novelapdf Chapter 1820: Stone Steps to Heaven
Chapter 1820: Stone Steps to Heaven
Chapter 1820: Stone Steps to Heaven
"Seal? No way!"
Xiong Shan became anxious when he heard this. He had already given his all for this trip, and many of the spiritual materials had been processed and could not be preserved until the next time the Minghan Immortal Palace was opened.
If we fail this time, we probably won’t have another chance within the next 200,000 years!
"This"
Patriarch Leng Yan was also embarrassed when he heard this. Although he knew that even if he was sealed, he would be teleported out of the Minghan Immortal Palace after a year and would not be trapped forever, Han Li not only practiced the Great Zhoutian Xingyuan Gong, but also possessed the green stone slab. After entering the Youhan Palace, he would most likely be able to sense the location of the second half of the technique.
Therefore, this missed opportunity may very likely become a missed opportunity forever!
However, just as they were sweating profusely and thinking hard about countermeasures, they saw Luo Hong smiling and saying to Han Li:
"Since these two friends are old acquaintances of yours, you don't have to mind the little bit of peeping just now."
A hint of surprise suddenly flashed across Han Li's eyes. What he had just said had made it very clear that he and Xiong Shan were just casual acquaintances.
Not killing them directly for spying was already a great mercy, how could we let them go so easily?
"If there is no punishment, these two can just wait until they leave and enter Youhan Palace. What does this mean, Senior Brother Luo?"
Han Li didn't think that Luo Hong would misunderstand his friendship with Xiong Shan, and immediately had many doubts in his mind.
Luo Hong undoubtedly noticed Han Lao Mo's doubts, but he did not explain. He turned around and looked at Xiong Shan and the other two and said:
"This place is remote, and the noise I made just now was not that big. Since the two of you were able to track me down, it's obvious that you had already headed here before.
Hehe, if Mo is right, you have already been to Youhan Palace once before, right? "
Han Li's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he immediately understood a lot. The look he showed towards Xiong Shan and the other man immediately changed.
"What? You don't want to say it?"
Mu Yanhong immediately became interested and urged the two red crystal flying swords towards the throats of Xiong Shan and the other man, forcing them with murderous eyes.
"Hey! I dare not hide it from you two seniors. Fellow Daoist Xiong Shan and I did enter Youhan Palace once.
It was by chance that our group of eight discovered this island when we were being chased by several cold beasts."
Under pressure, Patriarch Leng Yan confessed directly.
As soon as he finished speaking, Xiong Shan beside him quickly said:
“Yes, although the people who discovered this place back then were all True Immortal cultivators, and it took a lot of time just to break the ban, so we were unable to explore the Youhan Palace in depth, but we still have some understanding of several dangerous places in it.
If not for this, there wouldn't be only me and Fellow Daoist Leng Yan left out of the eight people back then!"
Seeing that Xiong Shan was cooperating to the point of being a bit flattering, Patriarch Leng Yan couldn't help but be slightly stunned, but he quickly realized that the other party was showing off their role.
And if Luo Hong and others have no intention of killing them but think they are useful, then it is self-evident what choice they will make!
"very good!"
Luo Hong nodded in approval, while distracting himself from controlling the five-colored giant hand, and with one palm he shattered the last star restriction.
The starlight curtain shattered and turned into an extremely dense sky full of starlight. Then it rolled back and condensed into a huge vortex, from which an indescribable terrifying suction force burst out.
But in just a moment, a snow-white halo appeared around the starlight vortex and suppressed the suction force.
"Meeting is destiny. Why don't you two come in with us to explore the opportunity?"
Seeing that Luo Hong broke the star restriction so easily and suppressed the suction of the starlight vortex, the corners of Xiong Shan and the other man's mouth twitched.
Although they knew that the other party intended to use them as scouts, Xiong Shan and Leng Yan did not hesitate at all at this moment.
"Thank you, senior!"
After thanking them in unison, the two of them took the initiative to fly into the vortex of starlight.
"Looking at their appearance, I think there will be no problem."
Mu Yanhong nodded slowly.
"Well, let's go in too!"
After saying that, Luo Hong took the lead and flew towards the vortex of starlight, and was sucked in in the blink of an eye.
After his vision blurred for a moment, Luo Hong found himself on a broad stone platform. Xiong Shan and the other two, as well as Han Li and the others were nearby.
However, except for Han Lao Mo, everyone else had their eyes closed, as if they had not yet recovered from the dizziness of the teleportation.
“Junior Brother Han, I’ll leave it to you to keep an eye on Old Ancestor Leng Yan.
The blue stone tablet you have should be what he got in Youhan Palace before. He must know where the subsequent skills are. "
Luo Hong took the opportunity to send a message.
"I have the same guess, so leave it to me!"
Han Li nodded slightly in response.
After completing the reminder, Luo Hong scanned the surrounding environment.
They saw that the stone platform they were on was dark blue in color, over a hundred feet in size, with ancient patterns on its surface. A teleportation array was engraved in the middle, which was still emitting bursts of white light.
The surroundings were a blue space with a sun hanging in the sky, white clouds floating, and breezes blowing. The previous scene of the sea filled with icy fog was completely gone.
A few miles ahead is a tall, straight mountain with its top submerged in the clouds.
The entire mountain is silver-white, and a faint purple light is flickering on the top of the mountain. Looking from the stone platform, you can vaguely see a purple palace in the purple light.
The only way from the foot of the mountain to the top is a straight and steep staircase, which is also silver-white in color and has a glow on its surface. It looks quite extraordinary, like a ladder to heaven.
"Brother Luo, what's going on here?"
At this moment, Han Li suddenly spoke in surprise and hesitation.
“Haha, Junior Brother Han, there is no need to doubt that the scenery here is indeed very similar to the fairy palace in Guanghan Realm.
If nothing unexpected happens, the medicinal garden here must also be in the back mountain."
Luo Hong smiled and transmitted the message.
"What are you waiting for!"
Han Li became excited when his guess was confirmed, and he decided to go to the back mountain to take a look.
However, just as he was about to make a move, a huge force surged out from the teleportation array, firmly imprisoning his body and making him unable to move!
"Fellow Daoist Han Li, this teleportation array contains some space-confinement restrictions. We have to wait for a while until it finishes this cycle of operation before we can..."
Patriarch Leng Yan had recovered from his dizziness by this time. He happened to see Han Li trying to leave the stone platform, so he spoke up to remind him.
But before he could finish, he saw Luo Hong had already walked down the stone platform. He could only swallow the rest of his words with a look of shock.
"This is a common protective measure in all the major immortal palaces. If this place had not been abandoned, there should be many cultivators welcoming us by now."
After saying this casually, Luo Hong stood outside the stone platform and pointed at the steep stairs in the distance:
"There should also be a ban blocking the road. What is it?"
"Senior, the restrictions on the stone steps will bring down a huge force, and it will increase with each level. You need to have a good physical cultivation or corresponding external force to reach the top."
Xiong Shan replied immediately.
"It's the same old routine again. The monks in the past really didn't have much innovative spirit."
Counting the ruins and immortal palaces he had explored, Luo Hong couldn't help but complain when he found out that he had encountered similar restrictions countless times.
Just at this moment, the teleportation array on the stone platform finally dimmed completely.
Han Li and the others felt their bodies relax, and they were very experienced and did not fly away. Instead, they walked down the stone platform and gathered near Luo Hong.
Then, without any further ado, everyone headed towards the stone steps leading to heaven.
But just when they arrived at the foot of the mountain, the teleportation array on the stone platform started working again.
The white spiritual light dissipated, and six or seven figures immediately emerged.
These people were all wearing black robes with skull patterns painted on them, exactly the same as those of Old Ancestor Leng Yan. They were the Devil Cry Sect monks who came in with him.
The leader among them was obviously the pockmarked old man standing in the front, exuding the aura of a Golden Immortal cultivator.
"Finally caught up with them. I didn't expect Leng Yan and the others to break the restriction so quickly. I almost couldn't catch up with them!"
The pockmarked old man's expression visibly relaxed.
He had previously left a secret mark on Ancestor Leng Yan, which could be used to track him from a long distance, so in order to reduce the possibility of being discovered, he always led his men to follow him from a distance.
As a result, the aura of the mark suddenly disappeared not long ago. When he led his men to its last location, he saw only a vortex of starlight that was slowly dissipating.
Fortunately, he was decisive enough and led his men into it without saying a word. Otherwise, if they were a little slower, they would have to break the ban again to make the starlight vortex reappear!
"Sir, there are quite a few people around Leng Yan, they seem to be his companions!"
A black-robed monk observed for a while and reported to the pockmarked old man.
However, due to the restrictions of Youhan Palace, he could not sense the breath of Luo Hong and others, and could not judge their cultivation level.
"Leng Yan, if you can recruit any helpers, chase them immediately after this teleportation array is finished!"
The old man with the pockmarked face snorted coldly, and took it for granted that Luo Hong and the others were the helpers invited by the old man Leng Yan to break the ban.
As long as the soul of Patriarch Leng Yan is normal, he will never take the initiative to reveal the secrets of Youhan Palace to the Golden Immortal cultivators, and it will be impossible for him to invite helpers of this level!
"Yes!"
All the Ghost Cry Sect monks immediately accepted the order.
After a moment, the teleportation array ended, removing the restraining force on the pockmarked old man and others.
Suddenly, several True Immortals of the Devil Cry Sect, who were eager to make achievements, flew up and chased after Luo Hong and others who had already started climbing to the top of the mountain.
But the next moment, there were a few "bangs" and the people who had just flown up all fell to the ground like stones, creating big holes and making themselves look very embarrassed!
"Idiot! Can't you see there's a no-fly zone here? Go after him on foot!"
The pockmarked old man cursed immediately.
But in fact, he was secretly glad in his heart at this moment, because he almost flew away just now.
Fortunately, he was a little slow, otherwise he would have made a fool of himself now!
Although the restrictions in the Youhan Palace greatly restricted spiritual consciousness, there was no soundproofing. Immortal cultivators were all sharp-eyed and sharp-eared, so Han Li and the others who were walking on the silver stone steps immediately heard the sound of a heavy object falling to the ground and turned to look.
"Blood cold?!"
Han Li recognized the pockmarked old man who was leading the group. He was the Golden Immortal cultivator from the Shifang Tower in the battle against the Shengkui Sect.
Mu Yanhong and Lu Yuqing were surprised to see other people coming in, but they were not panicked.
However, Xiong Shan and Old Ancestor Leng Yan immediately became nervous, especially Old Ancestor Leng Yan, who instantly realized that Xue Han and others were coming to target him!
"Damn it! How did they follow me? I clearly checked myself!"
After cursing inwardly, Patriarch Leng Yan knew that it was too late to say anything now, and immediately activated the Great Zhoutian Xingyuan Gong, causing a circle of bright starlight to wrap around himself, as if he was wearing a bright gauze dress.
Then, he sped up his pace and climbed to the top of the mountain twice as fast as before.
At the same time, Xiong Shan's body emanated dazzling golden light, his skin turned golden, and patterns appeared on it, making him look like a golden statue.
Obviously, he was activating some secret body-refining technique, and he also increased his climbing speed, keeping pace with Old Ancestor Leng Yan.
"It looks like their enemies are chasing us. Fairy Mu, are you sure you can make it to the top?"
Looking at Xiong Shan and the other two who had surpassed him, Luo Hong said something indifferently, then looked at Mu Yanhong who was standing aside.
"Although I haven't practiced the art of body refining, I have obtained many treasures from my two cousins in the Mu family, and one of them happens to be suitable for the current situation."
As the third Golden Immortal of the Mu family, although Mu Yanhong has not officially joined the Cang Liu Palace, she has obtained a lot of resources of the Cang Liu Palace through internal connections, including high-level elixirs and various mysterious immortal talismans.
Based on the current rate at which gravity is increasing, she feels that with her own skills and a little external force, it will not be difficult to reach the top of the mountain.
"Well, just in case, I will lend this treasure to the fairy for use."
As he spoke, Luo Hong took out the Ksitigarbha Dharma Wheel and handed it to Mu Yanhong.
In response, Mu Yanhong didn't hesitate and reached out to take it.
Then, Luo Hong looked at Lu Yuqing, and seeing that she was already out of breath with sweat on her forehead, she couldn't help but shook her head and said:
"Fairy Lu, it looks like you are dying."
"My cultivation is so low, I am sorry to make you laugh."
Lu Yuqing said a little embarrassedly.
"It doesn't matter. It just doubles the power of the restriction."
After saying that, Luo Hong approached Lu Yuqing and put his arms around her slender waist.
"what!"
Lu Yuqing only felt a burning sensation in her waist, and her muscles tensed up involuntarily. Thinking of what was about to happen, she couldn't help but let out a cry.
But this was just a slight stress reaction on her part, and she had no intention of resisting.
Soon, Lu Yuqing felt her body lighten and she was lifted off the ground.
Suddenly, the restraining power on her body disappeared, and two blushes appeared on her face.
But when she saw the silver stone steps in front of her, she realized that something seemed to be wrong.
Senior Mo did not actually carry her horizontally, but instead wrapped his right arm around her slender waist and lifted her up to his side!
The blush faded, and confusion took over Lu Yuqing's mind.
(End of this chapter)