Chapter 420: The Secret Palace at the Bottom of the River

More than two thousand years have passed, and the vegetation here has recovered a lot. However, because there are too many ruins of buildings nearby and the trial disciples often visit here, the vegetation here is obviously sparse. The grass and trees are not very lush, and there are no tall trees. Some traces of the past can be seen directly in many places, such as the dilapidated square and the collapsed hall.

A wide river is coming towards us. The river surface is more than 100 feet. The river water is unfathomable. At least with Qingyang's current divine power, he can't explore the bottom of the river at all when standing outside. The water in the whole river is a strange red color. I don't know what dyed it, or if it was originally this color, which adds a trace of uneasiness to many people.

Needless to say, this river should be the legendary blood river, but the red water is a little hard to understand. After all, more than 2,000 years have passed. If it is true as the legend says, the water of this blood river is because the blood demon sect practiced evil magic, or it was dyed by the blood of the battle between the good and the evil, it should have become clear by now, and it is impossible to continue until now. Perhaps it is because the time is too long, and those rumors are just rumors spread by the cultivators.

Qingyang walked forward along the river for more than an hour, and finally came to a gathering place for cultivators. At a glance, there were at least more than 200 cultivators from various sects gathered in this area, and there were even many like Qingyang, rushing here from all over.

The total number of disciples participating in the trial of Chaos Demon Valley is only 1,000. Counting those who had accidents during this period, the remaining is estimated to be less than 900. More than 200 people gathered here at once, which means that almost 30% of them came. It can be seen how attractive the secret hall that appeared at the bottom of the blood river is to everyone.

Qingyang glanced around and was about to see if there was anyone he knew, when he suddenly heard someone beside him say in surprise: "Brother Qingyang, you are here too?"

It was Chen Biwang's voice. Qingyang couldn't help but turn his head and saw Chen Biwang standing not far away and greeting him. After nearly a year of not seeing each other, Chen Biwang's cultivation level has also been raised to the sixth level of Qi Refining. Beside him were Qin Ruyan, Deng Changting, Kou Yuchang and others, but the original team of ten people became nine, and the remaining person was probably in danger.

After nearly a year of trial in this Chaos Demon Valley, I finally saw familiar people again. With so many people around, it was safe for the time being. Qingyang breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Chen Biwang.

Seeing Qingyang appear, Qin Ruyan snorted and said, "I can't see that you are so lucky. Our team of so many people has lost a teammate in this nearly one-year trial, but you, a Qi Refining level 4, are fine acting alone."

This woman really holds a grudge. Isn't it just that you didn't join her group? Qingyang didn't want to explain so much, just said lightly: "It's nothing, maybe I'm lucky."

After Qin Ruyan's reminder, many people remembered that Qingyang had been acting alone during this period, and he was only at the fourth level of Qi Refining, which was incomparable to their large team. Qingyang was able to survive until now, probably not only because of good luck, but also because of his own strength. Thinking of this, many people looked at Qingyang differently.

However, Kou Yuchang disagreed with this and smiled and said: "It's hard to say, Chaos Demon Valley is also a good place to practice, maybe these ten months just found a place to practice in seclusion."

It's not that Kou Yuchang said it nonsense, there are really such people among the disciples who came to participate in the trial, who think that nothing is more important than practice. Instead of wasting time competing with others for spiritual herbs, it is better to find a place to practice secretly. Maybe it won't take long for the bottleneck that has been stuck for several years to be broken through.

There are many dangers in Chaos Demon Valley. The dangers come not only from the monsters, traps, and living dead in Chaos Demon Valley, but also from other trial disciples. It is hard to guard against. Many veteran Qi Refining Level 6 cultivators dare not act alone. How can a Qi Refining Level 4 be fine? So Kou Yuchang guessed that Qingyang must have been hiding somewhere to practice for ten months. Now that the trial is about to be explained, he came out to show his face.

When Kou Yuchang said this, a Qingfeng Hall disciple next to him immediately echoed and laughed twice, saying: "Yes, I remember that when he first came in, his cultivation level was only at the beginning of Qi Refining Level 4. Now he is about to reach Qi Refining Level 5. The effect of this year's practice is still very good."

Looking at the two guys' fake smiles, it was clear that they were deliberately looking for trouble. Qingyang was too lazy to argue with him. He just glanced at him lightly and said nothing. However, Qin Ruyan, who was standing next to him, could not stand it any longer and said, "Even if he has been practicing in seclusion for ten months, he is still better than you. Do you dare to venture into Chaos Demon Valley alone when you are at the fourth level of Qi Refining?"

Qin Ruyan defended Qingyang so much that the Qingfeng Hall disciple immediately fell silent. Even Kou Yuchang was quite surprised. He looked at the two of them deeply and did not say anything rude.

At this time, Chen Biwang said, "Brother Qingyang, you came here at this time. Could it be that you also heard about the secret hall at the bottom of the blood river?"

Qingyang nodded and said, "Yes, you came early. Do you know the details?"

Chen Biwang said: "You have asked the right person. Although we did not discover this secret palace, we are almost the first batch of people to arrive here. About three days ago, there were seven or eight trial disciples near the blood river. While searching, I suddenly felt an unusual vibration under my feet. After searching carefully, I found a secret hall at the bottom of the blood river. Because there were many trial disciples here at that time, and they were not from the same sect, this news came. It spread quickly, and our team was only a dozen miles away from here, so we rushed over as soon as possible. "

Unusual vibration? Qingyang was a little puzzled. It had been more than two thousand years since the first trial in Chaotic Demon Valley. If the secret palace at the bottom of the river had been experiencing abnormal vibrations, it would have been discovered by others long ago and would not have remained until now. It was only discovered three days ago, which means that this abnormal vibration only appeared recently. This is strange. It has been more than two thousand years. Why didn't it appear earlier and later? Why did it appear now?

Qingyang thought hard and couldn't figure out the reason, so he had to put the problem behind him for the time being and said: "Since the secret palace has been discovered, why are everyone waiting outside?"

Chen Biwang said: "The secret hall has been discovered. Unfortunately, there is an extremely powerful formation protection at the passage of the secret hall. It is difficult to break through with our ability. Moreover, the location is relatively narrow and cannot accommodate too many people at one time. We have to Take turns forming a team to break into the water.”

After listening to Chen Biwang's explanation, Qingyang finally understood. There was indeed a secret hall under the blood river, but there was a formation protection outside the secret hall. No one could enter unless the formation was broken.