Mortal Bones

Perhaps because of the intense emotional ups and downs, Xu Taiping's hand accidentally slipped from the door.

In an instant, the scene in his mind disappeared.

After discovering that Qi Haitang and Xiang Nantian were looking at him with smiles, Xu Taiping, who realized that he was a little out of sorts, immediately smiled and said:

"Make Sister Haitang laugh at Brother Xiang."

Qi Haitang covered his mouth and chuckled.

Then he glanced at Xiang Nantian and said:

"Don't say it's you. When your elder brother saw this scene for the first time, his expression of surprise was even worse than yours."

Xiang Nantian on the side, when he heard Qi Haitang expose his shortcomings, not only did he not make a fuss, but instead raised his head and laughed boldly "Haha".

Immediately, he hooked Xu Taiping's shoulder with his hand and said vividly: "Although this Dragon Slaying Monument was later placed in the small cave by the Taoist, the time that this small cave existed was very long. old."

Qi Haitang on the side also nodded and said:

"This place is isolated from the rest of the world. Not even the Dragon and Phoenix clans have ever set foot there. That's why there are so many rare and exotic beasts left here."

"When the alchemist came here, he even asked for a heavenly decree to protect this small world from the outside world."

"After that, although there were occasional monks who had the opportunity to enter, most of them were people with righteous thoughts and did not cause much damage."

"Thus, in this age of the end of the Dharma, you can see such rare and exotic beasts, as well as spiritual plants and precious trees that can only be seen in ancient times."

"That's it." Xu Taiping nodded with a sudden look on his face.

Xiang Nantian then added:

"Compared with these rare birds and beasts, the most precious thing in this small cave is actually the spiritual grass and spiritual fruits that have grown in the mountains for tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of years."

"Otherwise, that ancient major cultivator would not have assumed that the alchemy room is located here."

When Xu Taiping heard this, he was immediately shocked and took a breath of cold air and said:

"Spiritual grass and fruit that are more than 100,000 years old?"

Xiang Nantian nodded firmly and said:

"You don't have to doubt this."

As he spoke, he glanced at Qi Haitang beside him and continued:

"During our travels, you and I, Sister Haitang, have seen several herbs and spiritual fruits that induce natural phenomena."

"It's just a pity that I couldn't pick some and bring them back in the end."

At the end of the sentence, Xiang Nantian had a look of regret on his face.

Xu Taiping asked curiously:

"With the cultivation and combat power of Brother Xiang and Sister Haitang, it shouldn't be difficult to pick some and bring them back, right?"

When Qi Haitang heard this, he suddenly shook his head seriously and said:

"It's not as simple as you say Taiping."

Xiang Nantian also nodded and said:

"It is true that spiritual grass and spiritual fruits can be found everywhere in this small cave, but it is very difficult to bring them out."

Seeing that Xu Taiping still looked confused, Xiang Nantian continued to explain:

"The first difficulty is the heavenly decree that the great cultivator requested."

"If you enter from the entrance and exit of this small cave, you will be able to see a line of words engraved on the huge stone at the entrance - Anyone who enters the cave must not take away any spiritual birds, animals, elixirs and fruits here. It is against the law. Those who peel off their cultivation."

After saying that, Xiang Nantian looked at Xu Taiping, sighed and said:

"With the purpose of this heavenly law, even if I can subdue the strange beasts and pick the spiritual fruits, I can't take them out of that small cave."

Qi Haitang smiled and said:

"As a big brother of yours, you almost couldn't help but hunt a strange beast named Tian Wu as your mount, but when you thought of the heavenly decree, you finally decided to give it up."

Hearing this, Xu Taiping couldn't help but exclaimed:

"If a strange beast like Tian Wu can be used as a mount, Brother Xiang's combat power will be increased several times in the future."

Hearing this, Xiang Nantian slapped his thigh hard with a "pop" sound and said with regret:

"Isn't it?"

It can be seen that Xiang Nantian is still very regretful for not being able to bring back the strange beast Tian Wu as a mount.

Seeing this, Qi Haitang rolled his eyes at Xiang Nantian, then pinched his arm and urged:

"Time is running out. Please hurry up and explain all the taboos in that small cave to Taiping."

When Xu Taiping heard this, his expression immediately became serious, and he stared at Xiang Nantian without blinking, as if he was listening attentively.

Xiang Nantian nodded slightly, and then said with a serious face again:

"In addition to the difficulty just now, there is another dilemma in this small cave."

"The second difficulty is the mysterious fire that wanders around in that small cave like a ghost."

Hearing the words "Xuanxin Youhuo", Xu Taiping felt a chill in his heart and couldn't help but interrupt Xiang Nantian:

"Brother Xiang, the Xuanxin Nether Fire you just mentioned, is it the Xuanxin Nether Fire, one of the legendary innate true fires that is like a ghost, invisible, but has the destructive power of thunder flames?"

Xiang Nantian nodded and said:

"Exactly."

He continued:

"This Mysterious Heart Fire has become extinct in the upper and lower realms in ancient times. The reason is because the most important material for nurturing this Mysterious Heart Fire is the bones of ancient alien beasts. But it happens that this small place The most indispensable thing in the cave is the bones of strange beasts.”

"That's why there are so many mysterious fires wandering around in that small cave."

Xu Taiping nodded with a sudden look on his face.

Xiang Nantian continued:

"And this last difficulty is also the simplest one among the three difficulties, that is, the strange beasts in the deep mountains in the cave."

"These strange beasts, even those at the outermost edge of the foot of the mountain, I estimate that with your current cultivation and combat power, Taiping, it will be very difficult to deal with them."

When saying this, Qi Haitang on the side suddenly clenched the moon shadow stone in his hand and injected a stream of true energy into it.

Immediately, a phantom appeared above the moon shadow stone.

Through the phantom above the moon shadow stone, you can see that a strange beast was burned to ashes by a ball of ghost fire that suddenly appeared behind him because it could not dodge in time.

Seeing this, Qi Haitang explained to Xu Taiping:

"No matter how high or low your cultivation level is, the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire will only appear when it is three to five feet away from you."

"Often once it is discovered, it is too late."

Xu Taiping nodded at first, then asked with a puzzled look:

"Since the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire is so dangerous, why are there so many monsters in this small cave?"

Xiang Nantian seemed to have guessed that Xu Taiping would ask this question, and immediately explained to him with a smile:

"The number and timing of the appearance of the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire is related to the number of creatures in the world it occupies."

"In short, once the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire takes root in a certain world, the number of creatures in that world can only decrease and not increase."

"Once it increases ... Add, the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire will automatically appear and burn it to ashes. "

"So many times, the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire will be used by the controller of a secret realm to control the number of creatures in that realm."

"So that the spiritual power in that realm can circulate back and forth, and it will not collapse due to the exhaustion of spiritual power. "

After hearing this explanation, Xu Taiping immediately said with a look of enlightenment:

"So, if I enter this small cave now, it is very likely that the balance of that realm will be broken, thus attracting the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire..."

When he said this, Xu Taiping suddenly thought of something, and his eyes lit up and said:

"So if I take the initiative to hunt one or two strange beasts after entering this small cave, can I avoid the appearance of the Mysterious Heart Ghost Fire? "