heaven money

Jiang Zhiwei was puzzled at first, but then her expression relaxed, and her face seemed to be covered with a layer of light, which was extremely beautiful:

"Young masters come to Maoling for various reasons and become chess pieces? But I didn't receive an 'invitation'. Well, I happen to be in Dizhou and will soon open my nine orifices. I will be able to reach Maoling in five days by following the Baiyi River. How can I not join in the fun?"

Like Qing Yu, the "Five-sided Imperial Sword", she was very interested in sparring with the masters on the Human Ranking. She also knew the purpose of Meng Qi's talk about this matter, so she expressed her intention directly without him having to say anything.

"That's great!" Meng Qi said happily, feeling warm inside.

"What a pity! I am not in Jiangdong and cannot go to Maoling to help you!"

Ruan Yushu said coldly.

Meng Qi and others all knew that Ruan Yushu and Shang Yi were traveling together, so they didn't think anything of it.

"No need to do that, Miss Jiang's help is enough!"

Meng Qi bowed sincerely.

Qi Zhengyan hesitated for a moment:
"I have passed the Divine Capital area and will arrive at Maoling in seven days. I hope to meet a master on the Human Ranking."

Meng Qi felt that this matter was quite dangerous. Jiang Zhiwei was extremely powerful, so he didn't need to worry about her. Qi Zhengyan's "Hun Tian Bao Jian" was strong, but he was still inferior in terms of strength. However, his "cousin" was well-intentioned, and it would be too hurtful if he refused. Thinking that Qi Zhengyan also had a killer move of attacking from the outside, he finally nodded:
"it is good!"

It’s time for Senior Brother Qi to compete with real masters and enhance his experience.

"I opened my mouth a month ago, and my inner world was finally formed." Qi Zhengyan could sense Meng Qi's worry and added.

Only then did Meng Qi put aside some of his worries, and he felt deeply that his life was worthwhile to have several companions who were loyal to him and would share life and death with him!

"By the way, Zhiwei, I also want to ask about the preliminary adjustment of the inner world." Meng Qi mentioned it by the way. The Eight-Nine Profound Art and the Golden Bell Cover both have related content, but they are all outlines. After all, everyone's inner world is different, and everyone has their own way. The secret book cannot elaborate on this aspect in detail.

The big sects and families will have a lot of notes and annotations, which are the personal experiences of different predecessors and can be used as a reference for later generations. They are things that are not found in secret books.

Jiang Zhiwei chuckled and said, "You are almost at a stable state now, it's time to consider this aspect."

The few of them chatted for a while and learned about each other's recent situation before starting the mission.

"Enter the 'Jiuxiang' world and open the 'Zhenwu Suspected Tomb'. You can wait for a full month and then return, or you can interrupt at any time."

The green light became brighter and instantly enveloped the four people, disappearing into the darkness.

A stretch of rolling mountains, like real dragons entwined on the earth.

"Master, the terrain here is really good." A young Taoist priest stood at the door of the dilapidated temple and looked into the distance.

He and his master traveled here in a hurry and stayed overnight in a mountain temple. By chance, he discovered that the feng shui of the place was excellent.

His master was a white-haired old Taoist priest who held a Qiankun Plate and a plum blossom stick in his arms, looking like a hermit from the outside world.

"It is said that the terrain here was not like this originally." The old Taoist priest looked into the distance leisurely.

The young Taoist priest was shocked when he heard this: "It's not formed naturally?"

Can the topography of mountains be changed artificially?

Even if the lords of the Nine Townships in history, or those who obtained the title of "Tianyuan" and dominated the world, could only cause strange phenomena and change the landforms. How could they affect the landforms of the entire mountain range?

The old Taoist sighed and said, "It is said that in ancient times, a great man buried himself here, seeking a way to live forever after death. Since then, the mountains have been interacting with each other, as if alive, moving year after year, and finally formed the current structure."

"Master, Master, this is a myth, right?" The young Taoist priest was stunned. Just a breath of life after death could cause the mountains to move. How big a person could this be?

The old Taoist's face turned gloomy. "It is indeed a myth, but there is indeed a mysterious tomb in the mountains. It is said that the ancestors of the nine villages benefited from it, so they were able to build their own fairyland and become the real rulers of the world. Throughout the dynasties, several 'Tianyuan Emperors' also entered the tomb by chance and gained something, which is how they climbed to the top step by step."

"Really?" The young Taoist priest was shocked at first, then looked yearning, "If I could come across a tomb..."

The old Taoist priest's face became more gloomy: "This is not a good thing."

“Ah?” The young Taoist priest was puzzled. He had an adventure, reached the top, and was given the title “Tianyuan”. Isn’t this a good thing?

"The ancestors of Jiuxiang and these 'Tianyuan Emperors' almost reached the realm of immortals, but in their twilight years, they all went crazy and ran into this mountain range. Some people saw them enter the mausoleum." The old Taoist looked at the undulating mountains with a deep gaze.

The young Taoist felt a chill all over his body when he heard this: "Master, Master, how did you know?"

"My teacher's good friend Huangfu Tao is one of them." The old Taoist took a deep breath.

The young Taoist priest subconsciously took two steps back. He knew Huangfu Tao and often saw him when he was a child. He was the "Tianyuan Emperor" of the previous generation who could punish people on behalf of heaven and was the strongest in history!
The old Taoist priest said in a heavy voice: "This is only the part that I know. Maybe there are many benefits from the mausoleum that I have never told anyone..."

Before he finished speaking, four streaks of light flashed across the sky, like falling stars, and headed straight into the depths of the mountains.

They fell into the mountain, trailing bright light. There was no loud bang, only a layer of hazy light spreading out, and the shape of a mausoleum was reflected in it, but it disappeared immediately.

"The mausoleum is open..." the old Taoist priest said to himself in shock.

The two of them did not realize from beginning to end that there was also a young Taoist priest beside them who was looking at the mausoleum in the distance.

This person is none other than Shang Yi's alter ego in this world.

Although he prepared a lot of things for Ruan Yushu, Shang Yi was still worried, so he arranged for him to come.

After the Black Lotus of the Primordial Spirit became the Divine Weapon of the Other Shore, Shang Yi used the power of the Black Lotus of the Primordial Spirit and the Money Tree to send his own self into the heavens and myriad worlds.

It can be said that the path he took was very similar to that of Su Wuming, both of them directly transcended the Dharmakaya realm and reached the legendary state in the external scene realm.

However, Shang Yi was very clear that the powerful beings in the heavens would not allow him to achieve legend so early, so he did not set his goal too high. It was enough for him to reach the realm of perfection of the Dharmakaya Heavenly Immortal.

As for breaking through the Dharmakaya, with the money tree and the black lotus of the soul covering him, wouldn't it allow his other self to quietly achieve legend or even create good fortune in the abyss of destruction?
Shang Yi's alter ego was watching the situation in the mausoleum from afar, and at the same time, he was also watching Ruan Yushu and others through the connection between the Xuanniao.

As for going to the mausoleum, it was not necessary for him. His understanding of the way of space was not weak. Whether it was the power of divine feet or the power of unlimited distance, he could appear by Ruan Yushu's side at the critical moment. There was no need to worry about his absence when she encountered danger.

On the other side, when Ruan Yushu, Meng Qi, Jiang Zhiwei and Qi Zhengyan regained their senses, they found themselves in a dark stone cave with a smooth curved top, showing that it was not naturally produced.

In front of them, there was a wide and deep river. There was no water flowing in it, and the bottom was directly exposed. The blood-red bottom was shocking.

A chain bridge was built over the riverbed, and at the end of the bridge stood a monument with the following inscription:
"The boundary between life and death."

Upon seeing the "Realm of Life and Death", Meng Qi quickly took out the black fur. The strange symbols and patterns on it had been connected into an incomplete map under the annotations of the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. Many places and routes were incomplete, and only two roads were still complete, both leading to the core of the mausoleum.

The very beginning of the map, written in ancient characters, is:
"The realm of life and death." Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu did not recognize the strange symbols and patterns before, but they could barely recognize the ancient characters that were transformed after being annotated by the Lord of the Six Paths of Reincarnation. As for Meng Qi and Qi Zhengyan, they were completely in the dark and experienced the feeling of being illiterate - Meng Qi had no place to learn ancient characters before, and after joining the Six Gates, it was too late to learn.

Next to the four characters of "Boundary of Life and Death", a sentence was written in tiny characters: "Those who pass through will die, and those who leave will live."

"Will I die if I cross the bridge?" After listening to Jiang Zhiwei's explanation, Meng Qi was a little confused. If he didn't cross the bridge, how could he enter the mausoleum? How could he find the secret of the Zhenwu Tomb and start the next part of the mission?
Moreover, the routes marked on the map are all behind the boundary between life and death.

"It must be something else." Ruan Yushu said calmly while holding Qing Yuliu.

She could feel that the two strings on the jade stream, representing the Way of Death and the Way of Creation and Vitality, were trembling slightly, as if they were affected by this area.

Thinking of the boundary of life and death on the map, Ruan Yushu was thoughtful. At the same time, he took this opportunity to use the Qingyu Flow to comprehend the way of life and death.

Jiang Zhi smiled:

"Since we've come this far, we can't just stop at the door. You should be ready to use the 'Green Lamp in front of the Buddha' at any time. If it doesn't work, we will just stop and turn back. Let's see what 'passers-by die' means."

This is really Jiang Zhiwei's typical character... Meng Qi complained in his heart, thinking that this was the only way.

Qi Zhengyan remained silent, looking in front and behind the iron lock. It was dark and gloomy there, and even if everyone had their eyes open, they couldn't see clearly. It was as if they were blocked by fog, or the Yin and Yang were separated forever.

Meng Qi concentrated half of his attention on the green lamp on his chest. Holding the precious long sword forged for him by Shang Yi, he walked past the boundary marker and stepped onto the iron chain bridge.

The long sword jumped with lightning and circled around him continuously, making Meng Qi really look like the God of Thunder.

Jiang Zhiwei walked side by side with him, Ruan Yushu lagged behind, and Qi Zhengyan was responsible for covering the rear. Although the four of them did not speak, they had a tacit understanding and a clear division of labor.

The cable bridge creaked and swayed, but other than that, there was nothing unusual. No ghosts or spirits appeared, and it did not collapse directly.

Meng Qi found it quite strange. Could it be that “those who pass by will die, and those who leave will live” was false?

Suddenly, he found that his body temperature was slowly but steadily dropping, his heartbeat slowed down involuntarily, his blood seemed to become thicker, and his own Yang energy was shrinking inwards as if it was about to condense into a "seed".

Even with such miraculous changes, Meng Qi's Qi circulation, physical strength and flexibility did not decline in the slightest. His mind was still clear, his spirit was lucid, and his spiritual sense did not sense any danger. The green lamp in front of the Buddha was burning slowly, and there was nothing unusual.

He spread his consciousness and immediately discovered that Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu and Qi Zhengyan all had their heartbeats slowed down, and there was a gloomy aura about them, as if they were dead rather than alive!
"Did you feel it?" Meng Qi asked. As soon as he said this, he was startled. His voice was full of sinister energy, as if it floated out from the underworld.

Jiang Zhiwei nodded habitually, looked at Ruan Yushu and Qi Zhengyan and said, "Same, but I don't feel any damage to my body. Could it be that the 'death' in the death of the deceased refers to the pseudo-death of the physical body?"

"Many important figures seek ways to achieve immortality after death." Ruan Yushu suddenly spoke. Her voice was already cold, and now it became even more sinister.

At the same time, this state of transformation between life and death allowed Ruan Yushu to gain a deeper understanding of the way of life and death, and a deeper understanding of the family-inherited "Song of Splitting Heaven and Changing Earth", which resulted in a significant improvement in both realm and combat power.

"Concealing the secret through this transformation of life and death?" Jiang Zhiwei had also read similar information.

Meng Qi said thoughtfully: "It seems that the Great Emperor Zhenwu once prepared it for me..."

The chain bridge was not long, and the four of them walked across it quickly. As soon as they stepped onto the mud on the other side, Meng Qi felt that his last weak heartbeat had completely stopped, his blood no longer flowed, and his body temperature disappeared. He was no different from a dead person, but there was no difference between the circulation of his true energy and that of the external energy in some miraculous way that Meng Qi could not understand, supporting his body instead of blood.

After careful sensing, Meng Qi discovered that his yang energy and vitality had not really disappeared, but had completely shrunk to the center of his eyebrows, condensing into a "seed" as small as a mustard seed, which expanded and contracted rhythmically, keeping his body from rotting.

Meng Qi's mind moved, and he tried to comprehend the mystery of this change, which must have endless uses.

"If we are seen by others, they will probably think we are corpses." He used the Eight-Nine Profound Art to record the changes in the details of his body, and then moved his limbs without feeling any decrease in strength.

As he spoke, he turned around and looked at Jiang Zhiwei, Ruan Yushu and Qi Zhengyan, and laughed for no apparent reason.

"What are you laughing at?" Jiang Zhiwei asked puzzledly.

Looking at her with a gloomy and pale face, and then looking at Ruan Yushu with her long hair and white clothes, Meng Qi held back his laughter and said, "Nothing, nothing."

This is simply like a Chinese Ghost Story!
In case they asked further questions, Meng Qi took out the black fur again and considered which path to choose. One was on the far left, and the other was on the far right. Both were winding and passed through tombs.

"Let's choose the left side. There are many places on the right side marked with 'dangerous area, need to detour.'" Meng Qi decided the route based on simple principles.

Jiang Zhiwei and the others had no objections. If anything went wrong, they would just interrupt and return.

Stepping into the foggy area, cold winds blew up, as if drilling into the body and destroying life. Meng Qi's true energy flowed, blocking them and moving forward to the far left.

After walking for a while, he saw a big door with various tomb-guarding beasts painted on it, but it was not closed, but ajar!

"Could it be that someone has come in before?" Meng Qi frowned in confusion.

Qi Zhengyan pointed to a hidden spot near the door and said, "There are footprints."

Looking closely, there were pairs of shallow footprints on the edge covered by the gloomy fog, as if there was more than one person coming!
Meng Qi tightened his grip on the long sword with his right hand: "Perhaps the variables inside are greater than we imagined, we must be careful."

When Jiang Zhiwei and Ruan Yushu nodded, he pushed open the door first. In front of him was a long corridor with blue bricks on the ground and lifelike murals on the walls, all of which described a strong man suppressing various evil spirits.

This strong man sometimes wears a black gown robe, a crown of the Emperor Pingtian, and a long sword of a turtle and snake. Sometimes he wears a hydration suit, a silk sash, and hemp shoes.

"The Great Emperor Zhenwu." Ruan Yushu said concisely.

In today's world, the image of Zhenwu Emperor is attached to various myths and legends, which are quite different from this.

Meng Qi looked at the mural and sighed, "As expected of the Nine Heavens Demon Slayer Patriarch."

The four slowed down their pace and tried to find clues in the murals. They found that most of the contents were related to suppressing the nine evil demons and ghosts, and the rest were about subduing demons and eliminating evil.

"In ancient times, Jiuyou was truly a scourge to the human world." Jiang Zhiwei sighed.

At the end of the corridor is a tomb chamber, which is very spacious, as big as a yard, but it is empty with only a pitch-black coffin placed in the middle.

The lid of the coffin was tilted on its side, as if the dead person inside had crawled out!
Meng Qi's scalp felt slightly numb, and the silver-white electric snake on the long sword jumped more violently.

"There is Ganoderma lucidum there." Qi Zhengyan was the first to discover that a fist-sized Ganoderma lucidum had stubbornly grown between the coffin and the ground. It was different from the others, with a grayish-white appearance and a hint of yin energy rising from it, surrounded by clouds and mist.

Jiang Zhiwei groaned for a moment and said, "It looks like the Ganoderma Lucidum, but it's a little different. It might be highly poisonous. It's at least a hundred years old."

"No matter whether it is poisonous or not, I will get good deeds in return. What is there to be afraid of?" Meng Qi thought very open-mindedly. He approached the coffin carefully, unsheathed the Ziwu sword, and with a light flick, the Diquan Ganoderma fell into Ruan Yushu's hands.

At this time, he saw six ancient seal characters engraved on the bottom of the coffin.

Jiang Zhiwei walked side by side with him and immediately said:
"I have this fate, so I return here!" (End of this chapter)