Volume 2: Yun Ji Cang Hai Chapter 874: Seven Lampstands

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On the sand dune, seven people sat quietly and rested. Lin Yi sat alone, sipping slowly with a purple gourd, quietly admiring the scenery of the desert.

The endless desert has sand with fish scale patterns or is as flat as a wash; the ridges of the dunes are smooth and smooth, like flowing water, all with clear outlines and distinct layers. After the golden sunset, twilight gradually fades, night falls, until the full moon slowly rises, the earth is shrouded in silver brilliance, becoming more and more magnificent and mysterious...

Lin Yi drank slowly, his eyes passing over the people more than ten feet away one by one. Tian Xingzi and Wu Xuan should be old acquaintances and very familiar with each other. As for these two people and the others, they were far from talking and laughing. It seemed that they only had casual acquaintances with each other.

The silver-bearded Qiying and the yellow-faced Caiyingzi are both taciturn and steady in their demeanor; Qingye, as his name suggests, is very elegant in plain clothes and Taoist robes. Although he looks past middle age, he still has charm. Cun, but with a slightly cautious look on his face.

Ghost Dagger's name is a bit offbeat, but he himself has an ordinary appearance and smiles from time to time. It's just that when he laughs, he always stares at no one.

An elusive jade slip and an unknown ancient secret attracted a group of people to travel millions of miles to this desert. There are many temptations that people cannot avoid. And Lin Yi, the same is true...

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As it approaches midnight, the moon shines like water. Unconsciously, the wind came from all directions, bringing with it the sound of "chirping" sand, and light clouds and mist filled the air.

The people who were sitting quietly on the sand dune suddenly stood up at this moment. Wu Xuan also looked worried, but he said clearly: "Every full moon night in the middle of the month, strange phenomena will appear here. Fellow Taoists, don't panic..." Before he finished speaking, someone questioned. : "How did my fellow Taoist Xuan obtain the jade slips and find them here..."

Wu Xuan replied casually without thinking: "I once passed by here on a full moon night, and then I discovered and picked up the jade slip. Fellow Taoist Qingye, please be patient..."

As the wind blows and the fog rises, the bright moonlight becomes increasingly hazy. The woman Qingye paid attention to the movements around her and said nothing. Someone not far away took the opportunity to ask: "If there is a secret realm and I am deeply trapped in it, I don't know how to escape..."

Wu Xuan said: "No need to worry! You can leave only at this time next month..." More than ten feet away, Gui Dagger smiled slightly, turned to the increasingly dense fog and whispered to himself: "The moonlight night is blurry. , so that people will never come back..."

"Why did you have to gather seven people when you came...?"

Wu Xuan looked at the sound and was unable to respond for a moment. The Master Lin had already flown into the air, as if he was about to run away at any moment, and he did not forget to ask aggressive questions. And Tian Xingzi seemed to be suspicious, and then said: "We are waiting for the seven people, do we have other motives? My fellow Taoist Xuan, why do you need to be secretive..."

After taking a breath for a moment, Wu Xuan said helplessly: "I have said before that entering the secret realm requires manpower. As for what happened, we will know later..." At this point, he suddenly signaled loudly: "Everyone, please look……"

At this time, the mist covered the sky and the earth, and the moonlight and the desert disappeared. In the hazy and dim surroundings, seven strange lights suddenly lit up. In the flickering black light, valleys and trees appear and disappear. And those seven black lights are all supported by a three-foot-sized lampstand. They are slowly suspended in the air and fluctuate. Wherever the light goes, it is chilly to the bone...

While everyone was in astonishment, Wu Xuan hurriedly greeted him: "That is the 'Devil's Yin Fire', which is the key to unlocking the secret realm. Fellow Taoists, please find a lampstand and stand on it..." Without further ado, he As soon as his body moved, he flew to a light first. As his feet fell, the lampstand gradually sank, as if it was about to fall into the depths of nothingness at any time.

Tian Xingzi followed suit first, but it was no big deal, and then signaled: "It won't be too late..." Seeing this situation, the other people no longer hesitated and set off one after another. Lin Yi, who was originally in mid-air, landed on a lampstand and looked at it secretly.

The lampstand is made of black stone and is quite exquisite. A demonic dragon as thick as an arm protrudes from one end, more than two feet long, and lifelike. In the dragon's mouth that opened furiously upward, a black fire the size of a pea quietly bloomed, followed by an inexplicable coldness that spread, with the potential to swallow up the world, which was terrifying...

Before he could see what was wrong in front of him, Lin Yi's figure suddenly sank. He was about to rise into the air, and his expression changed slightly. It was difficult to move his feet, as if they were cast on the lampstand. He was busy but not in a hurry, raising his eyes and looking around. The remaining six people all fell into the thick fog in an instant.

But after a while, the scenery suddenly changed. The mist faded away, and a deep valley appeared below the seven people, which was very similar to what Wu Xuan had painted on the map before. And as a layer of faint light flashed through, the seven lampstands were blocked and stopped at the same time.

The lampstands are dozens of feet apart, and each other's conditions are clearly visible. Tian Xingzi and Wu Xuan were relatively calm, while Qi Ying, Cai Yingzi, Qing Ye and Gui Dagger all looked panicked. Lin Yi was looking at the valley below, not forgetting to secretly pay attention to every move of the six people.

After a few breaths, the seven lampstands suddenly trembled slightly, and the yin fire from the mouths of the seven demonic dragons suddenly spurted out, like meteors streaking across the night sky, and instantly collided together. Immediately afterwards, a huge black ball of fire exploded suddenly, and the strong power immediately tore through the layer of light below. Then there was a roar of "Ka La -" and the seven people suddenly fell...

Everything was just a flash of thought, and there was another muffled sound of "bang, bang", and the seven people were sent flying out one after another. Then there were a few "plops", and each of them fell to the ground in a mess. Lin Yi was blocked by the stone wall, so he wanted to stand up. Suddenly he felt his body became heavy, so he simply sat down and looked up in surprise...

This is a cave dozens of feet in size, with a dark cave entrance two feet high leading to nowhere. In the center of the cave, seven lampstands surround each other, and the lights still emit a faint black light. Other than that, there were only seven people who were shocked...

After a while, the taciturn Cai Yingzi stood up on the ground. He twitched his beard and pondered for a moment, looked at Qi Ying not far away and said: "This place should be a secret realm left by ancient times! Although it implies a restriction from heaven and earth, it is not a big deal!..." The other party sat cross-legged and nodded silently. , replied softly: "My feet are sluggish, and I can't leave the ground to fly!"

Cai Yingzi turned to Wu Xuan and said, "We know very little about the situation here, and we hope that fellow Taoists can give us some advice!" While he was speaking, others present gradually came to their senses. However, the situation was unclear, so they didn't dare to move rashly, so they all sat on the ground, facing the seven lights faintly at a distance.

Everyone present looked at Wu Xuan, expecting to have an explanation. Unexpectedly, the other party shook his head and said with an unclear expression: "I am also here for the first time..."

Cai Yingzi was startled for a moment, then exchanged glances with Qi Ying, then glanced at the dark hole, then lifted up his robe and sat down, twirling his beard and thinking in silence.

Qingye couldn't hold it any longer and asked aloud: "My Taoist friend Xuan, you once said that there are immortal crystals and countless treasures here. Who would have thought that it was just speculation out of thin air? Could it be that you meant to deceive..."

Ghost Dagger stared at the lights a few feet away and said to himself with a smile on his face: "Luring them to gain, showing them power, now it's time to open fire and fight..."

Tian Xingzi's face was gloomy, he sighed softly and said: "My Xuan, if you dare to use this to harm your colleagues, don't blame me for not remembering the old relationship!" After saying this, he glanced across the cave. The Master Lin was sitting leaning against the stone wall, at a loss what to do and looking dazed.

Seeing that he had become the target of public criticism, Wu Xuan hurriedly raised his hands in all directions and said with a wry smile: "Everyone has seen with your own eyes, how have I ever deceived you? It was only because I was single and weak that it was difficult to do what I wanted, so I invited helpers to find the destiny together. . Since this is an ancient secret place, how can we dare to conclude that there are no treasures even if we haven’t explored anywhere yet?”

After finishing speaking, no one answered, and the smile disappeared from Wu Xuan's face. He slowed down for a moment and said helplessly: "Since all fellow Taoists have doubts, you might as well stay in this cave and you will escape safely in a month. Sorry!" As he said that, he snorted in dissatisfaction. Get up and walk outside. After a while, his figure disappeared from the dark hole.

There were only six people left in the cave and the seven lights. For a moment, everything was silent.

After a moment of silence, Tian Xingzi said with a hint of apology: "You may have wrongly blamed my fellow Taoist Xuan just now! What he said is true. If you stay here, you will gain nothing! Everyone, please let the opportunity come your way... ..." He stood up, put his hands behind his back, and without squinting, walked slowly out of the cave entrance...

Cai Yingzi glanced at Qi Ying, who was expressionless. But Gui Dagger got up from the ground, chuckled, and said with a hint: "No matter how good or bad it is, we can't let the two of them stay alone in one place!" Qingye, who was hesitating, looked at him and stood up. Said: "Fellow Taoist, you and I are walking together..."

Gui Dagger turned around and smiled inexplicably, then moved forward. Aoba followed closely behind, and the two left one after another.

There are only three people left in the cave.

Cai Yingzi and Qi Ying looked at each other, then both looked at the other person.

Lin Yi seemed indifferent to everything around him, half leaning and half sitting, and even raised the purple gold gourd, as if he wanted to drink to calm down his shock.

"Master Lin, instead of staying here and drinking, why don't you go out of the cave and search for something else? Don't let others take over your destiny..."

Hearing the sound, Lin Yi crossed his legs and sat down, took another sip of wine, then turned to Cai Yingzi and grinned, saying: "Haha! There are masters who can practice physical training and are as immovable as a mountain. How can I, a junior, dare to create something like this?" This time! If you are destined to be immortal, please go first!"

Cai Yingzi snorted secretly and met Qi Ying's eyes. Understanding each other, they stood up in unison. Lin Yiyi turned a blind eye to the behavior of the two people, but looked thoughtfully at the seven lampstands.

At this moment, one of the ever-burning lights suddenly and silently went out...