up various powerful mechanisms to prevent outsiders from disturbing their own sacrificial sites. If we go like this, will it..."