Half-life immortal

Chapter 158 The Mysterious Ancient City Mogao King

Seeing that everyone was unanimously insisting on going in, Situ Xiu had no choice but to give in, saying, "Okay, okay, let's go. I just hope there won't be anything unclean inside..."

Xue Qinglan overheard the last part of his sentence, and said proudly: "Second senior brother, are you... afraid of ghosts? Junior sister, I have been through the Yin Ruins, and I have made many good friends from the ghost clan Woolen cloth."

Situ Xiu's complexion became worse and worse. Fortunately, it was not very conspicuous at night, and he said depressedly: "I am a big man, how can I be afraid of ghosts! But junior sister, you are more and more bragging. It is possible that you have been to the Yinxu, but you Can you still make a lot of good friends from the ghost race?"

Xue Qinglan's mood improved slightly, she shrugged helplessly, and said, "You don't believe me? Then you can ask Yu Tian, ​​he won't lie, right?"

Feng Yutian's temperament really doesn't look like a liar, Situ Xiu took a look at him, but before he nodded, he hurriedly said: "Hey, let's not waste time discussing such silly things here, Don’t you want to go in? Let’s go quickly! Otherwise, what if the city disappears in a while.”

When encountering such a bizarre thing, everyone's mood is different, but no matter what, Xue Qinglan must be the most excited one. The novelty of seeking unknown things is irresistible.As for whether there will be danger here, there should be a certain risk, but if Xi Qiuzhi's subpoena is true, it means that at least no one will die immediately when entering.As for the rest, it is useless to think about it now.

She took Feng Yutian's hand and walked towards the ancient city of Mogao just like that.

The closer you get, the more you can feel the majesty of this ancient city.Those bricks and tiles, without concealing the traces of the years, can still make people feel the magnificence of thousands of years ago. No wonder ordinary people will feel aroused in worship, because even Xue Qinglan can't help secretly admiring, thinking of the Mogao Kingdom thousands of years ago elegance.

The moment she stepped into the ancient city of Mogao, she felt as if she had traveled through something, but this feeling was indistinct and psychedelic, and her attention was instantly attracted by the scene in front of her.

What she saw in front of her eyes were rows of orderly streets with a desert style. Except for a few abandoned houses, most of the houses were drying clothes or other daily necessities, as if there were still people living there.

The weirdness in her heart became more and more obvious, and she felt it carefully with her spiritual sense. She only felt that the air here was a bit like the human world, a bit like the shady ruins, and a bit turbid in the demon world, which made her completely confused, so she subconsciously asked for advice. .

"Ling Ling, are you awake? What do you think is going on here?"

Ling Ling quickly replied: "This world is actually very complicated. It's not as simple as you think. The reason why the qi here is mixed is probably because there are multiple races here, and it has become a place of chaos."

"What do you mean?" Xue Qinglan hoped that he could explain more clearly.

"It means that as long as there is some powerful force separating an area from the outside world, then this area will have different properties due to the influence of the things in it. In the simplest terms, if there are both humans and ghosts here , monsters, beasts, or even immortals, demons, and gods, then it is the miscellaneous aura you feel."

"It turns out... there is such a place!" Xue Qinglan's eyes were opened. She used to think that people lived in the human world, and demons lived in the demon world, and if people went to the demon world, they would feel uncomfortable and become a different kind.It turns out that there can also be some kind of place that does not belong to any boundary layer by nature. It is really amazing to rely on the day after tomorrow to bestow characteristics!
Ling Ling sneered at her admiration, and said: "It's not a good thing to have anything to worship. Every world has its own balance, and this balance is often very fragile. Breaking the balance, there is no such thing as a paradise in the world. Those who make trouble here will be killed sooner or later."

Xue Qinglan happily responded, "Yes! We're here to kill him, right?"

Lingling was speechless for a moment.

Situ Xiu and Fu Lin followed them into the city, and they also felt something unusual about this place as soon as they entered.Situ Xiu even trembled slightly, and said weakly: "Uh... I think I'd better go out and wait for you."

Xue Qinglan and Feng Yutian, who were about to walk in, stopped when they heard this, and turned to look at him.The same is true for Fu Lin, but if you look at his eyes, you can tell that he is watching Situ Xiu make a fool of himself.

Sure enough, Situ Xiu turned his head and left the city, but for some reason, he entered again inexplicably.

"Huh?" He was also very surprised, staring at Xue Qinglan and the others. He was clearly walking out of the city, so why did he walk back into the city again?
He didn't believe in the evil, and ran out of the city again, but the reality was cruel, and he returned to the city.

He let out a long sigh, and he couldn't do anything if he didn't believe in evil, so he had no choice but to give up the idea of ​​going out.It seems that this place is the same as previously guessed, and it really is a place that can only be entered but not exited.

Xue Qinglan smiled, ignored his trick-like behavior, and said softly: "Yu Tian, ​​let's check to see if Senior Brother Xi is here?"

This place greatly limits their sensitivity, returning to the era of finding someone to rely on.

They started to wander aimlessly in the ancient city of Mogao, because they were still wary of this place, the four of them did not search separately, at least they had a caretaker together.

Walking outside a house that seemed to be inhabited, Xue Qinglan looked in through the window, and sure enough, she saw a middle-aged man in the house, who seemed to be watching them from the house, but the eyes of that man were dull, as if The terminally ill man, who was near the end of his life, did not intend to talk to them at all, even if Xue Qinglan asked him, he would not say a word.

Situ Xiu complained dissatisfied: "Is that guy dumb? He won't say anything to me."

Xue Qinglan was not in a hurry, and said, "There must be something hidden, let's take a look."

They continued to move forward, and found people in four or five rooms on the way, but these people had despairing eyes, kept silent, and were not much different from dead people.Roughly counting, there are more than a dozen people.

Who are these people?After remembering what the brigade's second merchant said, Xue Qinglan had some clues.If these people are not aboriginals here, then it is very likely that they are businessmen or travelers passing by by chance, attracted by the ancient city in the middle of the night, only to find that they cannot get out after entering.

Going forward, you will reach the streets of the inner city, and the atmosphere around you will become more and more gloomy.

There is no longer any sense of people living here, instead, all kinds of little monsters emerge in endlessly.They are all low-level little monsters who like cold places, such as bat monsters and spider monsters. For them who have experienced the battle in the canyon monster world, they are at the level of harassment.

Although it is not a big threat, it is a wake-up call after all. It is foreseeable that if you continue to go inside, the strength of monsters will also upgrade, and a big monster or a big ghost will appear at some point.They also couldn't help slowing down, hesitating whether to advance or retreat.

At this time, a familiar sword light flashed, and it was Xiqiu's Yujian coming!Behind him was another charming and beautiful woman cultivating immortals, using a magic weapon to fly into the air.

"Senior brother!" Feng Yutian finally got excited when he saw him.After all, the people closest to him in this world are his master and his senior brother, and his senior brother is about the same age as him, and he is also a brother and friend, with deep feelings.Especially after experiencing several near-death and surviving, seeing each other again, the mood inevitably fluctuates.

"Junior brother!" Xi Qiuzhi also saw them from a distance, fell down, and gave him a bear hug when he came up without saying a word.

Seeing that Xiqiu was safe, Xue Qinglan was relieved. As for the relationship between the two of them, they have always been so good.Instead, she began to look at the woman following Xi Qiuzhi.

At first glance, the woman was graceful and beautiful, with a bit of a fairy demeanor.The aura on her body is a little different from theirs, and she didn't use Yujian, so it can be seen that she is not a disciple of Taiqing Mountain.However, the strong aura on her body can still show that she is a woman cultivating immortals. Since she is a fellow, it is understandable to go with Xi Qiuzhi.

The woman also noticed Xue Qinglan's gaze, and nodded slightly in return. Xue Qinglan also nodded and smiled at her in a friendly manner, waiting for Xiqiu's work to be further introduced.

Xi Qiuzhi said to Feng Yutian: "Junior brother, I am relieved to see that you are safe and sound. You said that you were teleported to the Yinxu, which made me worry a lot."

Feng Yutian said: "There is no danger."

Although the trip to the Yin Ruins happened not long ago, it feels very far away when you think about it.As for what he said about being scared and safe, Xue Qinglan felt that it was too inappropriate, since she had almost died several times, how could this be called "no dangerous"?
Xiqiuzhi patted Xue Qinglan's head affectionately, and said, "Haha, little junior sister is also safe and sound."

Xue Qinglan has always regarded him as an elder brother in her heart, and has no objection to his intimate gestures. Of course, she would not be treated so well if it were someone else.

He saw Situ Xiu behind him again, and said, "Yo! Isn't this Junior Brother Situ? Long time no see."

Situ Xiu rubbed his nose and said, "It's rare that Senior Brother Xi still remembers me. But Senior Brother Xi, do you want to snatch our little Junior Sister?"

Xiqiuzhi's address to Xue Qinglan just now obviously caught his attention. According to the rules, he should be called "Junior Sister Xue".

Xiqiu said with a smile: "How can it be called robbery? I didn't treat my junior sister as an outsider, junior junior sister, are you right?"

Xue Qinglan liked his nonchalant temperament, and immediately joined him on the same front, saying: "Of course!"

Even after she said that, Situ Xiu had no choice but to touch his nose again, feeling that he was making fun of himself.

Xiqiuzhi shifted his gaze to the old man who was born in the back, Situ Xiu was very discerning, and explained in a timely manner: "This is Senior Fu Lin, an elder from my hometown, and this time he is temporarily traveling with us for some reason. "

For outsiders, Xiqiuzhi understood the etiquette much better, and cupped his hands and said, "Senior Fu, it's a pleasure to meet you."

Fu Lin saw that he had a good attitude towards Xue Qinglan and had no ill feeling towards him, so he smiled back.

Xue Qinglan smiled and said, "Brother Xi, who is the beautiful sister behind you? Why don't you introduce us soon?"

Xiqiuzhi took the woman's hand and asked her to come forward, seeing his smile become sweeter, Xue Qinglan felt confident.

He introduced: "She is Su Xiu, a colleague I met on the road."

Su Xiu bowed slightly to everyone in a very graceful manner, and she was indeed a beautiful woman.

Xue Qinglan praised: "Sister Su Xiu, you are so beautiful! Brother Xi must be blessed to have you all the way."

There is no woman who does not like to be praised for her beauty, and Su Xiu is no exception. She smiled reservedly and said, "Your sister is also very cute."

When she opened her mouth, her voice was gentle and sweet, as if she wanted to melt people's hearts.Such a seductive voice, if sung softly, it must be extremely pleasing to the ear.

Hearing this, Xiqiuzhi was speechless, thinking that he had known Su Xiu for so long and hadn't made any progress in his relationship, so why did the younger junior sister have sex with Su Xiu's sister and sister just by saying a word?Sure enough, Junior Sister is just Junior Sister, she is different, even Junior Brother can be firmly attached to death, let alone others.

He stopped being silly and jealous, and said to Feng Yutian: "Junior brother, why did you come here? Didn't I say that I would look for you?"

Feng Yutian said: "We don't have any important matters recently. We heard that senior brother is not far away, so we came here. Why is senior brother here?"

Xi Qiuzhi no longer cared about their arrival, and said: "Forget it, anyway, since you have come in, you can't leave until the matter is resolved. That's good, otherwise, Su Xiu and I are not sure if we can deal with it." That big ghost."

Xue Qinglan exchanged a few words with Su Xiu, paying attention to Xiqiuzhi's words, and said, "Big ghost? Is it really a big ghost?"

Xiqiuzhi said: "Well, the abnormality here probably started a few months ago. I have been investigating the reason for the disappearance of the master gate before, and I have made some progress. I learned that the disappearance of many immortal gates is related to the fairy world. Some The Immortal Gate used some kind of large formation or other means to conceal it, trying to avoid the coming catastrophe, while our Taiqing Mountain was taken back by the Immortal Realm and blocked unilaterally because it was connected to the Immortal Realm."

Xue Qinglan has also heard that Mount Taiqing is one of the 72 blessed places of the Immortal Family, a place where the heaven and earth are revered, its importance is irreplaceable for both the human world and the immortal world, and it is even more important to connect the human world. It is one of the passages to the fairy world, so it is guarded by immortals.If something happened in the Immortal Realm, it might also affect Taiqing Mountain.

Feng Yutian said: "Mount Taiqing is in the fairy world now? Then Master——"

Xiqiuzhi said: "Master should also be in the fairy world, but the fairy world and the human world have been separated, and we cannot contact the master. So I am trying to find a way for us to go to the fairy world."

"Immortal world." Xue Qinglan became excited when she heard it.Although Mount Taiqing is considered one of the blessed places of the immortal family, it is said to be different from the real fairy world.As an immortal cultivator, how can you not look forward to the real immortal world?
Situ Xiu said: "Isn't it only by crossing the catastrophe and becoming an immortal that one can ascend to the immortal world?"

According to general knowledge, immortals can descend to the lower realms under the condition of suppressing their cultivation, but people want to go to the immortal world but the only way is to ascend to immortality.This is different from the Yin Ruins and the Demon Realm.

Xi Qiuzhi nodded and said: "Yes, so we can't use the normal method. This is an extraordinary period. The catastrophe has begun, and the distance between the six realms is loose. If there is a strong force to move it, we can get through it in a short time. A small number of people are allowed to go to the door to the fairy world."

"Strong power? How strong does it have to be?" Xue Qinglan was very interested in this.

This question is not easy to answer, Xiqiuzhi said: "In the case of perfect timing and location, only the power of ten immortals is needed."

Xue Qinglan was speechless immediately, thinking that this is still called "just need".Although she didn't know how strong the immortal was, it was obvious that the condition was very harsh.

Situ Xiu had no interest in the fairy world, and said, "After talking for a long time, I still haven't said why I came to this ghost place."

Xiqiuzhi said: "Miss Suxiu heard about the strange situation here, and thought that here can gather enough power to go to the fairy world, so we decided to come here for a visit. Before entering, I sent a message to you, brother, and I wanted to say wait I'll go find you again when I have something to do here, I don't want you to come so soon."

Feng Yutian said: "Brother, you have been here for a few days, did you find anything?"

Xiqiuzhi replied: "Of course there is. This place is undoubtedly the ancient city of Mogao thousands of years ago, and the rebellion is the ghost of King Mogao who passed away thousands of years ago."

Xue Qinglan pondered: "Is the big ghost mentioned just now King Mogao?"

Situ Xiu interjected, "There is no Yin Ruin nearby, so why did King Mogao become a big ghost after being dead for so many years?"

Su Xiu explained: "As far as we know, King Mogao was in his prime and at the peak of his national power. Unfortunately, he died of an illness, but his ambition was not dead, and his resentment lingered in the ancient city of Mogao after his death. The ancient city of Mogao was submerged by the yellow sand, but it still persisted. This time, it was affected by the catastrophe, and finally it was able to take shape, using its power to create the ancient city of Mogao just like it was back then."

Xue Qinglan said in a low voice: "He built such a big city by himself? Then how strong is his resentment?"

She was talking to herself in a low voice, and she didn't expect everyone to reply to her, but the topic involved ghosts, Ling Ling couldn't help but said in her mind: "What's so strange about this! There are so many ghosts in the world, don't I hope that most of the ghosts who stay in the human world in reincarnation have strong resentment. And the more profound and long-lasting the resentment, the greater the power of the ghost. It is normal for a stupid ghost who has resented for thousands of years to be a little superhuman."

Although Xue Qinglan has been to the Yin Ruins and met many ghosts, it seems that this is the first time that she clearly understands what ghosts are. Before, she always thought that ghosts were similar to people, and they were a brand new existence. It will have such a big impact on people and things in life.

She couldn't help asking Ling Ling: "Isn't death the end? Ghosts can remember everything in life? Isn't this another kind of rebirth?"

Ling Ling scolded: "Stupid girl! If there is no difference between ghosts and people, then what's the point of death! People are people, ghosts are ghosts, not rebirth, but new life. Ordinary ghosts are born as ghosts, and the memories of their lives will disappear. , only the resentful ghost with extremely deep resentment will have a trace of obsession in life, but it is only obsession, not memory, how can it be counted as rebirth? It might be called degeneration!"

(End of this chapter)