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Chapter 176 The Great Black Secret King, Zhu Qiongshan
With this thought, Su Heng gave up the idea of ​​removing the mark.

He opened his eyes, looked at Cui Mingri on the other side, and then politely declined the other party's invitation.

"That's fine..."

Cui Mingri nodded and didn't say much.

After all, it was the first time he met Su Heng, and the two of them didn't have much of a relationship.

Next, the three of them plundered the resources in the temple and reported what happened here to the Demon Suppression Army. Later, there will be a special person to handle it. In a short time, the exchanged resources will be sent to the designated location.

Wait until these trivial things are finished.

It was already getting light.

"Well, let's say goodbye here." Cui Mingri's injured arm has basically healed.

At this time, he clasped his hands together and saluted Su Heng and Li Lingxiu from a distance.

"See you in the clouds." Li Lingxiu said with a smile.

"See you again if we have the chance in the future." Su Heng also nodded slightly and said goodbye casually.

Then the two of them turned and left, rising and falling together, and disappeared into the lush and verdant forest in the blink of an eye.

"Before I left the mountain, my master once told me that although our Lieyang Sect has a long history, we should not underestimate the heroes of the world. Although I agreed at that time, I was not sure if I really took it to heart. Today, I see that the old man's words do make sense..."

Cui Mingri looked at the huge hole left by the battle in front of the temple.

I couldn't help but shake my head and sigh.

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Deep in the Skull Plain, in a valley.

A white line rushed down along the mountain wall, and only when I got closer could I hear the sound of splashing water.

The waterfall falls from a great height, splashing up white mist, which then disperses with the wind and gradually flows throughout the entire valley.

The valley is desolate.

There are not many plants, only large areas of hard rocks that have been smoothed by the water.

The clear stream without any impurities flows among the rocks, divided into a dense water network, exuding a hint of coolness.

Snapped!
A foot wearing monk's shoes stepped in the stream.

The splashing water soaked the cloth shoes completely, but the owner didn't care.

He just put his palms together and chanted scriptures while lowering his head and moving forward until he was more than ten meters away from the waterfall, and then he stopped.

White waterfall, white mist.

But there is a lingering black shadow inside.

The black shadow danced like a flame, gradually becoming clearer and condensing, and turned into a dark figure in front of the monk.

This man was over three meters tall and was completely black.

Even when he opened his mouth to speak, the teeth inside his mouth were black.

His body was muscular and strong, like a sculpture. His charcoal-black skin was engraved with a lot of golden Sanskrit characters. His eyes were filled with red flames and his face was filled with anger. Judging from his appearance alone, this person was 70% similar to the Vajra Yaksha Mingwang that Su Heng had seen before.

However, his appearance lacks some majesty, and his figure is not as majestic as that of the three-faced, six-armed Mingwang.

But his three-meter-tall body and muscular body still fill him with explosive power.

Especially once it appeared, the golden and cold Buddha light surged outward like a tide. Wherever the Buddha light covered, whether it was the mist drifting with the wind, the waterfall falling along the mountain wall, or the water droplets splashing in the air, they all froze and did not move.

The roar of the waterfall disappeared.

The entire valley became eerily quiet because of the appearance of the black-muscled monk.

In such silence, the chanting of the gray-robed monks became clearer and more peaceful.

The Diamond Sutra, which symbolizes supreme enlightenment and great wisdom, was recited in its entirety. The young monk in gray robes raised his head and looked calmly at the giant in front of him, "I wonder why Master Great Black Secret King called me?"

There are many traditions in the Skull Original Hundred Buddha Temple.

But only the successors of the Five Great Bright Kings can be called "Secret Kings".

The black-muscled giant in front of him is the direct disciple of Vajra Yaksha Mingwang. Because of his magnificent and vast body and his skin that is naturally black like burned charcoal, he is called the "Great Black Secret King".

The Great Black Secret King ranks low in strength among the five secret kings.

But his personality is the most explosive.

At this time, the Great Black Secret King's face was full of anger. After seeing the young monk, the burning anger in his body gradually subsided and his expression returned to calm.

"Zen Master Dingguang is dead." King Dahei Mi said calmly.

“Brother Dingguang…” The young monk held the Buddhist beads in his hand and paused for a moment before admonishing, “He went deep into the Great Zhou Dynasty alone to carry out his mission, so it’s inevitable that he will encounter danger. I hope Brother Dingguang will not fall into the eight sufferings and will be liberated soon.”

"I don't know who killed Senior Brother Dingguang."

The young monk was surprised and said, "Earlier, I heard that Brother Dingguang had found the whereabouts of the heir of the Li family. Was he killed by the elders of the Jiangzhou Li family, or was he killed by someone because of his carelessness?"

"Neither." The Great Black Secret King said coldly, "A little-known and obscure character."

"If you can kill Senior Brother Dingguang, then you are no longer a small character."

The young monk frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then said, "The Black Evil Bodhisattva went to the Zhou Dynasty with Senior Brother Dingguang. Didn't He come back either?"

"It must be that they met with an accident." The Great Black Secret King seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of anger appeared on his face. "If it was just killing these two people, it would be fine, but you actually dared to speak so shamelessly in front of me."

"He thought he could do whatever he wanted by hiding in the Great Zhou Dynasty, huh—"

The Great Black Secret King sneered, "I will make him pay the price." "Master uncle intends to go there in person." The young monk frowned and said, "Now the Jiang-E area is surrounded by various forces. If Master uncle rashly takes action, it may cause trouble. No one can predict what the result will be."

"It's okay." The Great Black Secret King shook his head and said, "That person is not from one of the major forces in Jiang and E."

"As long as we deal with him cleanly and neatly, there won't be any additional twists and turns."

"Since Master Uncle is determined to do this, then so be it..."

The young monk knew that the Great Black Secret King had always been like this, so he stopped trying to persuade him. He just put his hands together and blessed him, "I wish you a safe journey, uncle."

"Varila Yaqisa!" Mahakala replied with the mantra of Vajra Yaksha Vidyaraja.

"During the time I'm away, I'll have to trouble you and your senior brother to take care of the affairs of the Vajra Yaksha Mingwang lineage." The Great Black Secret King instructed.

"Of course." The young monk nodded with a smile.

The senior brother mentioned by the Great Black Secret King is the "Immovable Secret King", the leader of the Five Secret Kings of the Hundred Buddha Temple.

As a direct disciple of the Immovable Secret King, this young monk also holds a high position in the Hundred Buddhas Temple. He is the leader who commands all worldly affairs, the Great Compassion Zen Master.

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The time came to the next day, dawn.

A hint of paleness had just appeared in the eastern sky, and beams of golden-red sunlight filled the sky.

This is Liuzhou, Zhuqiong Mountain.

This is the place where the secret realm of Yunzhongtian will be opened.

Zhuqiong Mountain is completely different from other ordinary mountain scenery. This majestic and vast mountain area shrouded in clouds and mist is formed by huge rock pillars that rise from the ground and are thousands of meters high. Standing on a high place, you can see stone pillars and peaks, cliffs, ancient trees, and clouds and mist that have not dispersed in the early morning.

The flowing water waterfall rushes down from the mountain, making a loud noise.

A gigantic black-winged roc spread its wings, flew into the wind, and returned to its huge nest on the cliff.

And under the shadow cast by the Peng bird.

In the dense forest filled with smoke, two figures, a man and a woman, were running forward at a rapid speed.

Both of them were young, the man was handsome and the woman was pretty. But at this moment, they looked a little flustered, and their breaths were disordered and heavy. It was obvious that they had just experienced a fierce battle and were gradually reaching their limit.

boom!
The young woman in the long dress with water sleeves staggered and finally couldn't hold on.

His toes tripped over a piece of dead wood on the ground and he lost his balance. If he hadn't reached out to hold on to an ancient tree next to him, he would have fallen on his back on the spot.

"Senior brother..."

The woman had a pleading look on her face as she called out from afar.

She held onto the tree trunk beside her with one hand and covered her thigh with the other.

Even so, black blood still seeped out from between his fingers, and his increasingly paler face showed that he was severely poisoned.

"Junior sister, you..." The handsome man stopped in the distance after hearing this.

on the one hand.

It was a recollection of the horrific scene encountered deep in Zhuqiong Mountain.

On the other hand, there was the painful and pale face of the junior sister who he had been with day and night.

He hesitated for a moment, but his years of responsibility finally overcame the fear deep in his heart. Ji Hao took a step forward and quickly came to the front of his junior sister. He first took out the detoxification and healing pill from his arms, stuffed it into his junior sister's mouth, and then helped her stand up.

The medicinal power slowly spread in the abdomen, and Junior Sister Chen Xi's pale face also gained a hint of color.

"Thank you, senior brother." Chen Xi said gratefully with tears in his eyes.

"Why are we still talking about this?" Ji Hao held Chen Xi's wrist, then divided half of the little strength in his body and injected it into Chen Xi's body.

"Are you able to resume your movements now?" he asked anxiously.

"Yeah." Chen Xi nodded.

"That's good..." Ji Hao heaved a sigh of relief when he heard that. "That monster may still be chasing us. We have to leave quickly and reunite with the elders in the sect. Then we'll be safe."

The two of them came from Lingxiu Sect, a medium-sized sect in Liuzhou.

Compared with big forces like Lingxiu Sect and Lieyang Sect, it is far inferior, and no one in the sect has obtained the "Cloud Key".

but……

Even without the "Cloud Key", you just can't enter the depths of the secret realm of "Sky in the Clouds".

If you are lucky, you can also gain something by staying in the periphery for a while.

Senior brother Ji Hao and sister Chen Xi held this idea.

They arrived at Zhuqiong Mountain early.

I just want to explore the secret realm of "Sky in the Clouds" before it opens, maybe I'll get some extra rewards.

Unexpectedly, they got nothing. Instead, they ran into a powerful demon. Both of them were seriously injured and now they have not been able to escape from danger.

"Senior Brother..." The trembling voice of the junior sister sounded in her ears.

Ji Hao was stunned at first when he heard this, and then he reacted and his face turned pale in an instant.

He felt as if his neck was fixed, extremely stiff. He slowly turned around and saw a bloody mouth opened in front of him. Sticky saliva dripped along the sharp and pale teeth like a file, making a "hissing" sound on the stone, and a strong fishy smell hit his face.

"It's over!" Ji Hao's eyes went dark and he fell into despair.

A gentle voice came slowly from a distance.

(End of this chapter)