Pawn Crossing the River

Under the leadership of Long Xiaobai, the two came to the top of Yun Mengze.

I don't know whether I should call it lucky or unlucky, but there was no fog in Yunmengze today, which also meant that the portal of the Immortal Taoist Mansion was not opened.

Long Xiaobai's home is underwater. It is certainly not difficult for Qi Xuansu to get into the water today. With the five inheritances, he has five ways to move freely underwater.

Qi Xuansu casually used the alchemist's "water-avoiding spell" and followed Long Xiaobai into the water.

Long Xiaobai wanted to reveal his true form directly, but was stopped by Qi Xuansu. If he really wanted others to see him, it would be another turmoil. If there are rumors about Yunmengze's sudden appearance of a dragon, it is inevitable that burning incense will attract ghosts. It is better to do less than to do more.

The two kept diving.

Qi Xuansu felt quite eye-opening.

Because Yunmengze has continued to expand over the years, some of the Chuanze woodland that originally belonged to the land area has gradually sunk to the bottom of the lake, so you can still see some abandoned building remains and even the wonders of the underwater forest.

This also shows that these places were submerged in a short period of time, rather than slowly being eroded over time, so the original features of the mountains and forests in the past were preserved. It was as if the contents of the White Lotus Sect recorded in the local county annals had turned into a vast ocean overnight.

This is obviously not normal.

But having said that, the world is huge and there are many magical things. Dao sect must seek development and expand externally. It spirals in internal struggles and rises in unity. As long as there is no substantial threat and is not put on the table, Dao sect is normal. I won't care too much. Therefore, the ancients said that meat eaters are despicable and fail to plan far ahead.

Long Xiaobai probably left for too long and his memory faded. In addition, Yun Mengze had changed a lot over the years. He actually got lost. He took Qi Xuansu around in many circles, but he couldn't find where his home was.

Qi Xuansu did not rush, but he still had some patience. Most of his attention was focused on the human-made traces, mostly residential buildings. After being soaked by the lake water, only ruins were left. The same is true for the underwater trees. At first glance, they still look the same, but in fact the trees have died and turned into things like gloomy trees.

Only half of the people were missing. If all these building debris were swallowed up by the lake overnight, then there is a high probability that someone would have been swept into the water as well, but not even half of the body was seen. As the old saying goes, after thousands of years of dryness and thousands of years of wetness, even if the fish and shrimp eat flesh and blood, there should still be bones, but it is very strange that there are not even bones.

At this moment, Long Xiaobai suddenly said during the communication between the two of them: "Found it!"

Qi Xuansu looked in the direction where the spiritual message came from.

It was an ancient palace that had tilted, and the back half had sunk into the mud, causing the palace to look up to the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.

The palace has an obvious ancient barbaric style, even before the ancestral dragon ruled the world. In ancient times, when Yunmengze was not completely covered by the lake, it had a large area of ​​woodland and rivers. It was called the "hunting ground of the King of Chu". This palace may have been left over from the era of the King of Chu. When a large group of people came to Yunmengze for hunting, they stopped in the palace here to rest.

The palace was transformed into a dragon's nest.

Qi Xuansu had seen the Dragon Palace before, such as the Dragon Palace where the old dragon enslaved the Immortal Man. Although he couldn't take a closer look, at first glance, it was quite imposing and magnificent. Compared to Old Jiaolong's Dragon Palace, Long Xiaobai's Dragon Palace was far behind.

Qi Xuansu asked in his mind: "Did you build this yourself?"

Long Xiaobai replied: "The place where I was born was a grotto. It was fine at first, but then it became more and more crowded. I left the grotto, found this place, and renovated it."

Qi Xuansu nodded: "Let's go in and take a look."

Long Xiaobai walked in front, Qi Xuansu followed.

In ancient times, especially in the land of Hunan and Chu, there were "giants", the most typical ones being the great witches, so the palaces here were extremely tall, and the gates could be used for dragons to enter and exit without modification.

Because the entire palace is tilted, Qi Xuansu and Long Xiaobai did not enter the palace gate normally, but sank into it from above.

The interior of the hall is also sloping. All the way down, at the end is the "Dragon Path" excavated by Long Xiaobai. After passing through the long "Dragon Path", you officially enter the interior of the Dragon's Nest.

Of course, this place does not meet human aesthetics. It resembles an underground cave that has been reinforced. There is a huge round rough stone platform in the middle with obvious polishing marks. It is probably a place for sleeping in a bun.

To be fair, it is far inferior to the palace in Kukulkan. It is simply a world of difference, the difference between the Golden Palace and thatched cottage.

Of course, judging from the ages of the two, a child cannot be asked to compete with adults.

Long Xiaobai introduced: "This is my home."

Qi Xuansu looked around: "Xiaobai, your family is a bit too frugal, don't you have much wealth?"

To Qi Xuansu's surprise, Long Xiaobai replied directly: "Of course!"

However, these words were somewhat lacking in confidence. After seeing the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, she also knew that Qi Xuansu couldn't get into Qi Xuansu's eyes.

Qi Xuansu expressed disbelief: "Is it true or not? I see that your family is bare, and it doesn't look like you have a treasure. I just said it casually, don't show off."

Long Xiaobai felt insulted, and his snow-white face turned a little red: "Stop looking down on others!"

After that, Long Xiaobai came to the stone platform where she used to sleep, turned over a few stone slabs, and dug out a stone pillar as high as a person from the bottom.

Qi Xuansu was still looking at the joke at first, but when he saw the pattern on the stone pillar clearly, his expression changed.

Long Xiaobai had been observing Qi Xuansu, and when he saw Qi Xuansu showing such an expression, he immediately understood that this stone pillar that he had collected as a treasure was not an ordinary thing. He raised his head and felt a lot more confident.

Qi Xuansu approached the stone pillar and reached out to touch it gently: "Where did you find it?"

Long Xiaobai answered the question inappropriately: "Do you know this stone pillar?"

Qi Xuansu said: "This is not a stone pillar, but a totem, the totem of the ancient witchcraft religion."

After all, Long Xiaobai had studied in the Wanxiang Taoist Palace, so he naturally knew about the existence of the ancient witch sect, so he couldn't help but ask: "Which great witch?"

When it comes to understanding great witches, Qi Xuansu is considered an expert. He said, "This is Wu Yang's totem."

Long Xiaobai thought for a while: "Is this the Wu Yang who is the 'Longer of the Badong Three Gorges and the Wu Gorge'?"

Qi Xuansu nodded: "It's her. Wuxia Goddess Peak is her dojo. The Taoist sect and the court allow her to enjoy the incense of future generations."

Long Xiaobai then replied: "This totem was originally in the main hall outside. When I came here for the first time, it had fallen down, but I saw at a glance that this totem was good, so I specially collected it. "

Qi Xuansu said thoughtfully: "This makes sense. Wu Yang once summoned the soul of the King of Chu. The famous "Calling the Soul" was written about Wu Yang. The King of Chu was grateful for Wu Yang's kindness and stood in the palace of the King of Chu. It’s reasonable to think of it as a totem belonging to Wu Yang.”

Long Xiaobai couldn't help but ask: "What is written on this totem?"

Qi Xuansu read: "The soul is coming back! If you go to the eternal work of the king, what is the four directions? It is ominous to leave the king's happy place and leave it... The soul is coming back! You can't trust me from the east... Come back! You can't trust me. These... souls are coming back! The south cannot stop..."

Long Xiaobai was shocked: "No, do you really understand? I just asked casually."

Qi Xuansu didn't just make it up casually. After he became a pseudo-immortal, he not only obtained Wu Peng's supernatural powers and various secret knowledge of ancient witchcraft, but also mastered the words of witchcraft, making him a true successor of witchcraft.

Qi Xuansu said: "This is Wu Yang's 'Soul Return Technique'. After death, the soul returns to heaven and the soul returns to the earth. Soul summoning can make the soul return to the body and bring the dead back to life."

Long Xiaobai exclaimed: "So awesome!"

Qi Xuansu said: "The premise is that there is a soul to recruit."

While talking, Qi Xuansu caught a glimpse of Long Xiaobai's distressed look from the corner of his eye, and said, "This totem is indeed very useful to me. Can you give it to me? Don't worry, I won't ask for it in vain."

If it was Xiao Yin, he would roll his eyes when he heard this, use his face-changing technique, and start bargaining. However, Long Xiaobai is not Xiao Yin after all. Even though he felt a little distressed, he still pretended to be generous and said: "It's just a totem, I gave it to you directly. I am a dragon! I am rich all over the world and I don't care about this."

There is a saying that Qi Xuansu is somewhat rebellious at heart. The more you ask for something from him, the more he refuses to give it. For example, if Xiao Yin wants a big tiger, he will give it to a tabby cat; if Xiao Yin wants a big white crane, he will give it to a big white goose. But if Xiao Yin doesn't take the initiative to ask for it, then he will miss Xiao Yin instead, and will offer all kinds of good things, even if he doesn't want them.

If Long Xiaobai opened his mouth and was greedy, Qi Xuansu would probably use his Taoist background as an excuse. But Long Xiaobai pretended to be generous, so Qi Xuansu felt guilty and said, "Well, what kind of Dacheng method do you want to learn?" , I agree in principle as long as it doesn’t violate any taboos.”

Long Xiaobai's eyes lit up: "Really?"

Isn't that why she sneaked into the Wanxiang Taoist Palace in the first place? Now that he has taken the initiative to deliver it to your door, there is no reason not to agree.

Qi Xuansu said: "Of course it is true. I am the real person in charge of the palace, so I still have this power."

Some people may want to say, isn't Qi Xuansu using power for personal gain? You can't say that. Let's not talk about Long Xiaobai's background as a fellow Taoist priest. Qi Xuansu gave away a great method and also received a great method from the ancient witchcraft. Qi Xuansu is not a person who hides his own secrets, and will definitely put the "soul" into his hands. Return to Xi Jue" is included in the collection of books in Wanxiang Taoist Palace.

So far, Qi Xuansu has learned two great methods. With his current status, it is reasonable to learn another one.

You can't ask Qi Xuansu to focus solely on contributing to the Taoist sect and not consider himself at all. That is what is required of a saint.

This is also a common problem among some Qingliu people. They always hold others to the standard of a perfect person and a saint, and cannot tolerate any flaws. A crow standing on a pile of coal can see the badness of others but not itself.

After Long Xiaobai got Qi Xuansu's promise, he immediately put his heartache behind him. No matter how good the totem was, she couldn't understand it. It was an unexpected surprise to be able to change it to a Dacheng method.

Qi Xuansu got the totem and stared at the various character patterns on it, his eyes instantly shining.