Siheyuan: The Temptation of the Mountains

Not far away, a melodious flute sound came. The sound was ethereal and graceful, but it revealed a creepy atmosphere. Lin Ze clenched his sword, and Su Yao also became alert.

I saw an ancient stone bridge in front of me. In the middle of the bridge stood a man in a black robe playing a flute. The river water under the bridge exuded a cold light, as if hiding countless secrets.

“Hmph! You guys, who don’t know how to live or die, were able to break through my spiritual protection. It seems you still have some ability.” The man in black robe slowly stopped playing, a scornful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he said coldly.

Lin Ze's eyes widened with anger. He took a step forward and asked loudly: "Who are you? Why did you set such a sinister trap here to stop us from moving forward?" His voice was full of anger and confusion.

Upon hearing this, the black-robed man sneered, and the sound seemed to come from the Netherworld, chilling to the bone. "Hahahaha... This is my territory. Anyone who dares to enter without permission will only end up dead! However, if you two can withstand my next three moves without falling, I can let you go. What do you think? Do you dare to accept this challenge?"

Facing the provocation of the man in black robe, Lin Ze did not hesitate at all. He raised his head and chest and said loudly: "Why not? Come on!" Su Yao on the side also tightly grasped the sword in her hand, nodded firmly, and expressed her willingness to fight together.

The black-robed man suddenly swung his long sleeves, and a powerful black airflow instantly rushed towards Lin Ze and Su Yao like a raging wave. Seeing this, the two hurriedly exerted all their strength, closely cooperating to resist this terrible attack together. For a moment, the light flashed, the energy overflowed, and the two sides were in a stalemate.

Immediately afterwards, the man in black robe launched another attack.

Just as he was mumbling something, the originally calm ground suddenly began to tremble violently. Then countless thick vines quickly emerged from the ground like poisonous snakes and coiled around Lin Ze and Su Yao at lightning speed.

These vines are not only extremely fast, but also highly poisonous. If you are not careful and get entangled by them, the consequences will be disastrous.

Fortunately, Su Yao reacted quickly. She immediately used her power of purification. Rays of holy white light shot out from her hands, intertwining and colliding with those vicious vines.

After a fierce battle, Su Yao finally broke free from the vines with her own powerful strength.

However, the battle did not end there. At this moment, the man in black robe quickly formed a complex seal with his hands. As he moved, the sky suddenly became overcast with dark clouds, lightning and thunder. Then, huge ice cones fell from the sky, smashing towards Lin Ze and Su Yao with the power of destroying the world.

Faced with this terrifying attack, Lin Ze did not retreat. He shouted loudly, the sword in his hand burst into dazzling light, and then he rushed towards the ice cones regardless of his own safety.

In an instant, sword energy crisscrossed and collided fiercely with the ice cone.

Accompanied by loud noises and splashing ice chips, the scene was extremely spectacular.

Although Lin Ze suffered some minor injuries in this confrontation, he eventually succeeded in smashing all the ice cones and resolved the crisis.

Seeing Lin Ze and Su Yao successfully take his three moves, a hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the man in black robe.

But soon, he regained his indifferent expression and stepped aside to make way. "You're lucky. Get lost!"

Lin Ze and Su Yao looked at each other, nodded slightly, and then walked quickly across the stone bridge and continued to move deeper into this mysterious place. They knew in their hearts that there might be more unknown dangers and challenges waiting for them ahead, but in order to find the truth, they had no hesitation...

Shortly after crossing the stone bridge, the air around them seemed to freeze and become oppressive. Su Yao clenched her fists vigilantly, and the power of purification was faintly flowing. Lin Ze clenched his sword tightly and scanned the surroundings.

Suddenly, a melodious flute sounded as if it came from the netherworld. The sound was melodious and beautiful, like the sound of nature, but it also revealed a creepy and strange atmosphere. At the same time, the originally solid ground began to tremble slightly, as if a sleeping beast was about to wake up.

As the ground shook, huge stone golems of various shapes and sizes slowly crawled out from underground. These stone golems were like small moving hills, and every step they took caused the ground to shake violently, making people feel that the whole world was shaking.

Faced with this sudden crisis, Lin Ze stepped forward without hesitation, holding a sword and rushing towards the stone puppets like a gust of wind. The sword in his hand flashed with cold light, and instantly danced into a dazzling light and shadow, and the sword shadows flew and chopped at the hard bodies of the stone puppets. However, despite Lin Ze's best efforts, the sword only left shallow marks on the stone puppets, and could not cause any substantial damage to them.

Su Yao, who was standing by, saw this scene and her heart tightened. She quickly clasped her hands together, closed her eyes, and muttered something. In an instant, a dazzling halo of purification gushed out from her palms, sweeping towards the stone puppets like a surging torrent. Affected by this powerful purifying force, the movements of some stone puppets became noticeably slower, as if they were being shackled with heavy chains.

However, there were too many stone puppets, densely packed in a circle, and they were about to completely surround Lin Ze and Su Yao. At this critical moment, Lin Ze keenly noticed that the joints of the stone puppets were more fragile than other parts. He acted decisively, shouting loudly to remind Su Yao to pay attention, while desperately launching a fierce attack on the joints of the stone puppets.

Hearing Lin Ze's shout, Su Yao understood. Taking advantage of the moment when Lin Ze successfully attracted the attention of the stone puppets, she concentrated all her strength to once again exert a powerful purification force, fiercely attacking the joints of the stone puppets that had exposed their weaknesses. With the perfect tacit cooperation of the two, one stone puppet after another fell to the ground, turning into piles of rubble scattered on the ground.

As time went by, the strange flute sound gradually became weaker, until it finally disappeared completely. The remaining stone puppets that lost the control of the flute sound also seemed to have lost power. They stopped moving and stood still. Seeing this, Lin Ze and Su Yao finally breathed a sigh of relief, and their tense nerves relaxed a little.

After a fierce battle, the two were a little tired, but after looking at each other, their eyes revealed firm belief and unyielding fighting spirit. After a short rest, they regained their spirits and continued to move towards the depths of this mysterious land with resolute steps to explore more unknown secrets and challenges.