purgatory artist

Chapter 9
Whoa!

There was a sound of water.

Liu Ping stood up from the stream, panting heavily, and looked around quickly.

This is an underground river.

The water was murky and cold, and the whole river meandered around the gray walls of the rock, leading to the depths of a downward-facing cavern.

The surrounding rock walls are full of grottoes, which are connected irregularly, and it is not known where they lead.

dark.

silent.

Everything is dead and cold.

Waited for a few breaths.

The faint wind blew over from many caves, making a humming sound.

Liu Ping watched it for a few breaths, secretly amazed in his heart.

There is actually a hidden time and space in the world of death.

But when I entered the hidden time and space again, I found that this environment was almost exactly the same as the real world of death just now.

... What is the difference between reality and illusion?
In the void, lines of small characters jumped out:
"Notice!"

"You have used the token: the talisman of sending spirits."

"This token has been consumed."

"Please carefully explore the current hidden time and space."

Liu Ping looked down, and the black talisman in his hand was gone.

He lowered the broken knife in his hand, walked ashore step by step from the river, and walked around the entire cave, as if he was looking for something.

soon.

He stood still in front of a slightly raised rock, squatted down, and brushed away the dust all over the ground with his hand.

A broken teleportation circle immediately came into view.

Liu Ping squatted on the ground, carefully inspecting the teleportation circle.

"Sure enough... this magic circle is part of those preparations back then. Could it be that our world has already..."

He murmured in a low voice.

Before the decisive battle between the human race and the demons, in order to prevent them from being exterminated by the demons after the defeat, they mobilized many sects and set up secret refuges in many underground natural deep caves.

Based on the cultivation of the six arts, it gathers the top defense methods of the human race, which is the last protective barrier of the human race.

I remember that the one who was responsible for designing these underground shelters back then was Gua Sheng.

But looking at the current situation, it is obvious that this place has already been activated and has been attacked.

Did the monster win?

Something seems wrong.

Demons are birds, beasts, trees, flowers and fruits that have become spirits.

Demons are born from the evolution of sentient beings who have gone astray.

Demons are alive, they do not belong to the category of dead monsters, and the two should not be confused with each other.

and also.

The most important thing -

Why is everything here exactly the same as the practice world?

Even the place of refuge is exactly the same!
——It’s impossible for the entire practice world to become a part of the death world.

After all, in countless legends, the realm of death corresponding to the realm of practice is Huangquan.

Everything in Huangquan is different from the practice world. In various ancient records, there should be places such as Naihe Bridge, Wangchuan, Datieweishan, Hell, and the Hall of Reincarnation, which are places that induce people to reincarnate.

Here there are only coffins, endless coffins, and monsters that enslave souls.

What went wrong?
Thoughts flashed through Liu Ping's mind, but he still couldn't grasp any clues.

"It doesn't matter, since it is the place of refuge designed by Master, then these magic circles... I should be able to..."

He put his hand on the magic circle, stimulated his spiritual power, and tried it a little.

a while.

A flash of spiritual light suddenly appeared on the magic circle, and then disappeared quickly.

Failed to wake up the magic circle!

Liu Ping cheered up, and said softly: "Okay!"

It is true that I am only a Qi refining monk, and my spiritual power is not enough, so the magic circle was only activated for a moment.

——But in the future, when my cultivation level improves, I can control this magic circle!
In addition, with the induction at that moment just now, Liu Ping has already found other magic circles that are closest to here.

He raised his head and looked forward to the left.

——A few tens of feet away in that direction, there is a silent dark cave.

Just now, faint fluctuations of spiritual power came from this direction.

Would you like to take a look?

Liu Ping was thinking about it, but felt something in his heart, and suddenly looked to the other side.

I saw seven or eight practitioners coming out of another cave.

Practitioner!
Live!

Liu Ping was excited for a while.

Those practitioners naturally also found Liu Ping, but maybe Liu Ping couldn't pose any threat, or maybe they had urgent matters themselves, these people didn't stop at all, and quickly walked past Liu Ping.

"Quick! Quick!"

"It's coming soon—"

These people helped a practitioner covered in blood and hurried towards the cave where various movements came from.

Soon.

They went deep into the cave and were never seen again.

Liu Ping was dumbfounded.

The situation seems complicated and treacherous.

It seems that there must be an amazing secret behind all this.

But no matter what, I have already entered this moment——

A place that can place the seriously injured is probably worth visiting.

correct.

He suddenly remembered the ability he had activated before.

It seems to be the strength of the acting department.

called—

Following his thoughts, lines of small characters appeared in the void:

"You have activated the extraordinary ability:"

"A man who has no role."

"You won't draw undue attention from anyone again."

"Remaining time: half an hour."

With the experience just now, Liu Ping has some confidence in this ability.

He felt at ease, and quickly walked into the cave.

After passing through a dark and damp passage, it didn't take long before the front suddenly opened up.

Two practitioners guard the entrance of the cave.

They were all in armor, holding weapons in their hands, with serious and nervous expressions.

The strange thing is that as soon as Liu Ping appeared, the two of them suddenly showed dismissive expressions on their faces.

"Qi Refining Realm...there are all big monks here, you can't come in with your cultivation level." One person said.

"Forget it, forget it, I will only charge you one spirit stone, and you can go to the nearby magic circle to avoid it." Another person said.

Liu Ping honestly took out a spirit stone and handed it over.

One of the monks took the spirit stone, pointed to the other side impatiently, and made a trick by the way.

Liu Ping looked in the direction he pointed.

I saw a twist on the rock wall, and a hole in the void, revealing the scene inside.

"The magic circle... This is indeed the underground secret place used to preserve the fire of the human race."

He meditated in his heart, bowed his hands towards the two of them, and got into the opening.

As soon as I walked in, I saw several piles of bonfires burning on the empty rock platform.

The monks sat around the campfire in twos and threes.

When Liu Ping appeared, a lot of spiritual thoughts brushed towards him immediately.

But the next moment.

All spiritual thoughts were taken back.

"Little guy in the Qi refining stage..."

Someone muttered softly.

People continued to be busy with their own affairs, and no one paid attention to Liu Ping anymore.

In the void, lines of small characters quickly appeared:

"You are protected by the twelve-fold war circle."

"The locking spell on you is blocked."

"Explanation: If you stay here for two hours and 29 minutes, the locking spell on your body will disappear."

Liu Ping breathed a sigh of relief.

saved.

He turned his gaze and quickly landed in the center of the field.

There, a scene was conjured up with magic tricks——

A gigantic monster with a body that stretched from sky to earth, holding a giant bronze hammer, was walking back and forth anxiously.

Every time it took a step, the whole ground trembled slightly.

The monks discussed the scene one after another:

"The monster is quite rare."

"Indeed, I really don't know what provoked it."

"Fortunately, we only need to hide underground and don't have to face this guy."

Liu Ping listened to everyone's discussion, and stared straight at the monster.

With his eyesight, it is natural to see that the strength of the monster has far surpassed that of the cultivator of the Divine Illumination Realm...

Not a demon, nor a demon.

Even monsters are not its opponents at all...

What happened to this world?
Liu Ping's back felt a little cold.

He went to the corner and sat down by the fire with few people.

Around the fire, there were already two Qi Refining Realm practitioners sitting, one male and one female, both of strength were similar to Liu Ping's.

When Liu Ping came, the male cultivator was chatting with the female cultivator, neither of them even raised their eyes.

Nanxiu sighed and said: "When the incident happened, I was searching for materials. I didn't expect this kind of thing to happen suddenly. I had to interrupt the plan and come here to escape for a while. Hey, what a bad luck."

Liu Ping tentatively said, "Fellow Daoist, how did you find out about that?"

The male cultivator glanced at him, but didn't answer.

Liu Ping had no choice but to cup his hands at the female cultivator: "This fairy, I am also here to avoid, I don't know—"

The female cultivator also ignored him, but picked up the male cultivator's words: "I was practicing at that time, and as soon as something happened, I immediately came here to hide. I just hope this time it won't take too long."

Liu Ping had no choice but to turn to the male cultivator again, clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Fellow Daoist, the specific situation is—"

The male cultivator glanced past him, landed on the female cultivator, and said, "This time the commotion is a bit loud...Maybe some adult accidentally alarmed those scary guys. I guess we will stay for a while longer."

Liu Ping took a breath and said loudly: "Fellow Daoist, what do you think happened?"

His voice was a little loud, and the two monks finally looked at him.

But the next moment, the female cultivator spoke again: "By the way, since we are all in the Qi refining period, how about reporting our names and chatting with each other about our cultivation experience?"

The male cultivator immediately turned his head and looked at the female cultivator.

"Under Hong Tao." The male cultivator cupped his fists and said.

"Under Zhao Chanyi." The female cultivator also cupped her fists and said.

"Under Liuping, please take care of me." Liuping clasped his fists and introduced himself.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Hong." The female cultivator smiled at the male cultivator.

"Fairy Zhao, please discuss the foundation building method together, okay?" the male cultivator also smiled at the female cultivator.

"No problem, but I don't know where Fellow Daoist Hong is looking for materials." The nun said.

"I know the place. You and I are both Qi Refining cultivators. We will go together later, so we can take care of each other." The male cultivator said.

"Stay what you want," said the female nun.

The two were having a lively discussion.

Liu Ping clasped his fists and froze there.

very good……

This is the first time he has been ignored to this degree since he entered the Tao.

Liu Ping slowly adjusted his mood, let out a breath slowly, and slowly lowered his hands.

Is this the so-called "a person without a role"?
Something was... wrong.

　I haven't written for half a year, so let's warm up first and find the feeling while writing.Please leave as many comments as possible, it doesn’t matter if you criticize, just communicate with me more to promote the development of this book~
　　
　
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