The nine most " outstanding " disciples of the three orthodox sects sat around the ground and started to talk. Zhang Xiaofan learned from Fa Xiang and the others that the bats in the Ancient Cave of Ten Thousand Bats on Kongsang Mountain were exotic creatures raised by the Demonic Sect. They were vicious and bloodthirsty, and were originally accomplices of the Demonic Sect. After the Demonic Sect's stronghold was destroyed 800 years ago, a few bats survived. As time passed, they actually flourished and became a large-scale beast. It made the area within a radius of 500 miles completely deserted.
However, these bats seemed to be afraid of the sun, so they were only active at night. They rested in the Myriad Bat Ancient Cave during the day. The Qingyun Sect members happened to encounter them last night. If they had gone up the mountain during the day, they would have been fine.
Hearing this, Zeng Shushu frowned and asked the Dharma Idol,""Senior Martial Brother Fa Xiang, since those beasts are all in the Myriad Bat Ancient Cave, how are we going to go in and investigate?”
Fa Xiang hesitated for a moment and said," According to my observations these days, these beasts only hang upside down on the top of the ancient cave during the day. They don't move. We might be able to enter."”
Zeng Shushu was speechless, but Zhang Xiaofan couldn't help but say,""That means that Senior Martial Brother Fa Xiang is not confident either. Perhaps those guys will pounce on us when they see us enter the cave. What should we do?”
Fa Xiang looked at him. There seemed to be a faint light flashing in his eyes, but his expression was still gentle."Exactly. I don't have a hundred percent confidence, but I have to do what my master has ordered. Why don't we give it a try? At most, we can just withdraw. Today, Junior Brother Fashan and I, as well as the two benefactors of the Burning Incense Valley, wanted to go in and investigate. We didn't expect to meet you. It's good that we have more people.”
Although Li Xun was arrogant and conceited, he had restrained himself a lot after being easily defeated by Wan Yu yesterday. He also listened to Fa Xiang's arrangements.
"There's one more thing I need to ask Senior Brother Fa Xiang.”
"Please speak, Senior Brother Qi," Fa Xiang said.
"Three months ago, Senior Brother Xiao Yicai, a disciple of the Qingyun Sect, came here first. Do you know where he is now?" Qi Hao asked.”
Fa Xiang shook his head." We came here with the two from the Burning Incense Valley," he said." We haven't seen Senior Brother Xiao yet."”
Qi Hao frowned and remained silent.
The next day, when the sun had just risen, Wan Yu and the other nine people came to Mount Kongsang. They saw that the mountain was barren and covered in sand and stones. On such a huge mountain, they could not even hear the ordinary chirping of birds. They guessed that they had either become snacks for those fierce bats or had long moved out of this mountain.
Fa Xiang and the others had arrived a few days earlier and had already found the location of the Myriad Bat Ancient Cave. Immediately, everyone followed carefully and finally arrived at the entrance of the Myriad Bat Ancient Cave.
This was a huge cave halfway up the mountain. It was located in the shade of the mountain and slightly inclined downward. Only the entrance of the cave was slightly lit, and it was pitch-black further in. Standing at a distance of fifty to sixty feet away from the cave, everyone felt a cold wind blowing out of the cave, brushing past their faces, and it was bone-chilling. At the same time, there was a faint rustling sound, like a whisper, like a ghost crying, making one's heart go numb.
Wan Yu looked at the cave a few more times before turning around and forcing a smile,""In that case, let's go in."
Everyone was silent. Fa Xiang nodded and said," That's right. However, the dangers in this cave are unpredictable. It's best for everyone to prepare immortal artifacts just in case."”
Just as he was about to enter the cave, the cold wind became colder and colder. Fa Xiang seemed to approach Zhang Xiaofan intentionally or unintentionally. Zhang Xiaofan sensed it and smiled at him. Fa Xiang smiled back and whispered,""Junior Brother Zhang, the road ahead is dangerous.”
Zhang Xiaofan was stunned when he saw that Fa Xiang had already entered the darkness. He didn't have time to think about it, so he quickly followed everyone into the cave.
Zhang Xiaofan had only taken a few steps into the cave when he felt his legs go soft, and his entire body sank down. He was shocked, but fortunately, he stopped at his ankles. At this moment, everyone was in the dark, but they had all activated their magic treasures and fairy weapons, which were emitting rays of light. Zhang Xiaofan looked down at his feet, and his face immediately turned bitter. It turned out that he was stepping on extremely thick bat feces. Not only was it smelly, but his feet were also stuck in it. The taste was as unbearable as it could be. He looked up and saw that most of the others had the same expression, especially the two women. Lu Xueqi and Yan Hong of the Burning Incense Valley frowned and their faces were pale.
Zhang Xiaofan shook his head and forced himself to calm down. After everyone familiarized themselves with the environment, they continued to walk inside. At this time, the rustling sounds that sounded like the whispers of demons also became louder. It seemed to be coming from far away, but it also seemed to be right beside them. They could be heard everywhere.
Zhang Xiaofan walked in the middle of the group for a long time, while Fa Xiang walked in front of him. Zhang Xiaofan suddenly thought of Puzhi when he saw that the young monk's Moon-White Monk Robe was stained with some filth.
Was the person in the depths of his memories from the same place as the monk in front of him?
In front of them, Qi Hao suddenly called out softly,""Ah!"
Before Zhang Xiaofan could react, he felt something strange under his feet. It was as if he had stepped on hard ground.
Fa Xiang, who was standing in front of Zhang Xiaofan, chanted the name of Buddha in a low voice. A moment later, a round bead that was shining with a solemn golden light appeared in his hand. At first, the light seemed to be attached to the Fa Xiang, but as the Fa Xiang's mana was activated, the golden light suddenly became brighter. With the bead as the center, the golden light surged out in all directions like a tide. Zhang Xiaofan stood where he was, and he almost thought that a " whoosh " was heard by his ear, and the golden halo had already passed by him.
Everyone's face was reflected with a faint golden color. At the same time, they felt relieved. Even if they were a little nervous, they instantly calmed down. In the blink of an eye, the huge space was as bright as day. If it weren't for the strange rocks and the squirming bats, people would have thought that they had arrived at the Buddhist Surpassing Land.
Li Xun, who had always been arrogant, was a little surprised at this moment. He stood at the side and said in surprise,"Reincarnation Pearl!"
Fa Xiang glanced at him and said,"Senior Brother Li, you have good eyesight."”
Li Xun's tone seemed to suddenly become more polite to Fa Xiang. He said,"I wouldn't dare. Senior Brother Fa Xiang, you're the one with profound cultivation.”
With the help of the light from the Reincarnation Pearl, Zhang Xiaofan was able to see that he had indeed stepped on a clean and hard ground. He looked up and saw that the black bats on the top of the cave had disappeared for some reason, but the rustling sound was still ringing in his ears.
He took a closer look and realized that countless black bats were still gathered at the top of the cave behind him. However, on the hard ground where they were standing, there was a thin red line streaking across the rock at the top of the cave. It looked like a vein that was born in the rock.
With this red line as the boundary, countless bats were gathered outside. None of them crossed the red line, and there was no more stinky bat feces outside.
Fa Xiang looked around and said in a deep voice,""There are many strange things here. Everyone must be careful.”
How could everyone not know? But after stepping on a clean place with great difficulty and checking that there was nothing unusual in the surroundings, the first thing most of them did was to straighten their clothes. Zeng Shushu, who was standing next to Zhang Xiaofan, took off her shoes and poured out the disgusting things inside. She whispered to Wan Yu,""For the first time in my life, I know that walking on a clean road is so comfortable!”
Wan Yu smiled to comfort him.
After a while, Wan Yu saw that everyone was almost done and said,"Let's go." As he spoke, he walked into the depths of the cave.
Everyone followed. Soon, as they walked forward, their backs fell into endless darkness.
In front of them, the darkness seemed to be like a demon beast. It opened its arms and revealed a sinister smile, welcoming their arrival.
A speck of light in the darkness slowly moved forward.
After walking for an unknown distance, this ancient and deep cave seemed to have no end. Although it was still very spacious, it was twisted and turned. Other than the fact that it was probably inclined to the ground, it was almost impossible to tell the direction.
The rustling of the bats at the entrance of the cave had long since disappeared. In the darkness, there was no other sound other than the footsteps of the group. Zhang Xiaofan felt that the humidity around him was getting heavier and heavier. He had no idea how deep he had gone underground.
The surroundings were silent. Before everyone's eyes, the cave in front of them suddenly split into two paths. It was dark and deep, and they did not know where it led to. It was as if a demon had opened its mouth. In the middle of the road, which was also the center of the two forks, stood a huge stone tablet that was as tall as six people. On it were four blood-red words:
The Heavenly Dao is with me!
Everyone was silent. After a while, Wan Yu looked at the other four people from his sect and said to Fa Xiang and the others,"Since that's the case, why don't we split up? The four of us from the Qingyun Sect will investigate the left fork, while Fa Xiang, Senior Brother Fashan, and the two from the Burning Incense Valley will investigate the right fork. If we encounter a demon from the demonic sect, we will shout to warn them.”
Fa Xiang was silent. Although he knew that it was not a good thing to be scattered like this, the cave was deep and he did not know how far the two forks were. If he took the wrong path and turned back, he was afraid that it would delay too much. Moreover, everyone present was the elite of each sect, so they might not be unable to protect themselves. He turned to look at Li Xun and Yan Hong of the Valley of Incense. Seeing that they had no objections, he said,""Then we will do as Junior Wan says. Everyone, please be careful.”
Wan Yu nodded and cupped his fists at Fa Xiang and the others. Then, he led Zhang Xiaofan and the others into the left fork. After a few steps, the light behind them turned and disappeared. It seemed that Fa Xiang and the others had also entered the right fork.
Zhang Xiaofan had been gone for a long time, so much so that he couldn't help but wonder if his Senior Brother Fa Xiang would hear him even if he ran into a demon from the Demonic Sect.
At this moment, something unexpected happened. In the path that everyone was walking in, the seemingly eternally dark and quiet surroundings suddenly rang out with a deafening ghost cry.
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