At the beginning, you will meet a fox demon and be taught the art of immortality

"Brother, brother... wake up! Wake up!!"

Hearing the call, Su Rui woke up from his deep sleep, looked blankly at the boy who called him, and looked around, then remembered his situation. He slept so deeply that his head was dizzy and his memory was a little unclear.

"Where is this?" Su Rui rubbed his eyes subconsciously and asked the boy next to him. The boy was about eleven or twelve years old, thin, and looked a little malnourished, with very white skin.

"This is Heshan Yun Valley, the gate to our Heshan Road." The boy said with a blink.

"Oh, Heshan Dao?" Su Rui nodded. He had always been curious about the identity of Taoist Qiao San and where he was going to take him. Now that he finally knew, the uneasiness in his heart was slightly relieved. After all, he had some contact with Heshan Dao. He still had two Heshan Dao spells in his Dragon Diagram Bagua! The little fox demon said that the most powerful longevity spell of Heshan Dao was what he wanted to see if he had a chance to get in touch with it.

Then, Su Rui walked out of the carriage space under the guidance of the boy, looked around outside, and found that they were currently in a small valley covered by clouds. Because the sunlight was blocked by the clouds, the environment in the valley was relatively dim, and Su Rui always felt a chill on his back when he walked in it.

The valley was covered with weeds and ancient trees. The boy was walking in front of them. Suddenly, a red snake as thick as an arm swam past them with its head tilted up. A small bump appeared on the top of the snake's head, and it was clearly showing signs of turning into a dragon. The boy immediately stopped and bowed to the red snake. Su Rui followed behind him, not knowing what was going on, so he had to follow suit and bow.

The red snake ignored them and walked away on its own.

After the red snake had gone far away, the boy said to Su Rui, "This is the reincarnation of the headmaster's favorite youngest son, Yao Yuan. Brother, you must pay attention to the strange insects and beasts and immortal birds in the mountain gate in the future. They are very likely to be the spare bodies or reincarnations of the elders or uncles!"

When Su Rui heard this, he couldn't help but mutter to himself: "What kind of Taoism is this? Why would a good person choose to become a beast?"

"Brother, what did you say?" The boy asked with his ear tilted, not knowing whether he really couldn't hear or was pretending.

"Oh, I'm saying this incarnation is really magical. I wonder if I can have a chance to learn this advanced spell?!"

The boy smiled and said, "Although you are the elder's new disciple, you still need to accumulate merits to practice the "Longevity Art"! However, Elder Qiao seems to be more resistant to practicing the "Longevity Art". If you want to practice it in the future, I'm afraid you will have to get Elder Qiao's approval!"

"Well, that's troublesome!" Su Rui felt it was a pity that he couldn't get it for free. He wouldn't bother to earn merits in exchange for practicing such an unreliable and unorthodox way. Wouldn't it be better for him to learn flying swords and fly to Qingming?

The two walked forward and came to a palace entrance most of which was embedded in the mountain.

"This is the Deacon Hall. Brother, you must leave your name in the hall for future reference. You can also receive a set of daily necessities, a cave entrance order talisman, and select some little demons or spirit children to serve in the cave."

The boy led Suri into the palace entrance, talking as he walked.

As Su Rui entered, he saw that the palace had a large interior area, and it was estimated that the entire mountain was hollowed out. There were many areas inside, including the Sutra Library, the Dharma Hall, the Merit Hall, the Law Enforcement Hall, etc. Su Rui also noticed that there were some secret rooms inside the palace for disciples to practice, but they had to use merits and treasures such as elixirs and magic weapons to apply for exchange from the Deacon Hall.

The boy also gossiped with him some information while leading the way. For example, most disciples of Heshan Dao would rent the secret room here to challenge the small level of the third level of Qi Refining, and the success rate was not low. For example, in the deepest part of the palace, it was said that there was a vein connecting to the netherworld, and the secret rooms near the vein were basically provided free of charge to the elders and the headmaster for retreat.

Under the guidance of the boy, Su Rui left the name "Su Qinghe" in a corner of the hall, received a light gray Taoist robe, a cave token, and designated two ghost maids who were about thirteen or fourteen years old, and then walked out of the deacon hall.

After going out, Su Rui looked back and felt that this hall was a bit like the mausoleums of those emperors who loved to show off their power. Not only was it similar in appearance, but it was also gloomy and filled with ghosts, with more people than humans!

The boy took Su Rui to the depths of the valley, and to his surprise, there was a place where he could see the sunlight outside.

It was a small platform covered with green moss, and due to the sunlight, some colorful flowers bloomed in the nearby weeds, which set off a touch of beauty in this gloomy valley.

Su Rui pointed to the stone platform under the sun and asked the boy, "What is that place?"

"That's the Heavenly Punishment Platform. When some ghosts and spirit pets commit crimes, they will be escorted to the platform for execution. Many innocent souls have died there!" The boy shrank his head and said. The two ghost maids following behind also looked at the place with horror.

"It's a nice place!" Su Rui knew what they were afraid of, but looking at the cluster of sunlight, he still thought it was beautiful.

"Is there any uninhabited cave near the Tianxingtai?" It happened that he was going to look for a cave, and it would be a good location if he chose one nearby, so he asked tentatively.

The boy thought for a while before saying, "There is a wooden house that was used for outsiders to live in the valley. But it has been abandoned for many years. If you don't mind, you can live in that wooden house!"

After saying that, the boy took Su Rui towards the cluster of sunlight. When he got closer, he found that the platform illuminated by the sunlight was actually carved out of a huge stone.

In the middle of several ancient trees behind the boulder, a wooden platform was built on a tree trunk two meters above the ground. The platform was surrounded by a one-foot-high wooden fence. In the middle was a small wooden house with two small side rooms. Further ahead was a small wooden pavilion that could only accommodate two people.

Further out, there is a gurgling stream.

There is light in front of the wooden house and water behind it, which can be said to fully meet Su Rui's requirements.

"I choose this one!" Although he only took a look, Su Rui made the decision on the spot.

The boy naturally had no objection to this. After telling him that if he needed anything, he could send the ghost maid to the Deacon's Hall to find him, he left.

After the boy left, Su Rui told two ghost maids to clean up the house, while he himself walked under the sunlight in the center of the execution platform and savored the feeling of basking in the sun.

He was really suffocated after being with Taoist Qiao San for the past few days.

The little ant also crawled out of his sleeve and looked around. Seeing that there was no one around, he sent a message to Su Rui, "Master, where is this?"

"This is the mountain gate of Heshan Road. Don't run around. There are many snakes and insects here. You will be eaten if you are not careful!" Su Rui responded to him and ordered: "Tomorrow when I go out to find souls to sacrifice and refine black silk, you go out and subdue a group of ants, and then let them explore this place!"

"No problem... Master, I'm hungry..." said the little ant:

Su Rui: “…”

Su Rui wondered if this little ant had also stimulated the demon bloodline, otherwise why would it always be crying out for hunger!

So I tried to infuse it with a wisp of Xuanyin Qi.

"It's so cold..." the little ant exclaimed.

"Tell me quickly what you saw last night!" Su Rui urged while infusing it with Xuanyin Qi.