Mortal bone

Time goes back a moment.

Inside the Immortal Gourd Cave.

"Aura is really abundant."

In front of the ruins of a dilapidated palace, Xu Taiping looked around vigilantly, while silently feeling the aura of heaven and earth in the Immortal Gourd Cave.

Just now, he and another group of disciples of the sect were sucked into this immortal gourd cave together.

When he opened his eyes again, he was standing on the square of the palace ruins.

Then he was ordered by Layman Yuqing to wait here, and he had to hear his order before he could leave and enter the depths of the secret realm.

Xu Taiping looked around and found that there were 30 people who were also teleported here.

"There were at least a hundred or dozens of people who were sucked into the Immortal Gourd Cave together before, but here there are only more than 20 people. That is to say, there are more than a hundred people who were teleported to other places."

While secretly thinking about this, his eyes fell on the dilapidated palace behind him.

Although the palace is dilapidated, there are more traces of man-made damage. The erosion of the years is not very serious, and it should be protected by a protective formation.

In the center of the hall, there is a statue of a deity whose head has been cut off. The body of the statue is human-shaped, but a snake's tail sticks out from under the hem of the clothes.

At first glance, the ones enshrined are the gods of the monster race.

At this time, there happened to be a ray of sunlight shining through the broken dome, making the statue look extraordinarily strange.

Xu Taiping inexplicably felt a chill all over his body, and instinctively turned his eyes back to the broken plaque in the hall.

This plaque was cut in half, and on the remaining half, two strange characters can be vaguely seen.

If he hadn't communicated with Fairy Lingyue in advance, he would definitely not have recognized the two characters written on the plaque as "Feng Qi".

"This should be the Fengqi Palace that Sister Lingyue is talking about, right?"

Xu Taiping was secretly happy.

According to Fairy Lingyue's understanding of this secret realm, entering the secret realm for the first time will be randomly teleported to the five outermost halls of the secret realm.

One of them is the Fengqi Temple.

And the reason why he was secretly happy was because this Fengqi Temple was the most convenient route among the five routes he had planned in advance.

It just happened to be able to connect all the elixir and spirit stones he needed, as well as the tunnel at the bottom of Yuhu Mountain, and the entrance to the lower level of the secret realm, without any special detours.

"If it goes well, it will take up to three days to collect all the things I'm looking for, and maybe I can catch up with the jade gourd to seize the tripod."

With this in mind, he turned his head and looked to the east.

As he looked through the shade of the trees and the distant mountains, he looked straight ahead, and a towering snow-capped mountain resembling a toppled gourd appeared in his sight—"Yuhu Mountain."

That was the Jade Gourd Peak that was transformed from the artifact in the hands of the great human cultivator during the battle between immortals and demons millions of years ago.

And this Jade Gourd Mountain is also the center of the entire secret realm.

The five outermost halls happened to be built with it as the center of the circle.

However, the main purpose of Xu Taiping's trip is not to win the championship, but to collect the required materials in the secret realm. Of course, he will also go to Yuhu Mountain. After all, he promised Sansan Layman to cut down a few plum trees for him. Go back and try the sword by the way.

It's just that he won't compete to climb to the top with the fastest speed like other children.

"It has nothing to do with me that you are fighting for the head. This time, it's been closed for so long, give yourself a few days to relax."

Xu Taiping stretched his waist, thinking in his heart.

In the past three years, his daily time has been almost filled with practice, and he has no time to think about other things.

"Walk 130 miles north from Fengxi Temple to Xingluo Lake. A kind of clam pearl called Blue Silver Pearl is born at the bottom of this lake. Just be careful of the catfish spirits at the bottom of the lake."

After waiting for Layman Yuqing's order for a long time, Xu Taiping began to rehearse the next steps in his mind, while looking at the front aimlessly.

"Where is the country boy, his eyes are not clean."

At this moment, a man's stern voice pulled Xu Taiping back who had already been engrossed in his thoughts.

After waking up, his eyes just fell on a petite and pretty girl.

Beside the girl, there was also a burly boy standing.

And this boy was staring at Xu Taiping angrily.

Xu Taiping immediately realized that the young man must have misunderstood him, so he apologized a little:

"I was distracted just now, no offense intended."

As he spoke, he turned his gaze to the side.

"Obviously a disciple, do you know that we are..."

"Brother, stop talking!"

The boy wanted to scold Xu Taiping a few words, but was interrupted by the girl beside him.

"Amei, he is so rude, why can't I say it?"

The young man was displeased.

"He's not looking at me, it's because you think too much."

The girl blushed.

Regarding the argument between the two, Xu Taiping pretended not to hear, and continued to take advantage of this gap to deduce the plan before coming here in his heart.

"Hey, boy."

Just when Xu Taiping reached a critical point, a young man with arrogant eyes suddenly walked up to him, greeted him, and stretched out his hand to pat him on the shoulder.

And Xu Taiping almost instinctively turned his body sideways, just avoiding the hand of the young master who patted him on the shoulder.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Taiping frowned and looked at the young master.

If he hadn't restrained his instinct to draw the knife just now, he might have chopped off the young master's hand.

After three years of trying swords with Daogui, he is now instinctively wary of things close to him.

Hearing this, he patted Kong Zige with his hand, and there was a sullen look in his eyes.

"Boy, do you know who you're talking to?"

"This is the young master of Wuchen Island, Murong Song, Mr. Murong."

"Which sect are you?"

At this time, several teenagers behind that young master surrounded Xu Taiping, and began to question Xu Taiping with one word after another.

"What's the matter?"

Xu Taiping asked again helplessly.

He just wants to get what he wants in this secret realm earlier, you are the son of the Emperor of Heaven, so it has nothing to do with me?

"Murong Song, it is fate to meet you. If you are willing to join us and help me win the tripod in Jade Gourd Peak, I will definitely give you a thank you gift from Wuchen Island afterward."

Murong Song said with a smile.