Sitting and forgetting longevity

Chapter 1956 The Mountain God's Transformation
The stone statue with a human body and a fish tail stood proudly on the stone platform, its beautiful appearance containing an inviolable majesty, its demeanor magnificent and awe-inspiring.

However, as the group stepped into the temple, the faint trace of malevolent intent that they hadn't had time to conceal was noticed by Liu Qinghuan and Li Shan, who were walking ahead.

"I have a bad feeling about this. I don't even know what that thing standing on is. What do you think?"

Li Shan asked telepathically, and couldn't help but squint at Liu Qinghuan.

The other person sat upright with their eyes closed, seemingly in a meditative state, surrounded by layers of spatial energy that were somewhat difficult to discern.

A moment later, Liu Qinghuan's voice transmission rang in Li Shan's ear: "Its original form should be the mountain god of this mountain, but it seems that its spirituality has been defiled by something and tainted with evil energy."

"It seems that those rumors are not unfounded!" Li Shan pondered, "The spirit of the mountains and the soul of the water are both born from the Dao of Heaven, pure and clear, and unaffected by external influences."

"Now the mountain god's heart has clearly strayed; this is not a good omen!"

Liu Qinghuan agreed wholeheartedly and asked, "What rumor?"

"Don't you know?" Li Shan said, "It is said that the three great scattered immortals' residences are all built on the rifts of other worlds, using the abilities of the scattered immortals to suppress the evil gods of other worlds."

I used to take it as a joke, but today I believe it. No wonder such strange things appear here.

Thinking of the group of untouchable and indestructible monsters he had encountered before, Li Shan felt a chill run down his spine.

However, the old clam spirit Xingni kept calling it "Holy Mountain" and even acted as the guardian deity of this place, but it was unclear what role he was playing in it.

Then Liu Qinghuan said, "This is troublesome! It involves an evil god from another world. How should we deal with it?"

Li Shan was also perplexed and tentatively asked, "Brother Liu, can you discern the true nature of that mountain god?"

This time, Liu Qinghuan remained silent for a longer time before replying, "Its strength is no less than Xing Nie's. From the moment we went up the mountain, we were probably already caught in its trap, which is why this palace appeared so coincidentally when I mentioned going down the mountain."

Li Shan was horrified: "You mean, even if Brother Tiannu hadn't stepped into the hall first, it still had a way to force us in?"

“Yes,” Liu Qinghuan said, “Don’t forget, we are now on its territory, and the other side probably knows some spatial magic.”

Li Shan was so worried. He had finally managed to pick up a few five-colored stones, but it was like escaping one wolf's den only to fall into another.

"Moreover, ordinary methods are ineffective against things like mountain spirits and water spirits..."

Li Shan couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

This is also why he and Liu Qinghuan have remained silent and restrained since entering the palace.

"We're like turtles in a jar now. If they let us in, they probably won't let us out easily."

“Yes…” Liu Qinghuan also sighed, “So while the other party is still willing to pretend for a while, we need to quickly devise a countermeasure, or a way to escape.”

It would be good if they could escape. They are now standing on the edge of a cliff, and they might fall into thin air and be smashed to pieces at any moment.

"We need to inform the other two fellow Daoists about this as soon as possible, so that they can also prepare."

"Let me explain," Li Shan said.

After discussing for a long time, the two also sent a telepathic message to Tiannu and Xulingzi. Regardless of how much fear and panic they felt, they remained calm and composed on the surface, and no one revealed any flaws.

The hall was very quiet, as if all danger had vanished, and a peaceful and tranquil atmosphere prevailed.

The stone statue stood high above, and suddenly, its dark eyes slowly moved, scanning over the group of people who were meditating with their eyes closed.

The atmosphere began to tense up imperceptibly.

Gradually, its gaze settled on Liu Qinghuan, especially on the lotus flower beside him that shone with brilliant light. The spatial power contained within it seemed slightly different from its own.

A thoughtful look flashed in the stone statue's eyes, and it raised an eyebrow before returning to its original position.

After a while, Xu Lingzi opened his eyes, sat there in a daze, and his expression showed occasional feelings of reluctance and annoyance.

The more he thought about it, the more unwilling he became. He got up and walked to Tian Nu's side, whispering, "Fellow Daoist, I have something I'd like to discuss with you. May we talk over over there?" Tian Nu asked in confusion, "What is it?"

He stood up and went into the storeroom next door with Xu Lingzi.

Soon after, the sound of an argument, deliberately kept low, came from inside the room.

Liu Qinghuan opened her eyes, listened carefully, and looked at Li Shan: "What are they arguing about?"

Li Shan's expression was not good. He said, "It's probably because Xu Lingzi regrets it and wants to ask Tian Nu to take back that primordial treasure."

"You can ask for this back?!" Liu Qinghuan asked in surprise. "Then he won't ask me for his things back too, will he?"

Li Shan hesitated, "This..."

"Let me make this clear from the start, I absolutely will not repay it!" Liu Qinghuan said, "You have to take care of this matter, go and persuade Xu Lingzi."

Li Shan thought for a moment, then got up and walked towards the side hall: "Okay."

But when he arrived, the argument over there only intensified, as if they were about to come to blows.

At this moment, Liu Qinghuan, who had been secretly observing the movements above, saw the stone statue's fingers twitch slightly. Her heart skipped a beat, and she quickly called out:

"Can you please stop arguing? It hasn't been easy for anyone to get to where we are now. Let's talk this out!"

Inside the side hall, the three paused, exchanging glances.

"Brother Liu has warned me; this method won't work!"

'As I said before, as the god of the Five-Colored Stone Mountain, no spatial fluctuation could escape its perception.'

"Then what do you suggest we do? Instead of opening a spatial passage, are we supposed to rush out the door? This entire mountain is its territory; every blade of grass and every tree is under its control. Going out would just be walking into a trap."

"Are you two getting addicted to arguing?" Li Shan stopped them with a look, while calmly putting away the array plate that shielded the fluctuations of magical power.

'We didn't really expect this method to work anyway; time is of the essence, so let's just go for it!'

A moment later, Tiannu, holding the pagoda and looking furious, rushed out of the side hall: "I have nothing to say!"

Xu Lingzi also chased after him angrily: "You old bastard, I've put up with you for too long. Don't even think about leaving this room today if you don't return what you found!"

Tian Nu suddenly turned around and sneered, "What, you still want to make a move?"

Xu Lingzi suddenly conjured a yellow banner: "Come on!"

"come!"

The two were on the verge of exploding, their swords drawn.

Li Shan tried to mediate the fight with a headache, but was pushed away. Liu Qinghuan quickly pulled him aside.

"Forget it, let them handle it themselves..."

Before she could finish speaking, a charming laugh came from the head of the table: "Hehehe!"

Everyone's expression changed, and they all looked over, only to see the stone statue covering its mouth with one hand, giggling repeatedly: "Don't stop, keep acting!"

"Attack!" Xu Lingzi shouted, and the banner in his hand rose wildly in the wind, billowing upwards!

But then a "rip" was heard, and a long gash was torn in the flag, revealing the fierce face of the stone statue.

Just then, a beam of yellow light fell, and its movements suddenly stopped, as if it were bound by invisible straps and unable to move.

Tian Nu held up the Shadowless Divine Light Tower, its body trembling violently: "Quick, I can't trap it for long!"

A figure flashed by, and Li Shan slapped a yellow talisman onto the forehead of the stone statue.