The fog lingered, and at a glance, it was gloomy. The trees growing in the forest grew in a strange way. No one could explain why these trees were twisted and spiraled. Moreover, as long as one was in the forest, one would have a strange sense of anxiety, nausea, or being monitored.
Looking up at the sky, there was only a layer of gray fog. He could not see the sky at all.
There was not even a blade of grass growing on the ground. Anyone who had been here had been lost in this forest, never to return. There were many creepy places in the forest.
There was a place in the forest that was so empty that it made one's hair stand on end. Although they were in the middle of a dense forest, there was no one on the ground.
As long as people entered this place, they would hear some terrifying sounds.
This forest seemed to have legs. Sometimes it would appear, sometimes it would suddenly disappear, and then it would instantly appear in another place. Therefore, this forest was also known as the " Shadow Forest."
However, there was a group of people living in this forest. These people wore the same dark black robes all day long, and the hats on the robes covered half of their faces. No one knew where these people came from, and those who came here all died here.
This was the Xuesha Sect's base camp. Because it was scary, not many people dared to approach it. Also, because it was unpredictable, not many people knew where it would appear.
In the depths of this forest stood a palace. This palace was majestic, and the entrance was gray. Above the entrance was a huge skeleton. The black eyes of the skeleton seemed to be able to see through everything in the world, and its mouth seemed to be able to devour the light of the entire world.
The palace door opened. There were ninety-nine long stone steps that emitted a dark red aura. Due to the terrain, although the stone steps were wide enough, they were extremely steep. The bottom of the stone steps extended upward from the Yin Qi and led straight to the palace door. The main structure of the hall was made up of 160 Nanmu trees. The roof was covered with dark black moss-covered tiles. On both sides of the hall were towering dragon trees. The delicately carved black jade platform was terrifying. There were also countless carved beams and painted buildings. One could only see layers of bloody bricks, black pillars, and gray beams. All of them were extremely terrifying. At the most dangerous part of the cliff, the rocks overlapped, and layers of palaces were embedded in the cliff. They gradually rose up, and there was a kind of danger in the smoke. Looking at it, one would be frightened. They climbed the dark red stone steps along the stone slabs in the valley. Looking around, they could see the towering rocks with pavilions, the waterfall at the cliff and the ancient path, and the ancient trees and strange vines around the deep pool. There were all kinds of colorful colors floating around. Hearing all kinds of strange cries from afar, although it showed a scene of being isolated from the world, this was, after all, the place where the Xuesha Sect was located. It made people's hair stand on end.
In the hall of the palace, there were four braziers made of bones on each side. The flames in the braziers were unusually beautiful. On the high seat in the hall, there was a chair made of stone. The armrest of the chair was also made of two skeletons with bloody mouths on the left and right. The chair was covered with some animal's fur.
The ceiling of the hall was not flat, but rather bumpy. There was a huge chandelier with 46 small plates on it, and the small plates were burning.
Behind this hall was an open space, which was surrounded by 666 passages leading to different places. At the end of one of the passages was a pond, which was not filled with water or fish. It was filled with blood, on which some skeletons were floating.
When you stood at the edge of the pool and looked up, you would be so scared that you couldn't stand steadily. That was because at the top of the pool, there were skeletons embedded in the stone walls. It was simply terrifying.
There was an altar at the end of the passage beside the blood pool. The altar was octagonal in shape, and at each corner of the octagonal shape was a towering stone pillar. On the stone pillar were all kinds of demon patterns. At the center of the altar was a short stone pillar. A dark red gem floated on top of the stone pillar.
There was a seemingly small hole at the top of the cave abode. This hole was usually closed. Although the forest was shrouded in fog, every full moon, the hole on the altar would open, and a beam of moonlight would shine through the hole onto the dark red gem.
It was the night of the full moon, and there were many people standing around the altar. They were all kneeling on the ground, muttering something.
Moonlight shone in through the hole and shone on the dark red gem. The gem instantly emitted a dazzling light. This light scattered in an instant and shone on the pillar beside the altar. The eight pillars also emitted a deep red light. The demons carved on the pillars seemed to have come alive, and the entire stone room was filled with ghostly wails and howls.
On the ground of the altar, streams of blood slowly flowed down the deep channels carved on the ground to the bottom of the stone pillar in the middle, and slowly climbed up the bottom of the stone pillar. Finally, all of it was absorbed by the gemstone.
Not long after, a strong light illuminated the entire stone room. When the strong light dissipated, a figure floated in the sky above the stone room.
"My servant, why are you looking for me today?”The figure asked leisurely.
"My Lord! For example, the demon race in the Tian Xuan Land is already in chaos. We summoned you here today to ask if we can get out?”The people who were lying on the ground, wearing dark cloaks and capes, asked respectfully.
"The demon race is in chaos because someone from our demon race has already broken through the seal and led them to riot. Now, you can go out and help the demon race.”
"When will the Demon King awaken?”The man continued to ask.
"The Demon King is still in a coma, but I think it won't be long before the Demon King wakes up. This is because the current seal is already in tatters and full of loopholes!”
"My Lord! Do you mean that our Xuesha Sect can now go out openly?”
"What do you mean? Have you not appeared normally on this continent for so many years?”The shadow asked in shock.
"No! Didn't you say that we should keep a low profile and wait for the demons to return to the continent?”The Xuesha Sect Master also asked in confusion.
"Idiot! If you don't travel on the continent, how can you contact the other demons?”The shadow roared angrily at the Xuesha Sect.
"Don't be angry! We know what to do!" The Xuesha Sect Master was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat and hurriedly said.
"Right now, there are some of our people who have broken through the seal all over the continent. Therefore, you have to think of a way to contact them and incite the demons to prepare for the arrival of our Demon King.”
"Yes, sir! This subordinate will obey!" The Xuesha Sect's Sect Master immediately lowered his head and replied.
"Very good!" The shadow stroked his beard and said with a smile," Then I'll be leaving first! I'll leave the rest to you for now!”
As soon as the mysterious man finished speaking, his body flickered and then disappeared completely.
As soon as the shadow disappeared, the light on the pillars also disappeared, and the stone room returned to its original state.
"Sect Master! This time, we must not disappoint Master!”The First Elder of the Xuesha Sect, Xue Ming, stepped forward and said.
"In the entire Tian Xuan Land, the Eight Great Immortal Sects and the Four Great Holy Lands, it seems like it's time for us to plant our own people! Perhaps there were already demons inside!”Xuesha Sect Master Xue Tianning said thoughtfully.
"Sect Master! Although the demon race was in chaos in the Tian Xuan Land, the competition of the eight sects was coming soon! " Even though we've all failed in the past and no one has entered the Four Great Holy Lands, this year, our Xuesha Sect has a genius like Xue Li. I think he'll definitely be able to enter the Holy Lands!”Xue Teng also echoed.
" Xue Li is indeed a rare talent in our Xuesha Sect in recent years. Therefore, in order for the Xuesha Sect to better welcome the arrival of the Demon King, we must increase our training for him. As for the other younger generation, we must spare no effort to let them gain a firm foothold in the Tian Xuan Land!”
"I hope that the secret realm will have what we want in this Eight Sect Competition!”Xue Ying said.
"Let's go out first!" Xue Tianning thought for a moment and said.
The elders nodded and followed Xue Tianning out of the stone room.
Before long, they found the younger generation of Xuesha Sect. Xue Li, Xue Wu, Xue Ying, Xue Lei, Xue Yue, Xue Liang, and some other disciples.
"Disciple greets Sect Master! Greetings, Elders!" In the hall, Xue Tianning sat on a stone chair and looked at the Xuesha Sect disciples.
"I have gathered you here today to place you in our Xuesha Sect's secret realm to cultivate in preparation for the upcoming Eight Sect Competition! You must work harder in cultivation. In the mystic realm, everything depends on strength! Whether you live or die depends on yourself!" Xue Tianning said loudly.
"Thank you, Sect Master!" The few of them knelt on the ground and said in unison.
"First Elder will take you there!”Xue Tianning looked at them and then at Xue Ming.
Xue Ming nodded and then said to the disciples standing below,"Follow me!"”
The disciples were extremely excited to go to the Xuesha Sect's secret realm.
"Xue Li! You have to be careful when you enter the mystic realm! Don't let your life go in and you won't be able to leave!" Xue Li walked in front while Xue Lei, who was following behind him, mocked him.
"Junior Brother Xue Lei! How can you say that! No matter what, Xue Li is still our senior brother! Xue Wu hurriedly said.
"Junior Sister Xue Wu! Don't say good things about him? Look at how you treat him, he still looks like he owes you!”Xue Lei was unhappy with Li Xue's cold attitude.
"No matter what, he's still our senior brother! Besides, if you can beat him, go ahead!”At this moment, Xue Liang walked past Xue Lei and looked at him from the corner of his eyes.
"Xue Liang! What do you mean?" When Xue Lei heard Xue Liang's words, he was furious. He grabbed Xue Liang's collar and questioned him.
"Haha!" Xue Liang smiled." Am I wrong? If you really don't accept Xue Li, then you can defeat him in the secret realm! What's the point of talking so fast here!”
"Xue Liang! " You…" Xue Lei didn't know what to say. He glared at Xue Liang and let go of his collar. Xue Liang pursed his lips and tidied his clothes before walking forward.
"What the hell! Pah!" Xue Lei spat at Xue Liang's back indignantly.
"Senior Brother Xue Lei! Let's go! Don't be angry with your senior brothers!" Xue Ying followed suit and said.
"Junior Sister! You spoke! I won't lower myself to their level!”Although Xue Lei said that, he was still unconvinced.
"Alright! We're here!" Xue Ming stood still and said to the disciples," The Mystery Land is in front. As for how much you can comprehend after entering, that will be your fortune!”
"Disciple understands!" Everyone bowed respectfully.
Xue Ming was mumbling something, but the stone wall in front of them suddenly glowed with white light. After a while, a door of light appeared on the stone wall.
"Children! Go in!" Following Xue Ming's order, the Xuesha Sect disciples all disappeared in front of the door of light one after another.
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