Chapter 396: The side door scheme makes people laugh

In Xizhou city, the largest restaurant, Zhujinxuan, is home to a group of unconventional people.

There is a big round table, and only the seat opposite the door is designated as the main seat, and the others are for company. Now, a fat monk is sitting on the main seat, with a string of Buddhist beads the size of a child's fist coiled around his neck, hanging straight down between his chest and abdomen.

This man was called Leizun Toudao Fangzheng, but he was not a serious practitioner. There was a table full of chicken, duck, fish and meat on the table, and there were few vegetarian dishes. Leizun Toudao was gnawing on a fat chicken in one hand, with his mouth full of oil. In the other hand, he was playing with two stone balls, which made a rattling sound, and there were thunder and arcs of electricity every time they collided.

There were three people accompanying him, a middle-aged man in linen clothes, a swordsman from the side sect, and a woman.

The woman was very pretty, with not much covering her body. She wore simple clothes, except for a few vital parts covered with red brocade, which revealed her cleavage and white thighs. The waiter who was serving the dishes looked at her so much that his hands trembled and he bent his back.

The woman was called Li Chichi, the Bodhisattva in the Flesh. She blew a kiss to the waiter, which made the inexperienced man be completely fascinated. While the dishes were being served, a jade foot climbed onto his calf, gently touching and rubbing it, and soon the waiter was sweating all over.

The swordsman slapped the round table and said, "Li Chichi, stop being so arrogant. It's hard to find a three-legged frog in the world, but there are many two-legged men. If you can't stand the hunger and thirst, go out and hunt for food, so that the smell won't hit me!"

Li Chi Chi opened her red lips slightly, kicked her feet, and gently pushed the waiter away: "What are you talking about, Brother Sun? I am just being honest. If you don't believe me, try it yourself~ Don't be so stupid and make a fool of yourself."

The swordsman's surname was Sun, and his name was Yu. He was about to get angry when he grasped his sword. The middle-aged man in hemp clothes quickly stopped him: "Don't be angry, hero Sun. Business is more important. Business is more important." He then looked at Li Chichi and said: "Fairy Li, please be considerate. There is no need to rush at this moment."

Li Chi Chi sat next to the middle-aged man in hemp clothes. After hearing what he said, he seemed to have no bones in his body. He collapsed softly in the middle-aged man's arms, leaned close to his ear, and whispered: "Brother Wei is right. I will do whatever you say. I will do whatever you say."

The middle-aged man in hemp clothes, Wei Yituo, grasped Li Chichi's hand and said, "Yes, yes, I can tell at a glance that Fairy Li is a reasonable person."

Swordsman Sun Yu cursed the couple in his heart and looked at Lei Zun who was eating and drinking: "It's getting late, I wonder if something went wrong with the old Taoist Meihua."

Lei Zun Tou Tuo shrugged his lips, looked around at everyone, and said with a smile: "I know you all look down on that Plum Blossom Taoist because he is a little lower in cultivation." His eyes swept over Li Chichi and the other person who were sticking together, "But our secret matter really cannot be separated from that Plum Blossom Taoist."

"Not to mention that the treasure map was given by Plum Blossom Taoist, just say that if we want to explore that dangerous place, Plum Blossom Taoist will have to take action."

Seeing that everyone was somewhat dissatisfied, Lei Zun Tou Tuo rolled over the stone ball and thundered loudly: "The treasure map points to a dangerous cave. I went to the place marked on the treasure map and took a look. There were gusts of cold wind and spooky air. Even if it is not a large tomb, it must be that the senior master in the immortal mansion pretended to be dead, which attracted countless foul air and bad luck."

"When it comes to fighting against enemies, you all have considerable strength, but you are not rookies. There are many casual cultivators who go to explore the mysteries and die in the ancient tombs every year!"

He pointed at everyone and said, "So be polite to that Plum Blossom Taoist later. If you don't give him face, you are giving me face. We are all here to seek treasure and gain profit. I don't ask you to be united, but I only ask you to put away those little thoughts before you enter the depths of the Immortal Palace!"

Lei Zun Tou Tuo had the highest cultivation level among the crowd and the most say. Hearing him say this, the middle-aged Wei Yituo in hemp clothes looked fawning and even pulled back his wandering hand. Just as he was about to speak, he heard footsteps outside the door.

Hearing the footsteps, everyone's faces darkened, even Lei Zun Tou Tuo became a little angry. With a creaky sound, the door was pushed open, and it was none other than Plum Blossom Taoist.

"I apologize, I'm sorry. I ran into some trouble and was delayed for a while. I'm late now," the Plum Blossom Taoist glanced at everyone's face, his robe shaking, "Fortunately I have fulfilled my mission. I have got the incense pills that can ward off evil spirits."

Seeing that no one spoke, Plum Blossom Taoist was not annoyed. He slightly stepped aside to reveal Wang Xieling behind him: "It is fate that we are going there. Come, come, let me introduce him to everyone. This is a young talent from Shushan. He has superb swordsmanship and is a hero of the time."

"I am Wang Xieling, a disciple from Mingjing Peak of Shushan Mountain. Nice to meet you, seniors." Wang Xieling raised his sword and bowed.

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Wei Yituo slammed the table and said angrily: "Plum Blossom Taoist, I don't care where you got your helpers from. Only the few present know the secrets of this trip. You brought another person to participate out of thin air. I'm afraid you don't know the rules."

After saying that, he looked at Wang Xieling again and said, "How can we, a bunch of unsophisticated cultivators from a side sect, be worthy of being called a senior by the Sword Madman of Mount Shu? I think you should withdraw on your own!"

He shook his wrist, and a red snake crawled out from his sleeve, showing off its power and spitting out a puff of poisonous smoke at Wang Xieling. Wang Xieling smiled slightly, pressed his fingers on the hilt of the sword, and with a sound of the sword, the poisonous smoke was shattered.

After a fight and a small display of their skills, the atmosphere at the dinner became even more depressing. Wei Yituo looked at Lei Zun Tuo with a sidelong look, as if he wanted him to do justice, but he didn't expect the sullen Tuo to burst into laughter: "So you are the young knight from Shushan. I heard that there are many sword immortals in the nine peaks and eight veins of Shushan. With the participation of young knight Wang, this matter will surely succeed. Please take a seat."

Wang Xieling was not afraid of the stage and happily took a seat. The Plum Blossom Taoist then spoke: "This young hero Wang came to help at my invitation. I don't know the rules. Let me make it clear here. For everything obtained in the Immortal Palace, the two of us will only take our share, and there is no need to share more."

Each of them was a shrewd character, and when they heard this, their faces looked a little unhappy, but they were cursing in their hearts. The Plum Blossom Taoist knew that he was outnumbered, so he found a helper, saying that he would not share the help. Once they went to the Immortal Palace, all kinds of calculations would emerge, and it was not certain how many people would live and how many would die, it all depended on each person's means. However, the Thunder Master had already agreed, and the Plum Blossom Taoist had also made it clear, so everyone could not act violently for the time being.

Lei Zun Tou Tuo laughed loudly: "With all the heroes and fairies coming out, we are determined to get the remains of this immortal palace!"

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A group of monks from the side sects, some holding swords and some controlling magic weapons, left the Xizhou city and traveled straight for 800 miles until they arrived at a place with poor mountains and bad waters.

All you can see are swamps and marshes, with colorful vegetation dotted around the edges. Dirty mud is flowing slowly, and you can also see some pig dragons and ground burrowing insects tumbling in the mud. The yellow and green miasma are intertwined together to form a miasma web.

Everyone stood at the edge of the swamp, and Lei Zun Tou Tuo spoke: "What a strong miasma. Fellow Daoist Wei, you are a Gu Daoist, so it should be easy for you to deal with the miasma in the Cloud Gray Swamp."

Hearing Lei Zun Tou Tuo's order, Wei Yituo chuckled and pulled his hand away from the valley of Li Chichi: "This is not difficult, just wait and see."

After saying this, he flipped his palm and a spotted red clam lay on it. He smiled proudly: "Clam Old Five, show your skills to the Taoist friends."

The red clam puffed up its cheeks, and the gill pouches under its mouth became as big as a ball. After a few dull croaks, the clouds and wisps of miasma were drawn over and fell on the spots on its body, clearing a path in a short while.

Wei Yituo laughed and moved aside, refusing to take another step forward: "The road ahead is open, please go first, fellow Taoists." Everyone looked at each other and it was the swordsman Sun Yu who stepped out. He snorted coldly and strode forward. As soon as he entered the swamp, the strange beasts like the pig dragons that looked like dead tree bark began to move, rolling their bodies. The mud that could eat people alive and could not exert any force did not cause any hindrance to them, but rather helped them.

One by one, each of them with a big mouth pounced towards Sun Yu. As soon as their mouths closed and bit their prey, they used the infamous death roll to tear off a large piece of flesh and blood.

Sun Yu sneered, and the long sword in his hand flew out, swung out several sword lights, and knocked down the attacking beasts one by one, leaving horrifying scars.

"How is Sun Yu's swordsmanship?"

Wang Xieling heard the words of the Plum Blossom Taoist priest. He remained calm and replied in the same voice: "Looking fierce, he is only fit to deal with wild beasts. He uses the sword-controlling technique, which is not as good as my Shushan swordsmanship. In terms of agility, movement, and speed, he is far behind. If it were before I entered Shushan, he would not need ten moves to kill me. Now... it still takes ten moves."

After saying this, he looked at Plum Blossom Taoist with contempt in his eyes.

"Don't underestimate him. Lei Zun Tou Tuo asked him to come here because he has the greatest killing power. He can be used to clear the field so as to preserve everyone's strength. These strange beasts can't hold them back for long. Once you enter the cave, follow me. Wherever I go, you follow me. Don't touch anything. Even if you get nothing on this trip, I have a way to escape."

The Plum Blossom Taoist said nothing, watching Wang Xieling communicating continuously. They were natural allies. The Shushan people were known as the sword madmen, which meant that they would fight to the death and would sacrifice their lives. They were not afraid of death and would just strike with one sword. However, corresponding to this madness was their righteousness. People in the Taoist circles could say that they were crazy, but no one would say that they were bad. It was always better to cooperate with such people than the evil demons who were full of calculations.

At the same time, Lei Zun, Fang Zheng, Li Chichi and Wei Yituo were also exchanging glances, and no one knew what they were talking about. Sun Yu led the way with his sword, and soon led everyone to the deep part of the swamp.

He exhaled a breath, shook off the stained blood on the spine of the sword, looked at the peak in front of him and said: "Everyone, we have arrived." After saying this, he stepped back and silently adjusted his breathing.

Taoist Meihua smiled happily, "This peak looks majestic, but it is actually a dead volcano connected to the earth veins. The immortal palace is deep under the mountain. There are countless evil spirits and gloomy winds inside, and it is extremely dirty." He took out a golden pill from his robe, "I have successfully refined this dust-avoiding incense pill in the past few days. When I offer it, under the light, the turbid air will not be contaminated, and the gloomy wind will dissipate by itself. I will then use the Yang God to lead the way, and there will be no worries or harm."

After saying this, the incense ball flew up and hung above everyone's head, spreading a hazy spiritual light. The Plum Blossom Taoist winked at Wang Xieling, then soared into the sky and plunged into the extinct volcano. Everyone hurriedly followed.

Once you enter the mountain, you will see fire everywhere, even the ground seems real and unreal. If you are not careful, you will step on air and be torn off by the fire. Occasionally, there will be gusts of cold wind, which will wash away your soul. Fortunately, everyone is not an ordinary person, and they all use their magic power to float in the air.

"drink!"

The Plum Blossom Taoist let out a low cry, and a yang spirit jumped out of his body. The face looked quite childish. As soon as the yang spirit left the body, the body lost consciousness and just walked stupidly in front. Seeing this, Wang Xieling said nothing and followed closely behind the Plum Blossom Taoist.

Sure enough, just as Plum Blossom Taoist said, with the incense pill, the Yang Spirit was blocked, the blowing cold wind was slowly dissipated, the fire energy melted away, and the group passed through the land of fire safely.

After passing through the flaming underground, a cave appeared. Taoist Meihua tilted his head slightly and said, "The entrance to the Immortal Palace is in front of us. Please be careful." After saying that, he dived into the dark, bottomless cave. Seeing this, the others knew that the Immortal Palace was right before their eyes, and they were afraid that someone else would take the lead, so they hurried in.

噗咚
The Plum Blossom Taoist landed steadily. Behind him was Wang Xieling, who was being held by his body, but no one else was there. "There is a maze at the entrance of the cave. I have secretly triggered the ban, which may be able to stop them for a few breaths. Taking advantage of this gap, we will split up and explore everywhere to seize some opportunities."

Wang Xieling did not move, but sneered: "How can a rough swordsman like me know anything about forbidden arrays? If I accidentally touch the forbidden array, it will also implicate you. I think we should wait until everyone is gathered and think of some way."

The Plum Blossom Taoist's face froze, and he laughed dryly, "That's right, that's right, young man, what you said is absolutely right, but I was wrong."

Wang Xieling thought to himself that he was an old fox. There was no telling how many mazes and killing arrays there were in this cave. He was not proficient in array formations, and if he really had to be a pioneer in exploring the way, he would probably be injured if not killed. This Plum Blossom Taoist entered this cave like a fish in water, and he could operate the maze at the entrance of the cave with some ease. Was he really so anxious to kill people?
After a few breaths, a flash of lightning appeared, revealing the figure of a monk who looked a little angry. Then there were the remaining three people, none of them looked embarrassed.

"I say, Master Meihua, why didn't you tell me in advance about this maze at the entrance of the cave? What are you planning?" Wei Yituo was the first to attack.

"Please forgive me, I am not a genuine Taoist. There are so many restrictions here, and it feels very strict. I didn't notice it for a moment. It was my negligence." Taoist Plum Blossom hurriedly smiled.

Lei Zun Tou Tuo snorted coldly: "There won't be a next time!"

"Of course, of course, Master Buddha, rest assured."

The group looked at Li Chichi. When it came to formations and restrictions, Taoist Plum Blossom was considered proficient in it, but as for breaking the formations and restrictions, it would depend on this woman's ability.

Li Chi Chi giggled and reached between the two peaks on her chest to pull out a square handkerchief made of plain brocade, which was embroidered with thirty-six petals of red plum and seventy-two peach blossoms. This treasure had a name, it was called the Hundred Brocade Flower Handkerchief, and it was Li Chi Chi's body-protecting treasure, it looked clean, but in fact it gathered the dirty blood from a woman's menstrual period, the rotten peach blossom energy from a man, and it was carefully sewn with the five poisonous and five turbid energy as silk, which could pollute magic weapons and break restrictions.

She raised her hand and held out the brocade handkerchief, which spread out in the wind, covering an area of ​​dozens of feet. Wisps of pink energy leaked out, immediately triggering the restriction in this place.

The restriction flashed with silver light, revealing dozens of formation lines in just a small area, frightening everyone so much that they dared not lift their feet or move their bodies.

Li Chi Chi didn't care at all. He drove the pink lights towards the formation veins, focusing on the obscure fulcrum. After a while, the silver light disappeared and the cave was pitch black.

"This is the only method I have. I am sorry for showing off my ugliness."

Li Chi Chi reached out and wiped the sweat from his forehead, seeming to be a little tired. As he panted, his face rose and fell, revealing a large area of ​​white.

However, no one paid any attention to it, not even Wei Yituo, as they all released their thunder balls, lit their torches, and moved forward.

The group went straight down, turned a few corners, and reached the depths of the earth. As soon as they landed, Plum Blossom Taoist cried out.

I saw eight huge chains crossing the cave at the bottom of the pit, and a bronze coffin hanging in the air, which was a hanging coffin.

(End of this chapter)