"It's no different from the last time."
Baili Qing Kong walked in front of them with great familiarity. There were rope bridges that spiraled downwards, and an underground palace that was crudely chiseled. The torches used for illumination were placed randomly and irregularly everywhere. There was no sense of architectural beauty at all. It was as crude as a primitive settlement.
"Be careful, the last time we came here, we had to go through many twists and turns before we found the door. Although we had some experience this time, it won't be so easy for us to sneak in. "
Liumu Bingjian observed carefully, concentrating all the way, ready to release the Immortal State at any time.
"You don't have to be so tense. After the lesson last time, I drew Invisible Talismans on us before we came in. Those with low intelligence won't be able to find us."
"Why didn't I know?"
"Otherwise, why would it be called Invisible Talismans?"
Flowing Tree Ice saw that she didn't have any more suspicions. If it was anyone else who said this to her, she would definitely investigate further. However, Baili Qing Kong had been friends with her for over ten years, so she still trusted him.
Following the shaky rope ladder that could break at any time, the two gradually approached the underground. Suddenly, two patrolling guards walked towards them. They were two ordinary-looking cultivators. The two looked at each other and quietly stepped aside. They closed the Qi acupoints on their bodies, and the two guards walked past them without noticing anything.
Liumu Bingjian smiled and gave Baili Qing Kong a thumbs-up, but the latter looked at the backs of the two cultivators, deep in thought. She could not help but ask, "What's wrong?"
Baili Qing Kong's expression became more serious, and she transmitted her voice to Liumu Bingjian, "Many years ago, we didn't even know what the enemy looked like, so we didn't think too much about it. However, there are cultivators here, do you know what it means?"
Liumu Bingjian thought about it, and her expression changed. "It means that a cultivator has joined this evil organization …"
Suddenly, two shrill sounds were heard. It turned out that the two cultivators had noticed that something was wrong with the shaking of the rope bridge. After careful observation, they found traces of the two and attacked instinctively.
Both of them were top-rate experts of the Three Realms, and they were able to nullify their attacks with a wave of their hands. The expressions of the two cultivators changed drastically when they saw this, and they immediately leaped down and cried out sharply in warning. "Enemy attack!"
The two of them were greatly startled. They had not expected that the other party would immediately make a choice after missing, so they were unable to stop him. There was still an altar underground, and dozens of people who looked like supervisors controlled the muddle-headed person to the altar. The altar flashed with red light, and that person fell to the ground in pain. His body directly mutated into all kinds of Star Meteor Beasts. A supervisor raised his saber and killed him, leaving behind only a blood-red crystal. In the eyes of the two of them, the scene from many years ago was the same. Those supervisors' reactions were also shockingly identical. First, they quickly activated a mechanism, and the altar immediately sank. The other one threw the blood-colored crystals they collected into the magma that was exposed after the altar sank.
Then, including the two cultivators, all the supervisors and the surviving humans jumped into the lava …
By the time the two of them reached the bottom, there was not a single living creature left in the underground palace.
"Damn it!" Baili Qingkong's face was gloomy.
Liumu Bingjian knew that he was blaming himself, so he comforted him. "At least we destroyed their base, and we might have gained something."
"Oh?" Baili Qingkong said.
Liumu Bingjian's gaze fell on a figure in the corner. To be precise, it was a corpse. It looked like a human, but upon closer inspection, there were some differences. First, its limbs were bent, and they looked very flexible. From its bent waist, one could tell that it did not walk upright, but on all fours like a beast. Its body was an unhealthy greenish-black color, like a corpse that had been dead for a long time. However, from the residual temperature of the blood that seeped out, one could tell that it had died not long ago.
"Look, this is what we've gained." Liumu Bingjian walked to the corpse and squatted down.
"Be careful, it's a trap!" Baili Qingkong chased after him worriedly.
Liumu Bingjian pried open the corpse's eyes, and saw that its pupils were actually green, glowing with a hungry light. However, because it had lost its vitality, the light was slowly fading. "It's Hou!"
"Hou?" Baili Qingkong said.
Liumu Bingjian said: "A type of monster that only exists in the Avici Hell. Legend has it that it has the bloodline of both humans and ghosts, but because the two bloodlines cannot merge, they are tortured from birth. That's why they hate living beings, especially humans and ghosts."
Baili Qingkong also recognized the corpse, and asked in confusion: "But why would there be a Hou here?"
The two of them thought of a possibility at the same time, and said in unison: "Could it be related to the Avici Hell?"
Liumu Bingjian said: "If that's the case, why don't we go to the Asura Realm, and watch the battle between Brother Yan and the Dragon."
"Good idea." Baili Qingkong happily agreed.
The two of them went to the nearest Hoodlum Manor, reported the details of the missing persons case to the Hoodlum Marshal, and directly set off for the Asura Realm.
The Asura Realm's Molten Fire Lake was not inferior to the Human Realm's East Jade Lake, because the fire burning in the Molten Fire Lake was no ordinary fire, but the Golden Crow True Flame that had been burning the Asura Realm for thousands of years.
The Molten Fire Lake itself was also a great sight, located in the suburbs of Xiuta City, the coldest place in the Asura Realm. In a situation where the entire Asura World was covered in abnormal heat and dust, such a place that was covered in ice and snow all year round stood out like a tall person among dwarves, or a bear that had blended into a colony of ants.
Xiuta in the Asura language meant sunrise, and it had a very beautiful artistic conception. The Molten Fire Lake was originally called the Lake of Early Beginnings, but when the Golden Crow True Flame descended, the entire Asura Realm was turned into a sea of fire. Only the Lake of Early Beginnings, because of the ice underneath, constantly emitted cold air, and the Golden Crow True Flame that would not disappear until it burned its target to ashes, formed a subtle balance, and so it was renamed the Molten Fire Lake. Ice and fire clashed on the surface of the lake all year round, forming a strange landscape, and could be said to be a landmark of the Asura Realm. Every year, countless people came to Xiuta City for sightseeing, and it was the only city in the Asura Realm that was fully open to the Three Realms.
The Asura Clan's buildings were mostly square, that is, square on all four sides, not one more, not one less, and at the top, there was a round lid, looking like a strangely shaped mushroom, which was very different from the arched eaves of the Human Realm. Not only that, the Asura Clan's people basically all had blond hair, blue eyes, high noses, tall figures, and most of the clan were handsome men and beautiful women, so even though the Human Realm and Immortal Realm had abolished the slavery system, there were still nobles who would secretly raise Asura Clan slaves, and even use them to compare themselves.
The Asura Realm's slavery system had always been prevalent, which was why many rich merchants liked to come here to relax. Especially in Xiuta City, they could even order their slaves to be carried through the streets like cattle. As long as you had money, you could enjoy a heavenly life here. There were only things you couldn't think of, and nothing they couldn't do.
Zhao Ting stopped the carriage in a place that didn't look like an inn no matter how he looked at it. He raised his head to look at the building in front of him. It didn't have any wooden structure, and the entire body was made of extremely smooth stone. The entrance was extremely narrow, and he could faintly see a dozen or so tables in the lobby. Then, on both sides, there were stairs leading to the upper floors. There were about seven floors, but it seemed that there weren't many rooms on each floor, because they didn't take up much space. The signboard was written in the Asura language, so he couldn't understand it.
A waiter came out to welcome him, nodding and bowing, and said in pure common language: "Sir, this must be the first time you've come to Xiuta City. Hehe, many people aren't used to coming here for the first time. This signboard says' Aronda ', which means that you are very welcome. The Asura Clan isn't like us humans. Their language is very poor, and can only express some relatively simple meanings. Of course, they don't have the style of our 'Flying Dragon Inn'. Hehehe, please come in, please come in. "
"Sir, just stay here." Zhao Ting was very satisfied with the waiter's attitude, so he said to Yan Shiyi.
Yan Shiyi didn't object, and got out of the carriage. When the waiter saw his appearance, he was clearly stunned for a moment. He didn't think that there would be a man in this world who looked even more exquisite than the men of the Asura Clan. However, he didn't dare look too long, and hurriedly called for someone to park the carriage in the backyard.
"What kind of broken place is this? It's so cold." Su Rongrong got out of the carriage, and couldn't help but shiver.
"It's because your cultivation is too weak. I told you to be more attentive, but you wouldn't." Zhao Ting smiled as he took out a thick coat and draped it over Su Rongrong.
"Thank you, Grandpa Zhao." Su Rongrong smiled sweetly, and then said to Yan Shiyi: "Son-in-law, you definitely won't be used to the food of the Asura Realm. I'll go to the market to find some ingredients. Wait for me." Saying this, he skipped away.
Zhao Ting couldn't stop him, and because he was a little tired from driving the carriage, he didn't bother.
The little girl said that she was going to buy ingredients, but halfway through, she enjoyed the scenery along the street with relish. Compared with the magnificence of some big cities in the Mortal Realm and the Immortal Realm, the novelty of the scenery in the foreign world soon prevailed. As she walked, she came to a small shop that seemed to be made entirely of bronze mirrors. She was suddenly dazzled by the colorful lights in the shop. When she walked in, she found that the dazzlingly decorated bottles and jars on the counter were actually all rouge and face powder. This was a small shop that specialized in selling rouge and face powder. She couldn't help but think of the experience of being played by Yan Shiyi with charcoal powder when she was a child, and she still felt indignant. So between Yan Shiyi's hungry stomach and the rouge and face powder, she didn't hesitate to choose the latter.
At this moment, a small door on the left of the shop that seemed to be made of crystal opened, and a beautiful woman walked out and greeted Su Rongrong with a smile. "Ah, I'm new to you. Miss, it must be your first time here. Do you have any flower heads that you like?"
In the industry's words, flower heads were the types of rouge and face powder.
Su Rongrong loved these small bottles, so of course, she was no stranger to them. Just as she was about to speak, a cold and harsh voice suddenly sounded behind her. "Are you the shopkeeper? I've been standing here for a long time, but I didn't see you come to entertain me. She has just arrived, and you're already greeting her eagerly. Could it be that she has a noble status and is the daughter of a headmaster? "
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