After being forced to debut in metaphysics, I became popular

Before Yan Shixun jumped into the entrance of the cave, he already had a rough guess about the situation in the cave.

Although the cave was dark and bottomless, with the help of the bright moonlight, he could roughly see the jagged stone walls below and the hollow that could not be seen to the bottom at a glance, and knew that there were no stairs or mountains that he could go down in order.

However, he did not panic, but decisively called Ye Li.

Yan Shixun believed that Ye Li would catch him in time.

Things were also as Yan Shixun expected, Ye Li, who jumped down right after him, embraced him accurately.

The gloomy cold wind with water vapor blew up violently from below, piercing through Yan Shixun's clothes in an instant, the chill spread along the skin, and the strong wind made him unable to open his eyes, his vision was blurred and he couldn't accurately Identify what happened when you landed.

But at this moment, Wei Liang's powerful palm stretched out, wrapped around Yan Shixun's waist, and brought him to her.

When Yan Shixun crashed into the strong chest behind him, although Yan Shixun's vision was blurry and dark, he couldn't see clearly, but the corners of his lips curled into a smile.

The two fell in the dark for a long time before finally touching the ground.

When Yan Shixun sensed the change of the wind sound below him, he quickly adjusted his body shape, and stepped steadily on the uneven ground full of rocks, without letting himself shake and fall.

He blinked his eyes quickly, and the physiological tears blown by the wind were suppressed again, and his vision became clear again.

At this time, Yan Shixun finally saw what it looked like in the cave.

He looked up and found that the ground he was stepping on was tens of meters high from the top of the cave.The bright moonlight quietly sprinkled down from the hole above the head, becoming the only light source in the dark cave.

The surrounding stone walls are rugged and rough, with weird and sharp shapes, and you can see the natural appearance at a glance, without human intervention.

However, in the dimness, Yan Shixun still saw the outline like a staircase, which spread down from the darkness above and landed on the ground not far away.

He squinted his eyes, confirmed his field of vision, and then asked Ye Li suspiciously: "Is that a staircase? It was carved out manually?"

Ye Li, who was protecting Yan Shixun wholeheartedly, raised his eyes to look over there.

Because there is no light in the cave, it is difficult for Yan Shixun to see clearly at a long distance outside the range of the moonlight.

However, when ghosts and gods "see" things, their senses are more important than their eyes.

Ye Li only glanced at it, then nodded, affirming Yan Shixun's question: "The stairs go up the stone wall, with rough ax marks that have not been polished, all the way to the top floor. It seems that it should be It was the road dug by the previous villagers."

Hearing this, Yan Shixun pushed Ye Li away, walked over there quickly for a few words, raised his head to observe carefully.

Indeed, as Ye Li said, the stairs are extremely rough and narrow, and they can only barely stand on them. It seems that when they were building, the builders didn't think that this was a frequently used staircase, but only used it to build a path for themselves to go down into the cave. It's just an easy path.

The stairs are already covered with dust, and because they have not been used for a long time, other stones have grown on the stone surface that has been cut out under the action of water vapor and calcification. The stairs that were built according to the trend of the stone wall have also been broken. Open, the stone wall has already changed its shape.

This staircase is completely useless.

And judging from the changes in the stone wall, the terrain can move and change to such an extent that the construction time of this staircase should also be thousands of years ago.

The villagers who collected the bones back then should have planned to transport the bones here and hide them here, so they built a simple staircase in advance. Judging from the iron filings scattered around, there should be other tools, and then put the bones together Send it to the cave and hide it so that no one on the ground can find it.

Since then, the villagers have been living on the ground above the cave, guarding this natural mausoleum wholeheartedly, and have never come down again.

Even if people from other villages really learned about the burial site more than a hundred years ago, no one would be able to descend into the cave smoothly.

From the very beginning, the villagers who held their bones in the first place never thought of letting other people disturb the tranquility here.

Yan Shixun stood at the same spot, did not act rashly, but quickly checked the surrounding situation, and then prepared to walk over the uneven boulders on the ground to the side of the stairs.

Warlord and Hades also fell down steadily afterward.

Yan Shixun just glanced at a few people casually, and asked quickly: "Is there anyone among you who can perceive the location of the bones again?"

The sound echoed back and forth in the huge and empty cave, making the dark space even more deadly and terrifying.

This cave is too big.

If you search aimlessly in the dark, regardless of the problem of getting lost, the search time will be too long, which is not conducive to finding the specific location of the burial ground.

While Yan Shixun carefully observed the surrounding situation, he guessed in his heart and marveled at the huge size of this cave.

With the movement of the earth's crust, the structure of the underground sky such as caves will also change accordingly, and some caves will even completely change their structure and trend in just a few months.

The first time I saw a cave that was as huge as a football field, it is likely to be compressed to the size of a dog hole when I look at it again after a few years.

It is like a sponge in the formation, where no one can see, it has been silently supporting the ground and mountains, providing a buffer for collisions.

But in this way, even if someone has detected the cave before and left a mark, in this case, it will only be completely ineffective, and even cause interference to the latecomers, and instead lead those who explore the cave to a point of no return. dead end.

Not to mention that caves sometimes collapse.

Even the most experienced adventurers have to be cautious when facing the intricate caves.

Just looking at the cave in front of him, Yan Shixun couldn't guess the terrain thousands of years ago, and he didn't even know if he could follow the traces left by the former villagers to find the burial ground.

Yan Shixun is someone who is used to making a series of backup plans, and will never let himself be in a passive situation.

But now, he hopes that he will not use the latter plan and can follow the simplest plan.

——If the topography of the cave has indeed undergone a huge change, and they cannot accurately and directly find the burial site, then there is only the last method left.

Let the general perceive the location of the burial ground as accurately as possible, and then fight through it in one go.

The shortest straight line between two points, this law that everyone knows, is also the simplest and most effective method, allowing Yan Shixun to find the buried bones as quickly as possible.

But doing so has other consequences.

That is, the stability of this land.

Once the underground structure is violently damaged, the ground above is likely to collapse, and even cause the mountain to sink, triggering a chain reaction.

As for how bad the consequences will be, no one knows.

Because before this, there was no such existence as Ye Li, who could completely destroy the support and focus of the terrain from the deepest part of the cave upwards.

Yan Shixun didn't want to go to that point either.

So when he had a simpler method and had the strength to realize it, he still gave up the shortcut and chose the difficult one that could protect the cave to the greatest extent.

After Yan Shixun asked, the general shook his head slowly, and said, "It's very close here, but I can't sense the exact location. Shixun, the closer you get to the burial ground, what can I do for you?" Things, less and less."

"When I find the burial ground and see the bones, that's when I should leave."

Warlord's voice is not as sharp as it used to be, it's not like Yan Shixun's indifference when he first saw Warlord, but full of tenderness and love.

Warlord doesn't try to hide that either.

Yan Shixun was stunned when he heard the words, he stopped his groping movements, supported the cold stone wall with one hand, turned around and looked back.

The light lit up at Yama's fingertips, and gradually expanded into a ball, which was held in his white palm, illuminating the surrounding darkness.

The general's figure was hidden in the half-light, but Yan Shixun could clearly see that he was smiling.

Even though the general had already changed into casual clothes that were no different from ordinary people when he left the southwest, the soft and loose clothes could not soften his sharpness. He was still the general who led the army to fight on the battlefield.

But now, he has changed.

It seemed that he took the initiative to discard the armor on his soul, throwing away all the protection and obstacles, so that there was no obstacle between him and Yan Shixun.

Then, step by step, he took the initiative to walk towards Yan Shixun.

Show off his love.

Yan Shixun's slender fingers hanging by his side unconsciously moved a few times, he didn't expect Zhan Hui to have such a reaction.

It wasn't until then that he vaguely realized that it wasn't just Ye Li, but this general who had the same body and a different position as Ye Li...

It seems that she also has unusual feelings for him?

"I'm sorry, Shi Xun, the bones are nearby, I am the last afterimage left by mortals, that is, the same existence as the bones... It is suppressing my power."

The general smiled at Yan Shixun, and said: "I really want to fulfill your wish, so that all your thoughts and ideas will come true, and there will be no more things that will bother you. But, I just want to can lead you here."

"The rest of the road, Yan Shixun, you can only walk alone."

Yan Wang also took the words calmly.

Holding the bright light in his hand, he calmly raised his eyes to look at Yan Shixun, and said, "That is the remains of Ye Li and one hundred thousand soldiers, and there is still power attached to it. It is the last thing left by ghosts, gods, and heroes. Ordinary meaning and power. There are no ghosts and gods who can approach them at close range."

"Ye Li, that guy, just didn't say it, he didn't want to tell you, but in fact."

Yan Wang looked at Ye Li, and said plainly what he didn't tell Yan Shixun: "Ye Li's power has been reduced and suppressed since he entered the cave, and it has reached a dangerous enough point. He can still grit his teeth and endure the pain. But going forward, it’s hard to tell what’s going to happen.”

"This is the place where heaven and earth have voluntarily given up their jurisdiction."

"This is……"

Yan Wang smiled lightly, and said word by word: "The burial place of ghosts and gods."

Yan Shixun looked at Hades and War General in astonishment, but on their faces, he saw only seriousness and solemnity, without any trace of deceit.

He suddenly turned sideways to look at Ye Li beside him, with a question in his eyes - is what they said true?Are you in pain and won't tell me?

Ye Li's gaze was as cold as a knife, he gouged out Yan Wang's eyes, and when he looked at Yan Shixun, he smiled again.

"It's nothing, don't worry, Shi Xun."

Ye Li said softly, "It's just a small injury."

He even brought up the matter of Yan Shixun's own injuries, trying to convince Yan Shixun.

But Yan Shixun's eyes flickered like waves and shattered, and he looked at Ye Li with complicated and dazed eyes.

Although Hades and Warlord were unable to explain their words directly because they were in the burial ground, he still understood the true meaning of their words.

For Ye Li, the bones of the past are what he once gave up.

He gave up his time as a mortal, like gouging out the unclean carrion from his body, removing all the heavy things, making the soul transcend the mortal form, and then ascended the throne of ghosts and gods.

The moment he opened his eyes as the Lord of Fengdu, the experience of mortals has nothing to do with him.Standing there to rule all ghosts is the fair ghosts and gods without any selfish desires.

It is precisely because of abandoning the mortal side that he can fairly hold the authority of ghosts and gods.

Ru Dao has always been ruthless and rational, and will not soften his heart because of anyone.

This was a decision Ye Li had solemnly made.

That being the case, it is not easy to accept the mortal side again.

It's not just about finding the bones.

It's... Dao's final test for ghosts and gods.

Let's see if he can support the world, see if he can justly protect all living beings, and find a way to life for all living beings.

The heavier the authority, the more severe the test will be.

Even if Ye Li made up his mind to accept his mortal side, he still had to go through all kinds of sufferings before he could get close to his bones.

Therefore, the closer they were to the burial ground, the weaker Yeli and the generals would be.

It's just that Ye Li gritted his teeth and refused to say, wanting to be by Yan Shixun's side all the time, not wanting to be separated from him.

But it was cleared up by the generals.

After learning the truth, Yan Shixun looked at Ye Li with anger gradually.

"If he doesn't, when do you want to?"

Yan Shixun asked Ye Li coldly: "Wait until you are crushed by heaven and earth? Or when you, as the lord of Fengdu, are also killed by Dao?"

Ye Li was silent for a moment, but did not defend himself.

He just said in a hoarse voice: "Among our group, the only one who can get close to the burial ground is you, Shi Xun."

"If I walk forward with you, because of your breath, the burial ground will not reject me too much. But, once I separate from you, unless I pass the trial, I won't have a chance to get close to you again."

Ye Li smiled softly: "Maybe you can't understand, but Shi Xun, that will be a long and torturous parting for me."

Before getting the treasure, the poor will not know how the brilliance of the treasure can shine like the sun and the moon.

But what is more painful than never getting it is losing it after getting it.

Ye Li knew that he was like a person who had been poor for thousands of years. He didn't find his treasure until the last moment when he was full of disappointment and ready to give up.

Because of this, he could hardly bear to be separated from Yan Shixun.

Even a minute and a second made him extremely tormented, far more unbearable than the pain caused by the burial ground.

Yan Shixun didn't expect that Yeli would open up his heart for him to see after he succeeded the general.

He couldn't help but froze for a moment.

Yan Shixun was silent for a moment, and then asked, "What kind of test do you need to endure?"

"What happened in life, what happens after death, the battlefield of ghosts and gods will reappear."

Ye Li said softly: "I will go through it again, the most painful battle in my life. Then, Tiandi will ask me if I make a different choice."

"However, there is no turning back on the upward road. If I have gone through a similar Yedi battle, but I will choose the exact same choice as before when I lose my current memory, then..."

Ye Li paused for a moment, afraid of scaring Yan Shixun, and said in a gentle voice: "When the body dies, the way disappears, ashes fly away, that's all."

He was even laughing, as if the possibility of such a tragedy was as bright as flowers, it was not worth mentioning the ease and joy.

But Yan Shixun froze in place.

Yan Shixun is well aware of the cruelty of Dao, even though it is fair and never partial, the choices he makes will ensure the future and survival of all living beings. The law of planning makes the balance of life and death between yin and yang, and the living can live a peaceful and happy life, while ghosts cannot invade the world .

However, he has never faced the coldness of Dao like this moment.

Even if the ghosts and gods that Daoist once begged for help in every possible way, under the guidance of Daoist himself, embarked on the road of trial to become a new Daoist, they would not say that they were lenient, let alone give Ye Li some preferential treatment.

What should be is what it should be.

What the Dao wants is to be able to become an independent existence of the new Dao, not ordinary ghosts and gods who can only be sheltered and survive under the Dao.

It coldly draws a clear distinction between the two.

Yan Shixun's Adam's apple rolled up and down, his throat felt sore, and it was even difficult to make a coherent sound.

Neither Zhan Jiang nor Ye Li urged him, they just quietly waited for Yan Shixun to digest what he just said.

Yan Wang sighed lightly.

The soft cloth shoes stepped over the sharp stones, Yan Wang walked up to Yan Shixun, took his hand, and gently placed the ball of light on Yan Shixun's palm.

"No ghost can get close to the bones of other ghosts, not to mention, I'm just a remnant that reappeared on Zhang Wubing's body."

Yan Wang lowered his eyelashes and said calmly, "Let's go, Yan Shixun."

"At the very least, I promise you as the King of Hades—no matter what, you can continue to be with your family Ye Li."

"Even if he really didn't pass the test of Dao, and was wiped out on the battlefield in Yedi... I still have a way to snatch his soul back from Dao, let him re-enter reincarnation, and stand in front of you alive."

Yan Wang blinked at Yan Shixun, and under the surprised stare of the other party, he smiled lightly and said, "Yan Shixun, don't forget, the reason I have survived and existed until now is because I have successfully escaped from various places under the Great Dao." God perishes and escapes."

"Believe me, I'm already proficient in this kind of thing."

Yan Wang joked: "It depends on whether you accept people who are more than 20 years younger than you."

Yan Shixun was amused by the imagination he had created because of King Hades' words.

It was hard for him to imagine what Ye Li's face and personality would look like if he were placed on a child.

"No, if that's the case, then Ye Li, you should go find someone else."

Yan Shixun looked at Ye Li, smiled and said slowly: "I hate being with people younger than me."

Ye Li was stunned at first, and then smiled softly.

"Don't worry, my family's Shi Xun... how can I be at ease with a treasure like my family's Shi Xun, let the world see the glory of the treasure, and attract everyone to snatch the treasure from my arms."

Ye Li said: "Others? Don't even think about it."

There are countless creatures in the world, but the only one he loves deeply is Yan Shixun.

He gave Yan Shixun all his remaining emotions, so how could he have the energy to see others in his eyes again?

"Shi Xun, you may not remember it, but we made our marriage vows under the witness of heaven and earth. Once the ghosts and gods say something, we cannot regret it."

Ye Li stared at Yan Shixun, smiling slyly and happily: "Our karma has long been so deep that it cannot be solved."

"Even if it is heaven and earth, don't try to do it."

Yan Shixun was a little surprised: "When..."

But as soon as the words came out, he laughed.

It's not a moment...

From the first moment I met Ye Li, the cause and effect began, and it was love all the time.