The villain is right beside me

"Wow, so many treasures!"

Both of them were stunned. In front of them were rows of round jade platforms that were about ten feet high. These jade platforms were of different sizes and were made of white, crystal-clear jade. There was light flashing on the stone platforms, and semicircular light shields of different colors were inverted on the platforms, containing various magic weapons.

"There are actually restrictions here, but they are not complicated." Mu Qing looked at them one by one, and his eyes fell on a more special jade platform with profound and obscure rune symbols carved all around.

This should be a teleportation array. Someone made a note next to the teleportation array: "One person can only take one treasure. Don't be greedy and get more than one."

"You can only take one." The big yellow bird said disappointedly. These magic weapons are quite ancient in style and each one is very powerful.

Mu Qing said, "It says here that if anyone is greedy, they will be strangled by the restriction. Let's take a closer look."

After searching for several times, the two finally selected several magic weapons of various shapes on several jade platforms, including scrolls, flags, flower baskets, etc.

"Boss, what do you choose?" The big yellow bird couldn't make up his mind. Bronze mirrors and rings like these should be magical weapons with powerful supernatural powers.

It could be a flag with wind, rain, thunder and lightning painted on it, which should be a magical weapon that can drive the power of wind and thunder; or it could be a cloak made of feathers, which should be a kind of escape technique.

There are also black armor, tokens and the like, which should be defensive magic weapons; as for scrolls, flower baskets, etc., he has no idea what powerful powers they have.

"Mu Qing, choose this token, armor, and a scroll." Lao Wang said.

"Why?" Mu Qing asked puzzled.

"Needless to say, this armor has spiritual patterns on it that have been refined ten times, which is definitely extraordinary. This token, the symbol on it, I have a guess that it is an extremely powerful magical power. You must get this token."

Mu Qing: "There are only two of us, how can we take three away?"

"Silly boy, isn't there still a demon soul?"

Mu Qing was surprised and released the evil spirit, saying, "Go and get that armor. Da Huang, I suggest you take this scroll. I am proficient in refining spirits. This scroll has been refined ten times! It is definitely more powerful than other magic weapons."

"Okay!" The big yellow bird naturally believed him. It opened its mouth and spit out golden small swords, blasting the restriction. The next moment, he took out the alchemy furnace and took away the scroll.

The evil spirit also broke the restriction and took away the armor.

Mu Qing also slashed at the restriction without mercy, the blue light collapsed, and an ancient wooden token was rolled into his hand.

At this moment, a golden light suddenly surged from the original teleportation array. Before they could react, the golden light rudely swept them in. After a dizzying spin, the three of them disappeared without a trace.

Under a dazzling golden light, they came to the end of the bridge. In front of them was a blue sea, but a closer look revealed that the sea was illusory. An old and historic sailing ship was parked on the shore.

Mu Qing said: "Let's get on the boat."

The big yellow bird said, "Aren't you going to wait for them?"

Mu Qing said: "They should be teleported to other places, go up first."

After they stepped on the boat, the sailboat set sail automatically and headed towards the deep sea.

Sitting on the boat, Mu Qing couldn't hold back his excitement, and then he touched the two magic weapons with his fingers. The armor was extremely cold, and Mu Qing tried to stimulate his spiritual power, and it turned into a stream of water, sticking to his body, and turned into a black battle armor. Suddenly, he felt that his strength had increased by several levels!

"This armor can actually improve one's strength. It actually gives me the combat power to build a ninth-level platform." Mu Qing tried to swing his fist, causing a huge wave in front of him.

The big yellow bird was studying the scroll. He had just opened less than half a page when a huge character resounded, shaking the heaven and earth, as if a god had sent down a decree and turned into a towering mountain.

"This is a Confucian imperial decree! A Confucian master who had achieved great power engraved his lecture notes on a scroll, and it became a powerful magic weapon that can make words come true." Lao Wang was surprised and said, "You actually gave such a good thing back to others. This character can only burst out with its true power if it is performed by someone in the Infant Transformation Realm. His current strength is limited and he can't open the entire scroll! You prodigal son!"

Mu Qing disagreed: "Forget it, didn't you say that this token is the most precious? How do you think we can use it?" There seemed to be a mysterious figure on the token, sitting cross-legged and chanting some magic formula.

"Use your spiritual sense to look carefully, and then perform the magic formula according to the instructions above."

Mu Qing took a closer look and found the spell to be extremely complicated and dizzying, so he could only perform it step by step.

The big yellow bird played with the scroll for a while, and seeing that Mu Qing was still studying, it stood by to protect him.

In the Lu Zi Gate, the big door on the shore opened and Si Minghai walked out. However, the difference was that he was carrying a big thing wrapped in black cloth behind him, which was a head taller than an adult. No one knew what was inside.

"Oh, there's a boat." Si Minghai jumped onto the sailboat, which seemed to sail automatically towards the sea.

The sailboat sailed on the sea for ten days. The sky was bright with aurora and full of stars, and it seemed like eternity.

Mu Qing practiced the techniques day and night, and gradually mastered the essentials and the magical power of the token.

"Da Huang, try to attack me." Mu Qing wanted to try out the magic of this token.

"Okay." The big yellow bird shot out several golden sharp blades. Mu Qing quickly made a hand gesture, and suddenly a strange light flashed on the token. At this moment, the big yellow bird stopped moving, and even the sharp blades that were shot out stopped in mid-air. However, this state only existed for a moment.

But often in just this instant, Mu Qing had a hundred ways to dodge, defend, or even counterattack, but he just dodged.

The big yellow bird was stunned. At that moment, he felt that his movements became infinitely slow, and it seemed as if he had stopped.

"This is... the magical power of the token!" The big yellow bird was shocked. This is no different from a divine weapon! If it were to suddenly strike during a battle, in just a short moment, it would be able to turn defeat into victory!

"It's a big win. Let's call it the Immobilization Order." Mu Qing played with it for a while. He still needed to become more proficient at this seal. When the battle comes, it will play a role in turning the tide.

"I see the shore!" the big yellow bird shouted excitedly, and then looked over and saw a continent at the end of the sea.

The two men swam over at a faster speed, however, they found that this was not a continent, but a huge floating island!

The island floats in the air, and majestic waterfalls seem to fall from the sky. This island has more than one layer, like a tower to the sky.

Mu Qing looked at this scene and felt like he had seen it somewhere.

The sailboat went upstream, flying into the wind along the rushing waterfall, and the two finally arrived at the island.

"There is such a large land inside the secret realm. It is no less than a continent." The big yellow bird exclaimed.

It's like there are nine levels of heaven.

Mu Qing understood immediately: "I understand. The stone bridge we passed through is the meridian of the human body, and the door we opened is the acupuncture point of the human body. Only in this way can we lead the Qi into the body and form the Qi Sea. Then the Qi Sea condenses into a Dao platform. Condensed into nine Dao platforms, it is called a building platform!"

"This is the true appearance of the secret realm! What we are experiencing is a complete path of cultivation!"

These nine continents built on the sea actually symbolize nine Taoist platforms.

What kind of person has such means to create such a magical secret place!

"There are still people on the island!"

The big yellow bird cried out in disbelief. Not only were there people sailing on boats here, but there were also people flying and hiding in the sky.

Both of them were stunned. This was a secret place. This was not an illusion, but real people!

Two monks came up to them, and they didn't seem to be curious about their arrival: "My two fellow Taoists, please follow us to Yingsong Pavilion."

Mu Qing nodded. He also wanted to know what kind of place this was, so he and the big yellow bird followed them.

There is a magnificent mountain not far away, with countless pavilions and towers, magnificent and golden. Some of the towers are suspended in the air by some unknown means, and only monks can enter.

"Yingsong Pavilion is just ahead."

Entering an attic, the decoration inside was extraordinary, and there was a sense of tacky everywhere.

"Haha, I haven't seen new fellows for a long time." The visitor was a big man in green and black robes. He said in a friendly manner, "You two don't have to worry too much about your identities. In fact, there were foreign cultivators who came to our holy mountain decades ago. I am Master Yan, and I have been here for nearly a hundred years."

Mu Qing introduced himself and asked, "Friend Yan, has anyone lived here for generations?"

"You two should sit down first and have a cup of spiritual tea. I will explain it to you slowly." Yan Shijie asked someone to come over and serve tea, then he slowly said: "I heard from our ancestors that people moved here a long time ago because the outside world was destroyed and it was no longer suitable for cultivation. So a great man opened up a world for us to continue to reproduce and thrive."

"I grew up here and have heard about the former glory of the outside world. Some foreign monks once accidentally broke in here and caused quite a bit of trouble, but later, everyone got used to it. We also know that there are other worlds in the outside world. Some of our ancestors wanted to get out and leave here, but later, they gradually gave up."

"Give up?" Mu Qing was puzzled. If so many people could leave here, leave the airspace battlefield, and go to other places to survive, what would be wrong?

Yan Shijie said slowly: "Because this is an independent world. You can enter but you can't leave. Even if you have a magic weapon for space teleportation, it's useless."

The big yellow bird was surprised and asked, "Can't we get out too?"

Yan Shijie shook his head and smiled, "It's not that there is no way, it's just that no one has ever been able to walk this way. Do you know why this holy mountain has nine levels? The highest ruler of the holy mountain is the Ten Thousand Immortals Alliance, which is jointly managed by nine mountain gates. There is a test in front of each mountain gate. Only after passing these nine levels can the door to the outside world be opened."

Mu Qing was stunned: "Could it be that none of you have been able to pass the level in all these years?"

"The trial does not necessarily depend on your realm. I have been there once before. You will understand after you go and see for yourself. It may even be of benefit to you."