ninety thousand miles

Chapter 493 Experience
Wen Guying said: "I fought him once."

"Did you beat him?" Jiang Mei asked.

Before Wen Guying could speak, Liu Yang blurted out, "No way?"

Wen Guying replied, "Neither won nor lost, we just tested each other." He paused and asked, "About when did you meet Elder Xiao?"

Jiang Mei said, "The New Year is coming soon."

"That's about right," Wen Guying calculated the time and said, "The demon spirit should have already made contact with us by then. So, after discovering that you two were in Yashan County, she was afraid that you would ruin her plan, so she asked Elder Xiao to show up and stop you."

"More than that," Jiang Mei said, "Although I haven't seen the demon you mentioned, I can feel that the people here want to use us to do something."

"What did Elder Xiao say to you?" Wen Guying asked.

Jiang Mei said: "It's not Elder Xiao. After Elder Xiao knew our intention, he told us that he did see some things in the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain that might have been left by the demons, and invited us to go to the secret realm together."

"Did you go?" Li Chuan asked.

Jiang Mei said: "Elder Xiao is a senior of Xuanyue Sect. As juniors, how can we refuse his invitation? What's more, this is also a clue, right? If we refuse, they will probably hide deeper, and then we may not be able to find anything."

Wen Guying asked: "So you entered the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain?"

"Well, we followed Elder Xiao and entered the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain through a secret passage underground." Then he asked Wen Guying, "How much do you know about the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain?"

Wen Guying said: "Before I came here, I read all the records about this area in the Four Heavenly Mysteries. There are many records about the secret realm of Huai'an Mountain, but they are all very fragmented, and there are many contradictory statements about the same thing. According to my speculation, it is very likely to be a legacy left by a demon fairy, and it is likely to be 30,000 years ago, so we lack the ability to confirm the identity of this demon fairy."

"And I suspect that this secret realm came into being ahead of schedule eight thousand years ago. It should have come into being after the 'opportunity' appeared." Wen Guying said slowly: "Moreover, there may be many confusing illusions in it, which led to the monks fighting for the secret treasure, and even caused the entire secret realm to collapse."

"Three thousand years ago, the cultivator who took away the source of the disaster, I suspect it was the Spirit Fish King." Wen Guying said.

"What is that?" Li Chuan asked.

Jiang Mei replied, "It is a magic weapon, the Blue-veined Black Jade Cauldron. It can suppress evil spirits and refine all kinds of natural treasures. When it is damaged, it will absorb the life and soul of the surrounding creatures to repair itself. But as far as I know, it is currently in the hands of Elder Qinglian of the Golden Phoenix Sect."

"Is there something wrong with the Golden Phoenix Sect?" Li Chuan asked, "Oh, that Feng Huanyi, she is from the Golden Phoenix Sect."

Jiang Mei said: "We'll know after we check it out."

Wen Guying asked, "What happened after you entered the secret realm?"

Jiang Mei said: "After entering the secret realm, Elder Xiao took us directly to the place where the techniques were stored. The techniques from 30,000 years ago are very different from the techniques today in terms of thinking and understanding of Tao. That whole room of secret manuals is enough for us to read for ten or twenty years, even if we only take a quick look at them."

"Elder Xiao wanted to use these skills to divert our attention, so I realized that they must be planning something and something was going to happen. So I paid more attention to everything around me, and deliberately discussed Taoism with him when Elder Xiao was around, and then I realized that something was wrong with him." "He has lost his heart for Taoism." Wen Guying said.

"That's right," Jiang Mei said, "He doesn't want to discuss cultivation at all."

He continued, "So I told him that I wanted to visit other places in the secret realm, and that there were things he mentioned that were suspected to be related to the demons. After listening to my request, he seemed to be embarrassed, but finally agreed."

"Elder Xiao must want to protect us," Jiang Mei said with emotion, "He took us to another place in the secret realm. At that time, I realized that this secret realm was not complete. I told Elder Xiao about my discovery, and he perfunctorily said a few words, and I did not continue to ask."

"Then he took me to a place where there was a platform, a round platform, which really looked like something from the demon clan, with the style and materials and runes on it. Also, I saw some scattered rubble there." Jiang Mei looked at Li Chuan and said, "It was the same one you showed me at that time."

"We stayed there for a while, and during that time, Elder Xiao came again. He said he had something to do and would be away for a while. He might go back to Xuanyue Gate, and asked if we wanted to go with him. So I spoke frankly and asked him what was wrong and if we could help him."

"He seemed to waver for a moment, but still refused. He told us that there were many dangerous places in the secret realm and asked us to leave as soon as possible."

"After Elder Xiao left, I felt that the restrictions outside had also disappeared, so I went out to investigate. Then I discovered that in this secret realm, there were not only cultivators from Xuanyue Sect, but also quite a few little demons."

"I overheard the little demons talking. They were originally following the Spirit Fish King. They were also talking about what they would do after bringing back Prince Su... It made my ears hurt."

Jiang Mei shook her head and said, "I think the black gravel may be a breakthrough point. Xiaoyang and I began to look for other black stones in the secret realm. After searching most of the secret realm, we finally found the black stone at the entrance of the underground palace."

"Underground palace? Where is it?" Wen Guying asked.

"Go out from here, cross the stone mountain and go down, and you will reach the underground palace." The one who spoke was Jiang Bai. He said, "I was imprisoned there, and he wanted me to help him raise that Devouring Spirit."

"Soul Devouring?" Li Chuan caught the key words and asked, "Do you know what that is?"

"I don't know, but I know it's definitely not a good thing. So whatever secret technique he asked me to use, I did the opposite and ended up killing several tanks of fish," said Jiang Bai.

"He didn't do anything to you, did he?" Li Chuan was very worried.

Jiang Bai said: "No, he just locked me up, took away my Qiankun bag and other things, and didn't give me food or water. So I could only yell at him to vent my anger every day."

"Brother Jiang heard me cursing and rescued me."

Jiang Mei added: "When I found him, he was hanging in the air with an iron chain. I thought he was Jiang Song at first, but then I realized it."

"Where is Jiang Lei?" Wen Guying asked.

"As soon as I put him down, Jiang Lei appeared," said Jiang Mei.

(End of this chapter)