Chapter 822 Exploration

The Iron Feather Eagle let out a deafening roar, its wings raised a strong wind, and it flew straight at Gu Jiuchen. Gu Jiuchen's face was calm, and the long sword in his hand made several sword flowers, and the sharp sword energy turned into streams of light, heading towards the Iron Feather Eagle. For a moment, a man and an eagle fought fiercely in the air, sword energy and feathers flew together, and the strong wind and the roar resonated.

At this moment, the originally closed stone door made a dull sound and slowly opened, and an ancient and mysterious atmosphere came to the face.

"Go in quickly!" Gu Jiuchen seized the gap between the Iron Feather Eagle's attack and turned back to shout at Ye Linglong and the other two.

Xuan Yu no longer hesitated, pulled Ye Linglong and Mingyue and rushed into the stone door. Ye Linglong looked back every three steps, worriedly looking at Gu Jiuchen who was fighting fiercely with the Iron Feather Eagle, with mixed feelings in her heart.

The stone door slowly closed, isolating the strong wind and the sound of fighting from the outside world. Ye Linglong and the other two seemed to have entered a whole new world. In front of them was a deep path, with towering ancient trees on both sides, lush branches and leaves, covering the sky, and a damp smell of soil in the air.

"Is this Linglong Realm?" Mingyue looked around and whispered, "It always feels a bit eerie and scary."

"Be careful, there should be many unknown dangers here." Xuanyu looked solemn, holding the sword tightly in his hand, and observing the surroundings vigilantly.

Ye Linglong did not speak. She looked around, trying to find some clues about this secret realm. However, apart from the towering ancient trees and dense vines, she found nothing.

"Let's go, be careful." Ye Linglong took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and took the lead in stepping onto the deep path.

The four of them walked along the way, and the surrounding scenery gradually changed. The towering ancient trees gradually became low, replaced by a misty forest. Thick fog permeated the air, and visibility was extremely low. Only a few meters around could be seen.

"Be careful, there should be a formation here." Xuan Yu reminded in a low voice. He took out a night pearl from his arms, and the soft light dispelled the fog in a small area around.

"What should we do now?" Mingyue was a little flustered. In this foggy forest, she felt like a headless fly and completely lost her direction.

Ye Linglong did not answer. She carefully observed the surrounding environment and tried to find a way to crack it. Suddenly, her eyes lit up and pointed to a tree not far ahead and said, "Look, the leaves on that tree are different from other trees!"

As soon as Ye Linglong finished speaking, the three looked in the direction she pointed. I saw that the leaves on the tree were not the common green, but a light golden color, emitting a faint light in the mist, like a firefly in the dark night, which was particularly eye-catching.

"Let's go and take a look!" Ye Linglong made a prompt decision and took the lead to walk towards the tree with golden leaves. Xuan Yu and Ming Yue followed closely behind, and the three of them approached the tree cautiously.

"This leaf" Ming Yue reached out to touch the golden leaf, but was pulled by Xuan Yu.

"Be careful of fraud!" Xuan Yu looked solemn. He carefully observed the surrounding environment and found that the fog around the tree seemed to be thicker than other places, and there was a faint sense of danger.

Ye Linglong did not act rashly. She walked around the tree several times, carefully observing the trunk, branches, leaves, and surrounding environment. Suddenly, she found some strange symbols engraved on the trunk of the tree. These symbols she had never seen before, but gave her a sense of déjà vu.

"These symbols" Ye Linglong frowned slightly, thinking hard, trying to find relevant information in her mind.

"Linglong, do you see anything?" Ming Yue saw that Ye Linglong looked different and asked hurriedly.

Ye Linglong did not answer. She closed her eyes and mobilized all the information related to these symbols in her mind. Time passed by minute by minute, and fine beads of sweat oozed out of Ye Linglong's forehead, but she still did not give up. She kept piecing together and combining in her mind, trying to find the true meaning of these symbols.

"I remember it!" Suddenly, Ye Linglong opened her eyes abruptly, and a gleam of light flashed in her eyes, "These symbols are a kind of ancient formation, called the maze formation. As long as you touch these symbols in a specific order, you can break the formation and walk out of the misty forest!"

"Really? That's great!" Mingyue was overjoyed when she heard it, and asked hurriedly, "Then in what order should we touch these symbols?"

Ye Linglong did not speak. She carefully observed the symbols on the tree trunk, and based on the memory of the "maze formation" in her mind, she began to deduce the method of breaking it.

"Found it!" After a moment, Ye Linglong pointed to a symbol on the tree trunk and said, "Touch this symbol first, then..."

Ye Linglong touched several symbols on the tree trunk in the order she deduced. As she moved, the surrounding fog began to roll, and the originally dense fog gradually dissipated, revealing the covered road.

"We succeeded!" Mingyue cheered excitedly.

"Be careful!" At this moment, Xuanyu's face suddenly changed, and he pulled Mingyue behind him. At the same time, he drew his sword and swung a sword energy towards the front.

"Roar!" A roar came from the mist, and a huge beast rushed out of the mist and pounced on the three people.

"Oh no, it's the guardian beast!" Xuanyu's face was solemn. The strength of this guardian beast was extraordinary, and it was not something that the three of them could easily deal with.

Just as Xuanyu was ready to fight to the death, Mingyue was scratched on the arm by the sharp claws of the guardian beast because she couldn't dodge in time, and the blood instantly dyed her sleeves red.

"Mingyue!" Ye Linglong exclaimed, and hurried forward to check Mingyue's injuries.

"I'm fine," Mingyue said with a pale face, trying to endure the pain.

"Don't move!" Xuanyu took out a porcelain bottle from his arms, poured out a pill for Mingyue to take, and then poured some medicine powder from another porcelain bottle and sprinkled it on Mingyue's wound.

"This is..." Ye Linglong looked at Xuanyu's skillful movements, and a trace of surprise flashed in her eyes. She didn't expect that this seemingly cold swordsman was also proficient in medical skills.

"It's just a minor injury, it's okay." Xuanyu said lightly, but his tone was full of concern.

Mingyue was injured, and the guardian beast was staring at them. How should they deal with it? On the other side, can Gu Jiuchen get away smoothly?

Mingyue's injury aroused the fighting spirit of Ye Linglong and Xuanyu. Xuanyu's sword energy was like a rainbow, and his figure was erratic, fighting with the guardian beast. Ye Linglong seized the opportunity, the dagger in her hand flashed with cold light, and she attacked the weak point of the guardian beast.

On the other side, Gu Jiuchen was trapped in another part of the misty forest. He cut through the thorns all the way, but he could not find the exit, and instead encountered a more ferocious guardian beast. This guardian beast was fiery red, shaped like a tiger, but had a pair of huge flesh wings. Every attack was accompanied by a scorching air wave, forcing Gu Jiuchen to retreat again and again.

"Roar!" The fiery red guardian beast roared to the sky, flapped its wings, and set off a gust of wind, sweeping towards Gu Jiuchen. Gu Jiuchen did not dare to be careless, and waved the long sword in his hand, and the sword energy turned into ice walls, trying to resist this fierce attack.

However, under the attack of the fiery red guardian beast, the ice wall was like paper, and it was instantly broken. Gu Jiuchen was forced to dodge and look for opportunities to counterattack.

At this moment, Gu Jiuchen suddenly felt a strange energy fluctuation, which came from the attack of the fiery red guardian beast. His heart moved, and the secret swordsmanship of the Tianxian Sect emerged in his mind. There was a move called "fight fire with fire", which could use the opponent's attack to attack the opponent in return.

"Let's fight!" Gu Jiuchen's eyes flashed with determination. He no longer dodged, but rushed forward to meet the attack of the fiery red guardian beast.

"Boom!" With a loud noise, Gu Jiuchen was swallowed by the fiery red energy. However, just when everyone thought he was doomed, a dazzling sword light shot up into the sky and tore the fiery red energy apart.

Gu Jiuchen stood there unscathed, with the long sword in his hand emitting a sharp sword aura, and his eyes were full of confidence and determination. He finally realized the essence of "fighting fire with fire" and his strength reached a higher level.

After a hard battle, Ye Linglong, Xuan Yu and Ming Yue finally defeated the guardian beast and came to the central area of ​​the Misty Forest. This place is no longer shrouded in fog, but an open valley. In the center of the valley, an ancient altar stands tall. Above the altar, a simple book floats, emitting a faint golden light.

"Is that what we are looking for?" Mingyue covered her injured arm and looked at the book with anticipation in her eyes.

"It should be." Xuanyu nodded, and a hint of excitement flashed in her eyes.

Ye Linglong did not speak. She intuitively felt that this book was unusual and might hide some secrets. She signaled Xuanyu and Mingyue to be careful, and then the three of them slowly walked towards the altar.

However, just as Gu Jiuchen also rushed to the altar and the four were about to reach out for the book, something strange happened. The runes around the altar suddenly lit up, and a powerful barrier rose instantly, trapping them in it.

"What's going on?!" Mingyue exclaimed.

"This is an ancient ban!" Gu Jiuchen's face was solemn. He felt that this ban was extraordinary and could not be broken at all with their current strength.

The four were trapped on the altar, in a dilemma, and the mysterious book seemed to hide a huge secret, waiting for them to uncover it.