Chapter 180 Meeting old friends

The world of immortals, the stone forest where saints transform themselves into saints.

The special energy of the Tao was eventually discovered by someone with a keen eye, and attracted many cultivators to stop here.

Perhaps it was because the saint had been in the state of enlightenment for too long, and the energy had become restrained. People with insufficient spiritual perception would not be able to discover the truth about the stone forest even if they could sense the energy.

Often after staying for a few hours without any results, they would move to another place.

Li Heishui and Liu Kou, two of the thirteen major bandits in the Northern Territory, were also attracted to this stone forest.

But before they could gain a foothold, they encountered Yan Yunluan, a genius who was quite famous in Qishi Mansion.

Yan Yunluan scolded them very rudely, wanting to drive them away and dominate the Huadao Stone Forest alone.

However, Yan Yunluan's luck seemed to be bad, as he happened to meet Ye Fan who was attracted by the special aura of the stone forest.

Ye Fan, who goes by the alias Ye Zhatian, had previously bent his bow and shot evil spirits, making many people know him.

The monster shot by Ye Fan's arrow was Yan Yunluan.

Ye Fan then took action to resolve the humiliation that Li Heishui and Liu Kou were about to face.

When the three of them returned to the stone forest, for several days, their minds felt empty and they easily entered the realm of Taoism. They almost attained enlightenment here, and finally discovered the truth about the Stone Forest of Transformation.

At this moment, the roar of the Savage Beast King was heard in the distance. Seeing that the beast tide was about to break out, the three decided to leave the Immortal World.

Standing by the lake, Li Heishui showed a trace of reluctance and said with emotion: "What a great place. It would be great if I could practice here forever."

In the Qi Shi Mansion, his and Liu Kou's talents were relatively unimpressive, and the caves they were assigned to were not of high levels, totally incomparable to the beauty of this place. If he continued to practice here, he was confident that he could complete the practice of the Hualong Secret Realm within a few years and break through to the Xiantai Secret Realm.

Liu Kou, who was standing next to him, took one last look at the stone forest and said, "I heard someone saw that bloody demon shadow appear in this stone forest. I don't know if it's true or not."

Ye Fan had not been in the Immortal World for long and had not heard of the Blood Demon Shadow, so he asked curiously, "What Blood Demon Shadow?"

Li Heishui's eyes flashed with fear, and he said, "He is a battle maniac, a madman. He has provoked almost all the major beast kings in the Immortal Mansion World. I estimate that more than half of the reason why the beast kings launched the beast tide was because of that mad demon. Xiao Ye, you have an opponent. That person's strength is very terrifying. In terms of pure physical strength, he is not weaker than your holy body."

Liu Kou also said: "No one knows his specific strength. He seems to be wrapped in a sea of ​​blood. His fighting power is extremely strong. He stirs up trouble everywhere. He is also very fast. Even the Beast King can't catch up with him. Many people hate him."

Li Heishui nodded and said, "That person is different from us. He seems to have no interest in the various ancient ruins in the Immortal Mansion World. He keeps madly challenging those ferocious beasts along the way. Many ruins in many places have been destroyed because of his battles with the ferocious beasts."

Ye Fan asked curiously, "There is actually such a person in Qishi Mansion."

Li Heishui said: "The five domains' geniuses gathered in the Qishi Mansion. Most of them have super powerful forces behind them and are not short of inheritance. Some time ago, a mysterious Taoist priest set up a competition arena in the Qishi Mansion and defeated 73 geniuses in half a day, winning a lot of dragon marrow."

Ye Fan's eyes lit up and he asked, "Can we still gamble on dragon marrow in Qishi Mansion?"

Li Heishui said with a smile, "Xiao Ye Zi, forget it. That person is unfathomable. When he was setting up the ring, not a single high-ranking member of the Qi Shi Mansion came to stop him. Moreover, he lives in the back mountain of the Qi Shi Mansion. His status is different from that of us outsiders. He must be a young genius cultivated by the Qi Shi Mansion since he was a child."

Then, Ye Fan asked: "Have you seen Pangbo?"

Li Heishui said: "Pang Bo should be in seclusion, but we met the Taoist priest Changshou in Qishi Mansion some time ago."

Ye Fan asked: "What is his reputation in Qishi Mansion? Have you seen him in the Immortal Mansion World?"

Based on Ye Fan’s understanding of Li Zhi, he should not be absent when a treasure land like the Immortal World is born.

Li Heishui said: "It seems that Taoist Changshou joined the Qishi Mansion under a pseudonym. So far, we have not seen his true appearance, nor have we heard of his deeds."

Just as they were about to leave, Liu Kou suddenly asked, "Ye Fan, you are proficient in the source technique, can you see if there is a saint's cave in this place? Since this is a place of transformation, there should be caves and the like."

Ye Fan nodded and said, "Let me see."

Afterwards, Ye Fan opened his Yuantian Divine Eyes and saw that the bottom of the green lake was a place where dragons were conceived. There was a faint glow of precious light emanating from it, as if it had bred some immortal treasures.

"There really is something in this lake." Ye Fan said with surprise.

Li Heishui also said excitedly: "What are you waiting for? Go down and look for it quickly. Maybe there really is a saint's cave."

After saying that, he jumped into the lake first.

Seeing this, Ye Fan and Liu Kou also jumped down.

After the three of them arrived at the bottom of the lake, they suddenly smelled the aroma of meat.

Li Heishui asked Ye Fan and Liu Kou, "Do you smell it? There's actually a scent of meat here?"

Liu Kou said: "In the aroma of meat, there is also a fragrance of spiritual medicine."

Then, the two looked at Ye Fan. Only Ye Fan's source technique could allow them to determine the specific location of the fairy treasure here.

Ye Fan secretly used his source technique and soon spotted a cave on the rock wall at the bottom of the lake. He didn't seem to sense any danger, so he said to Li Heishui and Liu Kou, "Let's go in and take a look."

After entering the cave and turning a few corners, they arrived at the bottom of the lake and saw a crystal palace shining with divine light.

From a distance, they saw a monk in Taoist robes with his back to them, apparently eating something in the Crystal Palace.

There was a faint spiritual light rising in front of the man, and the aroma of meat became stronger, making them feel an urge to eat.

"There are actually people here." Li Heishui said with some surprise.

"Could it be that madman?" Liu Kou asked worriedly.

Ye Fan stared at the Crystal Palace and the surrounding dragon veins and discovered that the Crystal Palace was indeed located on a dragon's lair, a rare treasure land.

Looking at the back of the man in the Crystal Palace, Ye Fan felt that he looked familiar.

Soon, his eyes lit up, and he said to Li Heishui and Liu Kou, "You're lucky. Let's go to the Dragon Palace and I'll treat you to a feast."

Liu Kou grabbed Ye Fan and said, "Don't go. That person might be the madman who provokes ferocious beasts everywhere."

Ye Fan smiled without saying anything, then shouted towards the Crystal Palace: "Li Zhi, a friend is coming, why don't you open the door to welcome him?"

Li Zhi, who was enjoying his meal, suddenly heard Ye Fan's voice and thought it was an illusion.

But when he turned around, he saw Ye Fan and the other two outside the Crystal Palace.

After waving his hand to unlock the restrictions on the Crystal Palace, Li Zhi invited the three of them to enter and asked curiously, "How did you find this place?"

Li Heishui stared at Li Zhi in surprise and said, "Master Changshou, it really is you."

Ye Fan asked: "Li Zhi, have you found the Saint's Cave?"

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "It has been emptied out a long time ago."

Liu Kou looked Li Zhi up and down, looking at the flesh of the beast that had been cooked to a crisp in the furnace, and said, "Master Changshou, are you the battle maniac?"

Li Zhi was a little surprised and asked, "What kind of fighting maniac?"

Liu Kou said: "He is the battle maniac who provoked the beasts everywhere and caused the beast tide."

Li Zhi shook his head and said, "I did challenge a lot of ferocious beasts, but the beast tide was definitely not caused by me. I didn't attack the cubs of those ferocious beasts."

Li Heishui looked at the Ten-fold Tonic Soup in the alchemy furnace that Li Zhi had placed on the ground and asked, "Master Changshou, the essence of the flesh and blood in this pot must be the flesh and blood of the Beast King, right?"

Li Zhi said, "Would you like to eat some? I spent a lot of effort to tear the flesh from the beast kings. It's all fresh flesh and tastes very good."

Ye Fan smiled and said, "Then we won't be polite." Then, they sat in front of the alchemy furnace and started eating.

Four mouths always eat faster than one. In just half an hour, the pot of beast king meat was eaten up cleanly.

After eating, Li Zhi asked curiously, "Ye Fan, when did you come to Qishi Mansion?"

Ye Fan said calmly: "I did not join the Qishi Mansion, but was the lord of Lucheng next to the Qishi Mansion. The Black Emperor was very unreliable. He carved a domain gate for me and teleported me directly to Beiyuan. It took me a lot of effort to come to Zhongzhou. Later, I met Princess Yudie of Anping Kingdom and saved her life. Then the old emperor of Anping Kingdom gave me Lucheng near Qishi Mansion as my territory."

Li Zhi said, "Huanglu, I have also heard of that place. It is said to lead to a mysterious world, but unfortunately I have not found the time to go and see it. It is said that the ancient emperors would stay there."

Hearing Li Zhi's words, Ye Fan's heart moved and he thought to himself, "Could it be that the world that the entrance to the ancient locust tree forest is really connected to is not this fairy world?"

Then, he asked, "Li Zhi, how much do you know about this fairy world?"

Li Zhi said: "I don't know much. This wild little world we are in now is just the outer world. The real immortal burial place is not here."

Li Heishui asked: "Master, what on earth is in this immortal world that seems to have alarmed all the major forces in Zhongzhou."

Li Zhi said: "There are coffins of gods, ancient scriptures for cultivation, and other natural treasures. Whether you can get them depends on your luck."

The things Li Zhi said had long been circulated and were not secrets, so they did not ask about the details.

Then, Li Zhi asked again: "Has the beast tide outside begun?"

Li Heishui said: "When we came down, it hadn't started yet, and I don't know if it has started now."

Li Zhi said: "Then let's leave here first. The real immortal burial ground will not be opened for a while."

Afterwards, the four of them left the Crystal Palace together and walked out through the entrance controlled by the Qishi Mansion without anyone noticing.

Ye Fan's appearance had changed, so no one recognized him.

Although Li Zhi's true appearance was exposed, he looked ordinary, without any aura of walking like a dragon or a tiger. Moreover, he was walking with Li Heishui and Liu Kou, which made people subconsciously ignore him.

Among the many geniuses in Qishi Mansion, Li Heishui and Liu Kou's qualifications and cultivation are estimated to be ranked outside the top 500, so they would not attract anyone's attention.

Compared to the geniuses who came from other major forces, as descendants of the great bandits in the Northern Territory, Li Heishui and Liu Kou have a very low presence in the Qi Shi Mansion.

After leaving the Immortal World, Li Zhi temporarily separated from them.

We agreed to visit Ye Fan’s territory in a few days.

Li Zhi was very curious about the entrance to the ancient locust tree forest.

What is certain is that the entrance is more than just a path to the immortal world.

The fairy world with a radius of 80,000 miles is not worth mentioning at all in the eyes of the ancient emperor.

Even the small fairy burial world where the Immortal Emperor's coffin is laid would not be very attractive to the ancient emperor.

Being able to attract several human emperors in succession, there must be a more mysterious and vast world behind the Immortal Burial World.

Perhaps that is the place that really interests the ancient emperor.

Unfortunately, Li Zhi's cultivation was too weak at this time, otherwise he would have gone to the ancient locust tree forest near Lucheng to see where the passage led to.

The Immortal World has more than a dozen entrances throughout Zhongzhou, and the entrance controlled by the Qi Shi Mansion is not the only one.

And the ancient locust tree forest where the emperor could stop was definitely not one of these dozen entrances.

After parting with Ye Fan and the others, Li Zhi originally planned to go out for a walk.

But before he had gone far, the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi suddenly appeared and blocked his way.

"Master Changshou, where are you going?" The Saint Maiden of Yao Chi looked at him with a smile on her face.

Li Zhi quickly said, "I'll go give Cheng Hui the dragon marrow."

After saying that, he disappeared in a flash.

It’s not that Li Zhi was unwilling to reminisce with the Saint Maiden of Yao Chi, but that Saint Maiden Daoyi was standing next to her at this time.

"He seems to be hiding from us?" Saint Maiden Yao Chi turned her head and said to Saint Maiden Daoyi next to her.

"Maybe Brother Changshou really has something to do." Saint Maiden Daoyi said lightly, no one knew what she was thinking.

The Saint Lady of Yao Chi looked at the Saint Lady of Dao Yi with a strange expression, as if there was something fishy between the two of them.

After giving the dragon marrow to Cheng Hui, Li Zhi found the Holy Maiden of Yao Chi again.

Saint Daoyi did not leave.

"Fellow Daoist Yuchen, long time no see." It seemed that he had not done anything to offend her, so why did he feel a little guilty? Li Zhi said to Saint Daoyi with a smile on his face.

Saint Daoyi nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Changshou, I'm glad to see that you are okay."

Li Zhi said, "This is not a place to chat. Why don't we find a place and I'll treat you to a meal? I got a lot of top-quality ingredients in the Immortal Mansion World before, so I'll show you how good I am."

Yao Chi Saint asked: "Is that the bloody madman from the Immortal Mansion world you?"

Li Zhi said somewhat embarrassedly: "It's not what you think."

After chatting with old friends for most of the day, Li Zhi was able to get away.

Afterwards, Li Zhi went to find Duan De.

The immortal burial ground is about to begin. He cannot enter alone. His life safety can only be guaranteed by being with Duan De.

Soon, Li Zhi saw Duan De looking for help in Qi Shi Mansion. It seemed that he had reached an agreement with Dongfang Ye, and the two were chatting happily.

"Master Duan, how are you?" Li Zhi pretended not to know Duan De and walked over and said.

When Duan De saw Li Zhi, his eyes lit up and he said, "Master Li, long time no see. Are you finally out of retreat?"

Dongfang Ye, the barbarian next to Duan De, felt a strange feeling in his heart when he saw the two people greeting each other.

"Is this Taoist friend the helper that Taoist Master Duan invited? He is indeed strong and full of wild beauty. I am Li Zhi, Taoist friend." Li Zhi greeted Dongfang Ye.

"Hello, Taoist Priest Li." Dongfang Ye said to Li Zhi somewhat embarrassedly.

Afterwards, Li Zhi followed Duan De back to his cave.

Duan De asked, "How has your cultivation been going during this period?"

Li Zhi said: "There is a slight breakthrough."

Duan De said: "The Immortal Burial Ground is about to open, wait for my news."

Li Zhi asked: "Do you need me to prepare anything?"

Duan De said, "Bring your shovel."

(End of this chapter)