Fu Luan

Since they said that they came to explore the current situation of Xiaoyao Mountain, the three of them did not immediately fly to the top of the mountain, but walked all the way up the winding and muddy mountain path.

There is no road in the mountains, and the flat steps that Le Wuyan carved out with spiritual power in the past have long since been destroyed, and the finely carved mountains and rivers along the way have also been destroyed, except for the overgrown weeds and dense forests covering the roof.

The higher you go, the more desolate it becomes.

Le Wuyan watched calmly, feeling extremely unhappy.

The place where he could come back with his eyes closed in the past has turned into what it is now, and even he himself can hardly recognize it.

A hand was suddenly held by someone around him, Le Wuyan raised his eyes, and met Xu Youming's dark eyes.

"What are you doing?" Le Wuyan felt displeased.

Xu Youming didn't say anything else, and Wen Sheng reminded him: "Pay attention to your feet, don't fall."

Le Wuyan didn't bother to pay attention to him, and wanted to free his hand, but Xu Youming held it even tighter. After trying a few times, he just let it go, and was awkwardly led by him to move on.

The mountains and forests are extremely quiet, with no insects or birds singing. The bustling and noisy Xiaoyao Xianshan has become a dead place, except for the evil spirit...

Le Wuyan frowned tightly, no, not even the devilish energy!

In the past, the devilish energy in Xiaoyao Mountain was very strong, but just now when they came up this way, he could hardly feel the devilish energy around him.

Why is this happening?

Xu Youming and the others actually have such a great ability to seal the devilish energy on the entire mountain?

Xu Youming turned his head and saw Le Wuyan's strange expression, and asked him, "What's the matter?"

Le Wuyan hesitated for a moment, and couldn't help asking: "This mountain doesn't seem to have as much magic energy as the world rumors. Is it because my cultivation base is too low that I didn't perceive it?"

Xie Shigu, who was walking in front, stopped, turned around and smiled at them, waving his fan: "Madame Xianzun also found out? I'm also wondering why it's only been 20 years, and the evil energy in this place seems to have dissipated." , What does Immortal Venerable Ming Zhi think?"

Xu Youming said coldly, "I don't know."

Xie Shigu narrowed his eyes slightly, and looked at him with deep eyes, Xu Youming remained unmoved, remaining calm as usual.

After a moment of stalemate, Xie Shigu put away his fan and let out a soft sneer.

Le Wuyan was even more suspicious. Looking at the reactions of Xu Youming and Xie Shigu, the weakening of the demon energy here had nothing to do with the restrictions they set up. The two of them didn't know the reason, at least on the surface. .

Xie Shigu didn't bother with this topic anymore, and continued to go up.

Le Wuyan looked at the people around him, with doubts in his eyes, Xu Youming only said: "Go forward."

Le Wuyan knew that when this person didn't want to speak, he would never be able to pry his mouth away, so he could only suppress his doubts for the time being.

After that, there was nothing to say all the way to the top of the mountain.

As Le Wuyan expected, the former palaces, pavilions, pavilions and waterside pavilions on the top of the mountain are only ruined and dilapidated.

Even though he had prepared for a long time, the scene in front of him still disappointed Le Wuyan, and he was even more depressed and indignant.

Xie Shigu probed around with his spiritual sense, and sighed casually: "Except for vegetation, there is really not even a living thing in this place."

After saying that, he turned his head to face Le Wuyan with a cold expression, and asked him: "Madam Xianzun looks so unhappy, but is it hurt by the scene?"

Le Wuyan ignored him, remained silent for a moment, and said to Xu Youming beside him, "I want to look around."

Xie Shigu also said: "Then let's split up, I also want to look around."

This person clearly had other purposes, but Le Wuyan was not in the mood to stare at him at the moment, Xie Shigu just informed them, and soon disappeared after speaking.

Le Wuyan walked forward quietly, looking around in a daze, not knowing what he wanted to see.

Occasionally there is a slight sound of the wind blowing past, but there is no other sound, and the whole mountain is dead silent.

His former cave is at the highest point in front of him, and the entrance of the cave has been completely covered by boulders and sprawling weeds, perhaps even a ray of light cannot enter.Le Wuyan watched from a distance for a moment, then lightly closed his eyes, but never approached.

Xu Youming followed him silently, without asking him where he was going or what he wanted to do.

Le Wuyan suddenly stopped, turned around and looked at the person behind him, desperately holding back the emotion in his voice, and said, "Don't follow me, Immortal Venerable, I want to look around by myself."

They were separated by a few steps, Xu Youming's expression could not be seen clearly under the harsh sunlight, and he whispered: "I'll wait for you right here."

Le Wuyan turned around and continued walking, knowing that Xu Youming would be suspicious of himself, but at this moment he really didn't want to face this person again.

Relying on the ruined wall on the ground to distinguish the direction, Le Wuyan walked towards the place he wanted to go with a deep foot and a shallow foot.

Without the person who made him unhappy follow closely, he can finally think calmly at this moment, it is not his illusion, the devilish energy in the whole Xiaoyao Mountain is dissipating, and the feeling is more obvious on the top of this mountain. I'm afraid even the ordinary low-level demon cultivators don't like this point.

but why?

Unconsciously, he had walked to the back of the mountain. There was another cave here, which was also sealed by huge boulders. It was the place where his parents used to practice.

Le Wuyan walked around the entrance of the cave, and his eyes fell on an inconspicuous flower tree a few meters away.

The tree was dead, and only a stump had been cut off by some sharp object.

Le Wuyan's eyes fell over, slightly stagnating.

When he was very young, once when he was playing here, his mother came to him and mentioned that he was picked up under this tree before.

"Wuyan came out of an egg. When your father and I picked you up here, you were only this big, and the eggshell was buried under this tree." When his mother said this, she was smiling without seriousness. He gestured to show him.

Most of the demon cultivators are like this, their temper is jumpy, and two out of ten sentences may be true. Le Wuyan was teased by his mother like this since he was a child, and he has heard similar things a lot, but he has never taken it seriously.

He walked forward, and a cluster of spiritual power was sent under the tree root from his fingertips. When he touched something, the spiritual power showed a slight shock.

Taking a deep breath, he then released the true spirit, which went straight into the ground, and after a few breaths, the red true spirit wrapped around something and emerged from under the tree roots, gradually floating in front of him.

It was a complete eggshell, colorful in red, the size of a fist, with a crack in the middle of the eggshell, exactly the same as the phoenix egg he had seen in the memories of the Phoenix Clan.

Le Wuyan looked at the thing in front of him in disbelief, countless blurry images flashed through his mind, and finally he fixed on the mural he saw in the cave in Beiyuan Secret Realm.

Tens of thousands of phoenixes, wing to arm, greeted the Phoenix King and Queen Phoenix, who was flying towards the red sun, and the green luan who was following behind.

After watching Le Wuyan leave, Xu Youming sat down on the spot, closed his eyes and meditated.

Time passed bit by bit, and suddenly there was an imperceptible, extremely weak fluctuation of spiritual power approaching behind him. Xu Youming leaned back sideways, and the sneak attacking spiritual power brushed his cheeks. As soon as he raised his hand, the sword intent released When he came out, the person hiding in the dark appeared, swung his fan violently, and blocked the blow.

Xie Shigu raised the corners of his lips into a smile, but his eyes were cold: "Mingzhi Xianzun is very capable."

With another "swish", he closed the fan forcefully, and said, "Maybe I should call you Fuming Tianzun?"

The sword in Xu Youming's hand suddenly split into thousands of handles, and the sword's intent shook the sky, and they all rushed towards Xie Shigu.

Xie Shigu stood up and backed up quickly, and unhurriedly waved the fan again. In an instant, countless ice skates were wrapped in the hurricane and hit Xu Youming. Xu Youming remained motionless, and all the ice skates stopped It was only an inch away from his body, as if blocked by an enchantment, and he could no longer get close to him.

The moment the sword intent disappeared, all the ice skates in front of Xu Youming fell to the ground.

Xie Shigu stood up straight and asked in a deep voice, "When did you remember?"

Xu Youming didn't answer him, the sword was in his hand, ready to strike again at any time.

Xie Shigu sneered, and said three words lightly with his thin lips: "Soul Gathering Formation."

There was a sudden glint in Xu Youming's eyes, but he still didn't make a sound, his hand gripped the sword hilt even tighter, guarding the person in front of him.

Xie Shigu said: "The soul-gathering array fell to the mortal world and landed here, so this Xiaoyao Mountain is full of demonic energy, because the soul-gathering array is an evil array formed by borrowing the demonic energy of the entire demon world. I was negligent in the past. Oh, I never thought of this level, you just took advantage of this, regathered his soul, and deceived the heavens, and now the devilish energy here is almost gone, because you sealed the soul-gathering array and hid it. "

Xu Youming's answer was only four words: "Nonsense."

Xie Shigu said: "Of course you won't admit it. If you do, it will be a waste of all previous efforts, so I would rather let him misunderstand that you have betrayed your faith and killed your wife to prove the Tao, than reveal half a word to him. The deep affection and righteousness are really admirable."

He said admiration on his lips, but Xie Shigu's tone was gnashing his teeth, he only hated himself for failing to get what he wanted after all.

He went on to say: "Back when he set the dantian fire gun, people in the Taoist sect were caught off guard, and were affected by the fire, so they could only retreat. When the fire burned out, there was no grass growing in his cave, and there was nothing. Yes, you took away the real Phoenix King bone and left me a fake one, you knew my purpose from the very beginning, in order to deceive Heaven, me, and the people of the world, you planned everything."

"After the Taoist left, you came back here alone. When you set up this restriction, you made a move. Even without me, you can open the restriction by yourself. You came back and took him away to reunite. He sealed the Soul Gathering Formation with his soul, and then retreated for several years, using the Phoenix King bone to reshape his physical body, conceive and nourish his soul, and send him back to the human world."

Xu Youming is still the same sentence: "It's nonsense, but it's nothing."

Xie Shigu's expression was particularly sinister, and he was completely different from the playful and cynical face he had when he was in front of others.

Xu Youming said: "There is no soul-gathering array, you have already looked for it just now, there is none."

Hearing this, Xie Shigu's complexion suddenly turned darker. The purpose of his coming here was indeed to determine the location of the Soul Gathering Formation, but just now, no matter what method he tried, he couldn't find the location of the Soul Gathering Formation.

Unless this person actually sealed the Soul Gathering Formation and hid it outside Xiaoyao Mountain.

Xu Youming's voice was calmer: "The blue bird is just a green bird, and has never had anything to do with Xiaoyao Mountain Demon Lord. The Demon Lord is dead and his soul is scattered. What you said is completely nonsense."

After stalemate for a long time, Xie Shigu suddenly seemed discouraged, and eased his tone: "Fu Wei, I didn't intend to fight against you and Qingque, but the way of heaven is not fair, so I can only do so."

"Whether you admit it or not, it's not for convincing me, and I'm also curious about some things, what happened to you to break the immortal root?"

As soon as these words came out, Xu Youming's expression suddenly sank, as if Xie Shigu asked him the same question that day outside the Beiyuan Secret Realm, and then they fought.

Immortal roots are born from spiritual roots, but they are different from spiritual roots. After a monk reaches the stage of integration, celestial roots will grow out of the spiritual roots. They are invisible, like a layer of illusory "Qi", covering the body Above, only high-level monks can perceive this layer of energy in themselves and other people, which is called immortal root.

This layer of Qi has no use for attack and defense, it just exists there, as if it is dispensable, but once this layer of Qi is condensed, it is the time to be inspired by the Dao of Heaven and ascend through the catastrophe.

Conversely, if this layer of qi disappears and the immortal root breaks, it means that there will never be a day of ascension, and once the life essence is exhausted, it can only re-enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Xie Shigu tested Xu Youming several times in and out of the secret realm. At first he thought it was his own illusion, but later when he was sure that he could not perceive Xu Youming's fairy root, he asked him. Although Xu Youming did not admit it, His reaction has already confirmed Xie Shigu's guess.

Xie Shigu shook his head slightly, and didn't intend to fight him again, he just said: "Your brother, the suzerain of the Taiyi Immortal Sect, is afraid that he will be able to break through and enter the border within a few years. During the catastrophe, you will be able to find out that something is wrong with you, and if he asks you at that time, how do you plan to answer him?"

"Without the celestial root, you will have no possibility of ascension in this life. When your lifespan is exhausted and you are reincarnated, you will have to go through the reincarnation circuit again and again. That's the only result."

"Of course, this is really better than his soul flying away and destroying the primordial spirit. Your luck is still better than mine, at least there is hope. I would choose this way if it were different. I really envy you."

Xu Youming said coldly: "You have enough nonsense."

Xie Shigu looked up at the light from the sky in front of him, closed his eyes lightly, and murmured: "Fu Wei, I really miss our old days, but I'm destined to never go back, I know you hate me , what you and Qingque have experienced now are all my faults, but do you think I don’t hate it? The war between immortals and demons started because of the Phoenix Clan, and Shi Wei and I shouldn’t have experienced this.”

Then he looked at Xu Youming who still had a cold expression in front of him, Xie Shigu said: "Forget it, why should I tell you this, don't stare at me like a tiger, I won't meddle in my own business, you don't want to let Qingque know about the immortal root I'll just shut up."

"I won't give up at this point, let's each rely on our own abilities."

After finishing speaking, Xie Shigu finally said "See you in Qin Cheng", turned around and left first.

Xu Youming put his sword back into its sheath, remained silent for a moment, and sat down again.

Sitting in meditation, he suppressed the blood rushing to his throat.