Pushing aside the corpses that were still crowding at the entrance of the hall, Li Mu took the lead to enter the hall.
The aura of the black tide in the hall was very thin.
But there were no treasures or other special things.
Only …
Bones.
Broken, scattered bones.
But at this moment, Li Mu fell silent.
Because these bones were clearly the bodies of the old, the weak, the women, and the children.
They were protected in the middle.
But after all the brave soldiers outside died, they still couldn't escape the fate of being slaughtered.
These broken corpses showed that they were not killed by the black tide.
They were tortured to death.
They were torn apart and cut off alive.
Li Mu almost didn't need to close his eyes to imagine what kind of terrible and cruel slaughters had taken place here in those distant years. It was as if he could still hear the roars and unwillingness of the soldiers outside the hall before they died, the wails and struggles of the old, the young, the women and the children inside the hall, and the cries of the children …
Hua Xiangrong and the others couldn't help but be moved.
"What kind of enemy is so cruel and vicious?"
The War Ancestor couldn't help but ask.
Li Mu didn't speak.
He continued to walk to the depths of the hall.
Along the stairs to the second floor.
The stairs were filled with soldiers who had died in battle, blocking almost all the paths.
On the second floor.
Unsurprisingly, it was still a scene of slaughter.
The targets of slaughter here were all infants, with slender skeletons and petite heads.
On the third floor, it was still the same.
The only special thing was that on the third floor, there were dozens of adult bodies with their limbs cut off and nailed to the wall with iron spears.
Even after many years, these ten bodies were still quite intact. Their muscles were as stiff as rocks, and their expressions were angry and ferocious. The wall behind them had been soaked with their blood, leaving a large area of dark red.
A plaque was broken and smashed at their feet.
Li Mu observed for a moment and roughly recognized the words on this plaque.
Three words.
Immortal Yang Seal Script.
It said —
Southern Heaven Gate.
"The name of this hall is Southern Heaven Gate?"
Li Mu was shocked.
This name was a little familiar.
Coincidence?
Or …
Everyone scanned the entire third floor of the Immortal Palace, but they didn't find anything strange.
Behind the main hall was a small ruined city.
Or to be more precise, it would be more accurate to say that it was a living market. It occupied an area of five kilometers, and for the head of a celestial family, it was extremely small. However, most of the buildings had already collapsed, and only the outlines of the buildings of the past could be seen …
In the ruins, there were a total of several thousand corpses. Some of them wore armor, and some of their immortal clothes had already rotted away. All of them had died in battle, and there were obvious fatal injuries on their bodies …
Just like in the main hall, there was not a single enemy corpse to be seen.
"Search everywhere to see if there are any other clues. It would be best if you can find books or maps."
Li Mu said.
The six experts hurriedly searched the ruins.
Li Mu, on the other hand, carefully observed the ruined town.
Like the main hall, the black tide in this area was relatively weak. Similar to the Middle Three Heavens, it did not affect one's vision. Even without the protection of the Immortal Essence Jade torch, one's life was not in danger.
It seemed that there were still some broken tactical deployments in the main hall and the dilapidated buildings of the town, which played a protective role, so that the black tide could not completely invade. It could be seen that when the black tide attacked, the soldiers here should have guarded for a period of time before they were killed by the enemy.
Basically, it could be inferred that the mysterious enemy had something to do with the black tide.
However, what kind of force did the immortal soldiers guarding this place belong to?
Li Mu rubbed his temples.
Knowing nothing about the Upper Three Heavens was the biggest trouble of this trip.
He didn't know the terrain here, the layout here, what kind of force used to exist here, and what had happened here …
Li Mu knew clearly that Immortal Master Mu Yun definitely knew something.
This was also one of the reasons why he proposed to act separately.
However, it was acceptable for the three forces to act separately, so they didn't get angry.
If he completely integrated with the remains of Taishi Tao Master, maybe he could dig out some information from his memory?
The thought flashed across Li Mu's mind and was soon forgotten by him.
"Your Honor, I found something …"
In a house with four intact walls, the Sword King found a tattered map.
It was similar to the broken map of Immortal Master Mu Yun.
But the content on it was more complete.
"Continue forward from the Southern Heaven Gate, about nine thousand miles away, there is Tiange Pass. According to the mark on the map, the Southern Heaven Gate is just an outpost, and Tiange Pass is the real town of the Upper Three Heavens …"
The Sword King reported.
Li Mu glanced at the map and said, "Okay, then let's go to Tiange Pass and have a look."
Now, it seemed that they could only search aimlessly.
So far, they had not found the farther place where the black tide appeared.
It was still a mystery to extinguish the black tide.
"If only I can find some immortals in the Middle Three Heavens."
Li Mu thought.
"You go down and wait for me."
He ordered the War Ancestor and the others.
The six Heaven Masters went down the hall of the Southern Heaven Gate.
Hua Xiangrong took a look at Li Mu and finally left.
Li Mu took out the Seven Treasures Exquisite Pagoda, directly summoned the 18 Celestial Spirits and 36 Earthly Evil Spirits, and ordered them to search around for useful information.
These constellations were not afraid of the black tide, so they were definitely the best search scouts.
Fifty-four streaks of golden light silently concealed their tracks and flew out of the Nantian Gate.
Li Mu went downstairs, boarded the white boat again, and headed for Tiange Pass nine thousand miles away.
The boat bypassed the Southern Heaven Gate and continued to move forward.
After entering the area with dense black tide, the speed of the boat was extremely slow, and it only traveled about one thousand and two hundred miles in two hours.
Therefore, after a full six hours, they finally arrived at the 'Heaven's Pavilion Pass' indicated on the broken map.
However —
"This is Tiange Pass? Shouldn't it be an immortal city? Why is it a desert? "
Hua Xiangrong frowned.
"Yes."
The boat sailed to the place marked on the map, but there was no towering immortal city.
Instead, it was a vast desert.
It was a very strange desert.
A crimson sun floated in the sky above the desert. The faint crimson glow it emitted seemed to be able to disperse the black tide, as it encapsulated the boundless blood-red desert. As a result, the black demonic Qi in the air of the desert was thinner than the South-Heaven Gate Hall.
The boat sailed into the desert, as if sailing in the ocean.
"Did we go the wrong way?"
The War Ancestor asked doubtfully.
Li Mu observed for a moment and shook his head.
"That's right, this is Heaven's Pavilion Pass. However, the original Immortal Dao city walls have already been breached and turned into a vast desert, destroyed in the war …"
He reached out and grabbed a handful of sand.
The scarlet sand flowed through his palms like blood, dripping through the gaps between his fingers.
This was a desert stained with blood.
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