For the peace of the fairy world

The next day, Daoist led his disciples to line up at the entrance of the cave. There was a barren scene in front of everyone. Passing through the overgrown shrubs and grass vines entwining the stone wall, one could vaguely see four large characters on an upright stone—" Heavenly Immortal Treasureland".

Some of the disciples laughed softly: "Such a place, do you have the nerve to call it 'Treasure of Immortals'?"

The real person said loudly: "This time the treasure land trial, your goal is a treasure deep in this cave, 'Goddess Tears'."

"There is only one treasure, as long as one of you gets it, this trial will be considered a success."

With a wave of the sleeve of the real man's robe, the snow-white scroll unfolded in mid-air, and a crystal round gem emerged, which must be what he called "Goddess Tears".

The real person said again: "This cave has been neglected for hundreds of years. Many people want to break into it to search for treasures. They either retreat or perish. Although you have practiced in the sect for decades, the danger in this cave is very dangerous. But you may not be able to handle it. Each of you wears a beacon given by the door. If there is a life-threatening situation, the beacon will naturally take you out of the cave. If you can go to the end, bring the "Goddess Tears" For those who come back, there will be other promotions and rewards in the door."

There was a commotion among the disciples, and everyone's thoughts came alive.

"Then, Ding Bai will lead the team now, and you enter the cave. Master Xuanfang and I will wait outside the cave until all of you come out of the cave."

It took the disciples less than a quarter of an hour to lift up the stone gate of the cave, and walked in one by one.

Originally, the climate in the mountains was warm, and it was already a spring scene, but as soon as they entered the stone gate, a coldness seeped into their bodies, which lifted everyone's spirits.

The stone gate fell again, blocking the light from outside, and the inside of the cave was immediately invisible. The disciples hurriedly searched for flint in the dark to start the fire.

Before finding the flint, a soft light lit up among the crowd. Everyone followed the light, but Fang Huai was holding a night pearl half the size of a palm in one hand, and the faint light of the pearl reflected his elegant profile. Face.Fang Huai smiled and said, "Everyone, hurry up and find Flint, my luminous pearl can only illuminate within five feet."

In fact, he was blind, so he was the most comfortable in such an environment. Taking advantage of the time when everyone was looking for Huoshi, he handed Ye Mingzhu to Yu Xiao who was beside him and said, "Ah Xiao, take it."

Yu Xiao took it, and Fang Huai twirled the finger on his thumb, listened for a moment and said, "There seems to be the sound of water ahead."

"Yes." A female disciple said softly, "I heard that too."

Everyone lit the pine light that had been prepared in advance with flint. The fire was bright enough, but except for the ground under everyone's feet, the surrounding area was empty. more than they imagined.

Everyone walked forward for a while and listened intently, and they all heard the sound of water coming from a distance in front of them, and there was also the faint sound of flapping wings, most of which were bats living in the cave.

The dark river in the cave.Fang Huai thought, where there is running water, there must be something?

After walking a few steps forward, it is a slightly narrow tunnel.Everyone then moved forward, and walked for about a quarter of an hour. The ground under their feet gradually became wet, and the sound of water flow became more and more clear.

Fang Huai not only has sharper ears than ordinary disciples, but is also better at identifying various sounds.In the empty cave, he noticed another voice.

That is the "rustling" sound covered in the sound of water, as if standing in the woods and hearing the rustling of branches and leaves, but how can there be dense leaves in the cave.

Can the place where the water flows lead to the outside of the cave?

Fang Huai thought about it.In the cave in front, there is a slightly turbulent water flow, and there is also the sound of "tick" of water droplets. The disciples stepped on the wet and soft soil, and some female disciples complained in a low voice that their embroidered shoes were stained.

Next to him and Yu Xiao was Lin Xiangxiang. She seemed to be walking among the disciples, but if someone looked at the ground around her steps at this time, they would find that there were no footprints on the ground she walked on.She was walking in the air, and the wet mud didn't stain her shoes and socks at all.

After walking for a while, the river in the cave was finally several feet away, and the tunnel opened up, as if when a guest walked through the narrow hallway, he walked into the main hall of the host's house.

There is only the sound of water in the cave, and the sound of birds flapping their wings in the sparse cave.

Everyone discussed: "Walk along this water?"

"Down or up?"

This stone cave is really too big, I don't know where to go, whether after walking for a while, I will encounter a hard stone wall or something else.

At this moment, apart from Fang Huai, few people heard the sound covered by the water flow, even the sound of water, big and small. On the contrary, the nervousness of the disciples relaxed a little.In an enclosed area, some sound is more reassuring than total silence.

But Fang Huai was different. After being blind for so many years, he was already very sensitive to sound, and even the movement of air would attract his attention.But at this moment, he had a faint feeling that the cave was so big for no reason.

In the cold and humid air, he faintly felt something strange and huge in the cave, but he couldn't be sure, so he couldn't help but grabbed Yu Xiao's arm: "A Xiao."

"Senior Brother." The young man's palm covered the back of his cold hand. This cold and damp cave is completely different, dry and warm, with large and distinct joints, and thick calluses from sword practice. "I'm here, what's the matter?"

When Yu Xiao came here, of course he was not as nervous as the other disciples. Apart from watching from the sidelines, he also felt a little bored.The person in front of him suddenly turned around and grabbed his arm, which relieved his bored mood at last.

Fang Huai said: "Follow me, don't go elsewhere recklessly."

No wonder he treats Yu Xiao like an old hen guarding his cubs. Although he has a buff that can see through the plot, who knows if the plot of focusing on persecuting the protagonist for 100 years will create some kind of moth, just like the one that always pops out Elder Lou is the same.

Yu Xiao followed him to grab her hand and took two steps forward, bringing the two closer, and said: "Don't worry, senior brother, I will definitely guard senior brother every step of the way."

Lin Xiangxiang listened to the conversation between the two of them and snorted.

The disciples discussed for a while and decided to go up the water.

The girl who told Fang Huai that there was a sound of water before was with several seniors and sisters, her thin shoulders were trembling slightly, and one hand was tightly pressed on the saber at her waist. The female companions laughed at her and said: " Haven’t encountered anything yet, so you’re so afraid?”

The girl shook her head and said, "You...don't be joking, be careful."

This girl is usually a little cautious, like a little rabbit.Therefore, the teachers and sisters didn't take it too seriously, and laughed at her, and were about to walk up the river bank with everyone, when they suddenly heard a scream and the sound of a sword blade being unsheathed and piercing the air.

Everyone's heart trembled, and they turned their heads one after another, only to see that it was the girl who reminded her companions to be careful, holding the unsheathed long sword tightly in extreme panic, facing the darkness that the torches could not illuminate with a pale face. In the middle, the tip of the sword trembled slightly.

"Junior Sister Yun, what happened?"

"Yes, there is something..." The girl kept backing away, "It stretched out its hand, and I cut it with a sword."

Everyone saw that her sword blade was clean and bright, without blood or other traces.He said, "Can you see what it is?"

The girl shook her head, another female disciple said: "Could it be that the birds in this cave flew over and frightened you."

The girl shook her head immediately.

Then everyone took torches and spread out to investigate a little bit. Amid the sound of water that seemed to be rhythmic, the surrounding area was still empty.

A female disciple held a torch and said with a smile: "I think you are too surprised. Don't worry, if you follow everyone, nothing will happen."

After the little girl saw everyone investigating, she didn't take her words to heart, and became even more anxious, her eyes flushed from holding back, and she said eagerly: "You must listen to me..."

At the same time, Fang Huai suddenly felt some changes in the airflow in the cave, and his dangerous instinct made him shout without thinking: "Everyone gather! Be careful!"

The female disciple holding the torch was still looking at the frightened junior sister, wanting to say something to comfort her, but just as Fang Huai yelled out, she suddenly felt something like a snake's tail protrude from behind, rolled her up, and dragged her into it. dark.

She screamed, and the torch fell to the ground, for the wet earth soon went out.

This scene happened so unexpectedly, within a breath, the figure of the female disciple was already submerged in the darkness, leaving only the screams still echoing in the air.

And the next moment, in the vast darkness, the beacon lit up brilliantly like fireworks, indicating that a disciple had left the trial.

And with the light of the beacon, everyone finally got a glimpse of the murderer hiding in the dark cave.

A small piece of curved, thick thing, the surface is chapped wet skin, uneven.

With the sound of "swipe", everyone's sabers were unsheathed.

Fang Huai tightened his grip on Yu Xiao's hand.Sensing his vigilance, the young man's broad and slender hands turned over and interlocked with his fingers.

The stalkers in the darkness crawled slowly, soundlessly, and surrounded this group of people from all directions.A long, thick, tentacle-like thing slowly approached Fang Huai's back.

However, Yu Xiao put his hand on Fang Huai's shoulder, passed him, and glanced into the chaotic darkness behind him.

The stalker, who was coveting his prey, seemed to know how to be afraid, and was about to stretch out his dark tentacles, as if he had been scalded by Yu Xiao's gaze, and then retracted.