Chapter 376: The Mystery of the Ancient Garden

Yuan Ming raised his eyebrows after hearing what Lei Ming said, and noticed that Xi Ying's fist clenched unconsciously, but she still suppressed her anger, silently stepped back two steps, and hid behind Dugu Feng.

"Haha, Daoist friend Su Wenyu has many wives and concubines, I'm afraid that not every one of them was deceived by such sweet words?" Fairy Jin Xi was somewhat dissatisfied with the attitude of Lei Ming, and said half-reminding and half-sarcastically.

Ancestor Lei Ming glanced at Fairy Jin Xi nonchalantly, and was about to speak, but was interrupted by Wan Qi Hong.

"Okay, no wonder you haven't made any progress in these years, and your energy has been spent on these intrigues. Have you forgotten what we came here for?" Wan Qi Hong swept his disdainful eyes, and the four people were all angry, but they couldn't get angry.

"Daoist friend Wan Qi is right, but I don't know how many treasures Daoist friend Wan Qi has found in this city now? Let us open our eyes?" Su Zimo said sarcastically.

Although the fog just now had an impact on these Yuanying cultivators, it was not serious. Therefore, they searched many places despite the restrictions. However, they found that although this city is large and there are many houses around, there are very few opportunities and treasures hidden. Even if they encounter them, the things inside are not worthy of the eyes of these Yuanying cultivators.

Moreover, many of the treasures are guarded by demons. Under the cover of the fog just now, the strength of the demons has been greatly enhanced. Even these Yuanying cultivators have to spend a lot of effort to deal with them. As a result, after killing them, they found that they only got treasures below the Jindan stage. You can imagine how depressed they are.

The reason why they gathered here instead of exploring separately is because they found this point. Otherwise, they would not wait for the arrival of Jindan cultivators and would have gone to look for their own opportunities and treasures one by one.

"I did not find the treasure, but I already know the location of the treasure." Wanqi Hong said lightly.

"Since Fellow Daoist Wanqi has found the location of the treasure, why did he come to find us? Could it be that he encountered some powerful restriction again?" Hearing this, Dugu Feng immediately understood something.

"Yes, we can enter and exit most of the mansions in this city at will. Only the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city is covered by a space transfer restriction after my investigation. Although I have cracked it, there is another restriction in the mansion that is more powerful than the one outside. I am afraid it will be difficult for me to crack it alone. It requires the joint efforts of fellow Daoists." Wanqi Hong said frankly.

His frankness surprised the other Yuanyings, and they couldn't help but wonder what kind of restriction could make Wanqi Hong, who was so arrogant, come for help.

So, under the leadership of Wanqi Hong, everyone immediately rushed to the City Lord's Mansion in the center of the city, but as soon as they arrived in front of the mansion, everyone saw a horrifying scene.

The street in front of the City Lord's Mansion was covered with blood. Both the ground and the walls on both sides were red, and there were countless sword marks on them. Each of them had a meaning that frightened Lei Ming and others. Although there were no corpses, such a scene could fully explain what kind of battle Wanqi Hong had experienced here.

However, when everyone looked at Wanqi Hong, they saw that he was still calm, and his clothes were not stained with blood. Thinking of his calm expression when he just arrived, they all became more vigilant.

Wanqi Hong's strength might be stronger than they imagined.

The gate of the City Lord's Mansion was smashed by Wanqi Hong long ago, but looking from the door, the City Lord's Mansion was a strange black. Even if the fog had dissipated, everyone still couldn't see what was inside, and the spiritual consciousness released was like a mud cow into the sea, and soon disappeared.

Seeing this, everyone was slightly shocked, but Wanqi Hong was not afraid at all, and walked into the city lord's mansion in front of everyone.

His figure was quickly swallowed by the darkness and disappeared from everyone's sight, without even a sound.

Seeing this, Lei Ming Laozu and other Yuanying period cultivators no longer hesitated, and directly led their men into the city lord's mansion, following Wanqi Hong.

However, when Fairy Jin Xi was about to take Pi Xiu and others in, she took a few steps and saw Yuan Ming still standing there, with no intention of following at all.

"Why don't you come in, little friend Yuan?"

"Thank you, Senior Jin Xi, for your concern. I know that I am weak and can't deal with the demons in this city. Senior Wanqi said that this City Lord's Mansion is a place with treasures. I entered this place by mistake and don't want to risk my life anymore. Please forgive me and allow me to rest at the door. I will leave with you after everything is settled." Yuan Ming bowed his hands.

Seeing that he was sincere and his expression was not fake, Fairy Jin Xi nodded and didn't force him. After giving him a few words of advice, she took Pi Xiu and Wen Zaifei into the City Lord's Mansion.

Watching Fairy Jin Xi enter the City Lord's Mansion, Yuan Ming waited in silence for a moment. Seeing that no one came out of the mansion, he immediately turned around and ran towards the east of the city.

Before the illusion array was broken, there were two places in the city where black fog gathered. The source was the City Lord's Mansion and the destination was the East City Garden. The beginning and the end caused the black fog to shuttle through the city continuously.

Now that the fog has dispersed, Yuan Ming observed before leaving the Heaven Stealing Cauldron that there was a faint spiritual light flashing in both places at that time, but it soon dissipated and did not attract the attention of others.

Since the opportunity of five Yuanying gathered in the City Lord's Mansion was good, it would be extremely difficult for Yuan Ming to get involved. Instead, it would cause unnecessary trouble and even kill him. It would be better to take advantage of this gap to look for treasures in the East City Garden. Even if the treasures found were of lower grade, it would be better than snatching food from the tiger's mouth.

The road to the east of the city was smooth and helpless. It seemed that the evil spirits lurking in the streets and houses were hiding deeper because the black fog had dissipated. Yuan Ming did not encounter any obstacles along the way.

Soon, Yuan Ming came to the garden. When he entered the garden, he saw old trees everywhere, fallen leaves, weeds, and pavilions full of dilapidated and desolate meanings.

Before embarking on the immortal path, Yuan Ming was obsessed with landscapes and had a lot of experience in the construction of gardens. Looking around the scenery in the garden, he saw that although it was covered with weeds and dead leaves, he could vaguely see the former prosperity, and he couldn't help but sigh.

However, after sighing for a moment, Yuan Ming immediately summoned the bronze tripod to protect his body and did not relax his vigilance.

Wherever there are flourishing plants and trees, once no one is seen for a long time, it will accumulate evil and gather evil. The formation that covered the whole city before also took advantage of this point, so this place was also chosen as the gathering place of black fog.

However, the city lord's mansion, which is also a gathering place for black fog, is covered by restrictions, but there are no restrictions here to prevent entry.

Yuan Ming was alert in his heart, and then he slowly explored the garden.

The overall structure of the garden is circular, with green trees and flowers all surrounding the central river and lake. It can be roughly divided into four major areas. After entering the gate, there is a lush green forest. To the left is gravel and rockery, and to the right is a brocade of colorful flowers.

If you go straight, you can use the bridge on the pond to reach a small island. Go around the island and continue forward. There is a three-story dark attic, standing quietly, as if observing the people entering the garden, which makes people feel vaguely cold.

Although the fog has dissipated, the invisible force that blocks the divine consciousness still exists. Without the assistance of the Stealing Heaven Cauldron, Yuan Ming cannot break it. He can only observe the surrounding situation with his naked eyes and the divine consciousness that is several feet away from his body.

The place where the garden is located is not an ordinary wilderness. There is no sun or moon in the sky above, but there is a faint light pouring down.

However, when Yuan Ming stepped into the woods, under the dense branches and leaves, shadows enveloped his body, swallowing up the faint light, leaving only a dimness.

The surroundings were extremely quiet, with only the rustling sound of the wind passing through the treetops, like a poisonous snake lurking in the dark, spitting out its tongue at Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming suddenly felt an inexplicable chill creeping up his body, as if he was being stared at by someone, but when he looked up and looked around, he could not see anything except the swaying shadows of the trees.

His steps gradually slowed down, and the small bronze tripod kept turning around his body. After a long while, no evil spirits attacked him.

At the same time, as he went deeper, many spiritual trees of a long age gradually appeared around him. Yuan Ming took out the white bone knife and used his magic power to collect them.

Soon, Yuan Ming came to the edge of the woods, adjacent to the central lake. He saw that there were few trees here, only an ancient pine tree, standing alone in front of the pier. As the breeze blew, its branches and leaves swayed, and it seemed like an arm, waving at Yuan Ming.

Yuan Ming saw that the ancient pine tree was full of spiritual energy, and his eyes suddenly focused. He flicked his fingers slightly, and the white bone knife immediately chopped towards the trunk.

After a crisp sound, a gap suddenly appeared on the trunk of the ancient pine tree, but the ancient pine tree only shook for a moment because of the knife, and then there was no movement.

However, Yuan Ming was not careless at all, and continued to urge the white bone knife to chop.

As the speed of chopping increased, the crisp sounds were connected in a row, and in a trance, it was like the screams of mortals, which was creepy.

When most of the trunk of the ancient pine tree was broken, it finally couldn't support the heavy tree body and slowly fell towards the direction where Yuan Ming was standing.

Seeing this, Yuan Ming immediately dodged, and then heard a dull sound like a sigh, and the ancient pine tree fell completely, shaking twice and then there was no movement.

Yuan Ming waited for a while and saw that there was nothing unusual, so he slowly let out a breath, raised his hand and wiped it, and even the stump of the ancient pine tree was collected by the roots.

Judging from the growth rings of the ancient pine, this pine is more than 2,000 years old. The spiritual energy on it is so rich that it can almost be used as a top spiritual material.

However, after putting away the ancient pine, Yuan Ming had a little doubt in his heart. Most of the treasures here are guarded by demons, and only this ancient pine is alone here, seemingly unattended, and it looks a little weird.

Yuan Ming thought, looking forward along the pier, and saw a pavilion on the island in the middle of the lake. Outside the pavilion, there are flowers and plants everywhere, but no shadow of trees. After thinking for a moment, he suddenly turned back.