Chapter 92 Black Stone Gate

One day later, on a small hill outside Qinghefang, Song Qingming and Chen Laodao were meditating and resting on the hill.

After returning to his residence yesterday, Song Qingming thought about it again and again, and decided to agree to Chen Laodao.

On the second day, Song Qingming left a letter at his residence, writing down everything about his and Chen Laodao's exploration of the ancient cultivator's cave. In case of any accident this time, the Song family would know where he went in the future.

After Song Qingming packed his luggage, he asked his fourth uncle Song Changqiu for a month's leave, asking him to continue to help manage the store here.

Seeing that Song Qingming had just returned from Funiu Mountain and was going on a long journey again, Song Changqiu was a little worried about his safety and couldn't help asking him a few questions.

However, Song Qingming had previously promised Feng Laodao that he could not tell others about this matter. In the face of Song Changqiu's concern, Song Qingming could only laugh it off.

Song Changqiu has been in the market for so many years, and his ability to judge people must be extraordinary. Even if Song Qingming didn't say it, he probably guessed that Song Qingming's going out this time must be related to the old Taoist priest who came to see him a few days ago.

Seeing that Song Qingming was unwilling to tell him directly, Song Changqiu didn't continue to ask. He also saw that Song Qingming had made up his mind to go out this time, so he could only nag him a few words to be careful on the road.

Wang Cheng has grown a lot in the past few years. Basically, all the big and small affairs in the store can be handed over to him. Fourth Uncle only needs to take time to come and take a look occasionally. Song Qingming is still quite relieved about this.

Song Qingming and Chen Laodao waited on the small hill for almost two hours, and a middle-aged Taoist wearing a green cloak came here.

Seeing this person, Taoist Chen, who had narrowed his eyes, suddenly brightened up, stood up and said to this person: "Fellow Daoist Zhou is finally here. Let me introduce you. This is the Taoist friend Song I mentioned before."

Song Qingming heard Taoist Chen introducing himself, and he also walked forward to greet this Taoist friend Zhou.

The middle-aged Taoist was named Zhou Tangjin, who was also a casual cultivator who came to Qinghefang in recent years. He was also a helper specially invited by Taoist Chen this time.

After Zhou Tangjin glanced at Song Qingming, he did not speak, but just nodded slightly. His cultivation was higher than that of Song Qingming and Taoist Chen, and he had cultivated to the eighth level of Qi Refining.

After Taoist Chen introduced the two to each other, the three of them went directly eastward to Yunwu Mountain under his leadership.

Yunwu Mountain was not too far from Qinghefang. It took only two days for the three of them to enter Yunwu Mountain with all their strength.

Yunwu Mountain is located to the west of Qinghefang. It is a general term for a huge mountainous area spanning the three counties of Qinghe, Pingyang and Gucang.

In this area, the mountains are high and the forests are dense, monsters are rampant, and it is difficult for mortals to survive. Except for some monks who come to hunt monsters nearby, basically no one will come here.

Although Yunwu Mountain is not as dangerous as Fuyun Mountain Range, there are also many monsters in it, and there are also second-level monsters in the depths, so it is not a safe place.

Since Yunwu Mountain is not explored by as many monks as Fuyun Mountain Range, it is not surprising that Chen Laodao can find some ancient monks' caves.

However, it is not certain whether there is anything in such an ancient monk's cave. After entering, it may make the monk rich overnight, or it may be empty after opening it. In general, most of the senior monks' caves have more or less something in them. Of course, whether it is good or bad depends on the luck of the person who enters.

After walking in Yunwu Mountain for another two days, the three came to the foot of a mountain hundreds of feet high.

This mountain is so tall and steep that it stands alone among the surrounding mountains. The surrounding mountains are very steep, like a knife cut. It is estimated that it is difficult for ordinary beasts to climb up except for flying birds.

The three people used the light body technique to jump left and right on the rocks. It took them a meal to reach the top of the mountain.

Unexpectedly, there were cliffs at the bottom of the mountain, but the top of the mountain was very flat, with many tall trees, flowers and plants, and a scene of lush green leaves.

Taoist Chen took Song Qingming and the other two to walk in the forest on the top of the mountain for half a quarter of an hour, and soon they arrived at an ancient stone cave.

At first, a ray of light could be seen, but as the three people went deeper into the ancient cave, it soon became pitch black.

Taoist Chen walked in the front, and after walking more than ten feet away, he waved his sleeves and released a ball of fire in his hand, which quickly illuminated the situation in the cave clearly.

The stone cave is about 45 meters in diameter. There is a black stone door in front of it. There are several stone platforms on both sides, and there are a pile of books and bamboo slips that have been turned into a mess.

Seeing that the stone door was closed and there was no sign of damage on the surface, Taoist Master Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It seems that this place has not been discovered by other cultivators. As long as we open this stone door, we can enter the cave."

Seeing that Song Qingming has been looking at the books and bamboo slips that fell on the ground, Taoist Master Chen said to him again, "Fellow Daoist Song, don't look at them. Those on the ground are useless low-level skills and the diary notes of that senior. I took away the few useful ones last time."

Song Qingming nodded and shifted his gaze to the closed stone door.

Along the way, I heard from Taoist Chen that this cave of the senior cultivator was found by accident when he came here to pick spiritual herbs more than 20 years ago.

The restrictions set outside the cave are relatively simple, and Taoist Chen had broken them 20 years ago.

But after arriving here, facing this dark stone door, Taoist Chen worked hard for several months but failed to successfully shake this restriction, so he had no choice but to leave here temporarily.

A few years ago, Taoist Chen relied on the spiritual objects he found in the cave outside at that time to improve his cultivation to the late stage of Qi Refining.

Taoist Chen returned here again, but it was a pity that the restrictions on the black stone door were indeed quite profound. Taoist Chen tried various ways in the past few years and tried several times but still failed to break the restrictions. He finally gave up the treasure that he enjoyed alone and found Song Qingming and the others.

Song Qingming looked carefully at the dark stone door and found that there was nothing unusual except a strange rune engraved on the top of the stone door.

"How about it, Fellow Daoist Song, have you figured out any tricks? Are you sure you can break this restriction?"

Seeing Song Qingming staring at the black stone door for a long time without saying anything, Taoist Chen couldn't help but ask.

Song Qingming looked back at the two and said, "It seems that this is indeed the cave of a senior who has established his foundation. It will take some effort to break the restriction on this stone door. You two should recover your mana first. I will trouble you for help next."

When they heard that there was a trick, Taoist Chen and Zhou Jintang also showed joy on their faces. They hurriedly took a pill of Huiling Pill and sat down to recover their mana.

Song Qingming took out six formation flags from the storage bag and inserted them into the six angles around the stone door, and then took out a gray circular formation plate.

After the two people beside him recovered their spiritual power, Song Qingming raised his eyebrows and said:

"My two Taoist friends, the restrictions on the stone gate cannot be forcibly broken with our current cultivation. We can only rely on the formation to change the patterns of the restrictions and weaken the power of the restrictions. Next, I will trouble you two to use your magic power to help me maintain the formation."