Endless route

Chapter 246 16. Xiandao Yiguan Palace

The center of the Xianhai Ice Lake has a vast view, with more than thirty fairy islands scattered around. It is somewhat similar to the Christmas Islands, but the Xianhai Lake has an ancient oriental style and is as silent as a place of death.

Two lines of footprints dot the glacial lake.

Two tiny figures moved through the snow and fog.

The main island of Fairy Island is right in front, and you can see it more clearly when you get closer. The ancient charm lofts stretch on the snowy mountainside, and a winding stone road looms from the mountain, connecting to the small ancient port by the lake.

The ancient port exudes a charm of vicissitudes of life. There are only a few stones stacked randomly to support a stone path. There are two bluestone lampstands at the end, but they are buried tightly by the snow.

It can only be described as a scribble.

It is similar to the common fishermen in ancient times.

It is just right to park a fishing bamboo boat, but there is no room for anything else. Changing boats will ruin the mood.

Master Immortal, let's land on the island from here. Jidao breathed into his palms and turned to Zheng Yun beside him.

I couldn't hear a sound.

Zheng Yun stopped in front of the ancient port and looked around.

Thirty-five fairy islands guard the main island. If you look in any direction, you can see the islands protruding from the ice. The beautiful flowers and jade trees are frozen into ice branches, and the whiteness seems to blend into the sky and the earth.

Except for the faint sound of falling snowflakes and the occasional sound of ice branches breaking, there was no other sound on the ice of the Immortal Sea.

There are some roars of monsters in the distance, and there is deathly silence nearby. Master Xian, do you feel something is wrong? Jidao nodded.

Is it possible for these immortal islands to form an array? After all, it is related to the Immortal Technique, so it is better to be careful. Zheng Yun asked.

The oriental ancestors created a unique landscape. The combination of this ice lake and snow scene and the scrawled stone port is really a long-lasting artistic conception.

But it also makes people feel chilly in the back.

In the fall, they also came here once, climbing from the iron rope in mid-air to the Dragon Island to steal eggs. The trip was full of dangers, and the dragon was only a few meters away from eating them alive.

However, Flood Dragon Island is only one of the thirty-six fairy islands, and it is still on the outskirts of the archipelago. If you want to board the main island, Flood Dragon Island is only the first level, and there are several more levels to pass.

It's just winter now.

These Thirty-Six Immortal Islands were like flat ground. They walked over them easily and without even losing a hair?

Immortal magic is also magic. If someone breaks in, wouldn't it be easy to get to the main island?

Master Immortal, there are not many articles about the Thirty-six Immortal Islands, and there are only a few human traces. The thatched house of the ancestor is on the island in the east, and there are no other ancient buildings in existence.

Jidao explained softly to Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun nodded and walked towards the ancient port. There was a two-inch soft snow cover on the ice, but the stone road was made of unknown material. The snow melted immediately and was not affected by the heavy snow at all.

Not long after.

The two stepped onto the port.

Stamped the snow on the stone slab.

Wow.

Suddenly, a cold wind rushed down from high altitude, carrying a large amount of snow flakes across the vast glacial lake. The sound of falling snow mixed with the sound of wind sounded, and the branches of the ice trees on the edge of the island collided crisply.

The two were immediately alert.

Be alert and observe your surroundings.

Zheng Yun looked at the end of the stone road. A palace tower stood on the mountainside, obscured by heavy snow.

That's Igguan Hall.

The gray walls and black tiles are cold and solemn.

The cold wind blew up large swaths of snow velvet, which swirled and dispersed near Yiguan Hall like a puff of white mist.

The snow mist had not completely fallen, but Zheng Yun vaguely saw a figure wearing a black robe, standing at the door of the Vicissitudes Palace, looking down at him through the snow curtain.

There is actually someone?

This scene made people's hearts skip a beat. No one was seen just now, but suddenly there was a gust of wind. Could it be that this person was blown here by the wind? Or did Chengfeng Yukong just fall?

Rub your eyes and look again.

The figure has disappeared without a trace.

It seemed like it was just Zheng Yun's hallucination.

Master Immortal, this wind is so scary. Ji Dao whispered. He kept patting Baiqiu and looked around as if the wind had calmed him down.

The wind is over.

He then resumed his movements.

Zheng Yun turned his head and looked at Ji Dao. He obviously didn't see the figure in front of Igguan Hall, and something was wrong with him.

The white fur coats they wore were of an ancient style, with different details, but similar to what Lin Chong wore when he entered the Snow Mountain Temple.

Jidao's body type definitely wouldn't look like Lin Chong wearing this kind of white fur. The fine, oily mink hair wrapped around his belly gave him the feeling of a bandit descending from the mountain to rob a kiln.

But now it's different.

Jidao suddenly seemed to have changed. Zheng Yun didn't know what was wrong, but Jidao was indeed different from before. He couldn't see clearly. He was clearly standing next to him, but he seemed to be far away. horizon.

I remember you said last time that the mythical barrier of Xianhai Lake is blown out from the main island, and you can only safely land on the island when the west wind blows.

Zheng Yun asked aloud.

But as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he realized that his voice was extremely weak and it was impossible to reach Ji Dao's ears.

And indeed it is.

Ji Dao stretched out his hand to support the bluestone lampstand, stamping his feet to shake off the snow, patting the snow velvet on his body, and looked up at the mountain top covered by snow and fog, without hearing his own question at all.

The scene was appalling.

It was as if the distance between him and Ji Dao was suddenly enlarged and lengthened a hundred times by some Taoist magic. It seemed that they were less than one meter apart, but in fact they were a hundred meters away.

...

Zheng Yun was silent for a moment. Just now Ji Dao said that he had excellent hearing, but now he can't hear himself. This should not be his problem, but something wrong with him.

Because for Ji Dao, the distance of a hundred meters and a thousand meters is the same, and he must be able to hear himself clearly.

If the guess is good.

It must be a problem with his throat. When Ji Dao spoke just now, he seemed to be whispering to himself.

Snapped.

There was a muffled sound.

Zheng Yun slapped Ji Dao hard on the shoulder.

Jidao was startled and quickly turned his head to look at Zheng Yun, only to see Zheng Yun's eyes wide open and his face serious.

Master Xian, your face is frozen? How about we make a fire and roast it? Jidao asked, rubbing his hands.

Zheng Yun could see his mouth moving and hear a faint voice, but he had to recognize the words by identifying the mouth shape.

Let me ask you, you said before that the mystery of Xianhai Lake... Zheng Yun grabbed Jidao's arm tightly, put his mouth to his ear, and asked again loudly.

Yes, Master Immortal, but today is the west wind. Besides, there are no obstacles in this world of ice and snow...

Jidao's expression suddenly changed as he spoke.

The sudden wind just now was from the north, and in the snowy fog, they couldn't see any obstacles at all. Even if there were any, they would have been blended into the heavy snow and couldn't see clearly.

Is there any solution to the trick?

Zheng Yun was relieved. As long as he confirmed that it was the confusion, the problem would be easier to solve. He remembered that Ji Dao said when he stole the egg last time that the confusion made people crazy and trembling.

I did have a heart tremor just now, and my heart jumped twice when I vaguely saw the figure in front of Ichinoseki Hall. Now that I think about it, that figure might be an illusion.

Yes, I brought the antidote and the gas mask. I carry them all with me. Ji Dao reached into his collar, untied the Taoist cardigan under the white fur and showed it.

The lining is sewn with densely packed cloth pockets.

In addition to a variety of fragrant sand, there are two simple portable respirators and even a flashlight.

Take it out and use it.

Zheng Yun was accustomed to it. He had long known that Ji Dao was the same as the thirteen incense seller. As long as he wore this ancient clothes, it would be filled with all his magic weapons.

This is for the sake of superiority.

Carrying a big backpack doesn’t feel like that.

Jidao immediately took out the antidote and a gas mask, shared them with Zheng Yun and put them on again, providing complete protection.

But their voices were still hoarse and weak. They didn't know whether it was the cold wind pouring into their mouths or the effect of confusion.

I just saw a figure at the entrance of Yiguan Palace. Do you think it was an illusion or something? Zheng Yun looked at the end of the stone road again and told Ji Dao what he had seen.

Shadow?

Jidao's eyelids twitched and he pondered for a moment, then suddenly changed the subject and talked about another matter: Master Xian, there seems to be a rule on the main island of Xiandao. You are not allowed to speak loudly after entering the island. We suddenly lost our voices when we spoke, maybe because of the violation. rule.

so what?

Zheng Yun asked in confusion.

Anyone who dares not speak loudly is afraid of frightening the gods. Maybe you have seen an immortal.

Ji Dao Shen Shen Dao explained.

There are immortals in your Heavenly Palace? Where did the immortals come from? Are the immortal corpses in the Immortal Burial Valley native to your Heavenly Palace? Zheng Yun's scalp was slightly numb, and he had never heard Jidao mention this.

There are no immortals in the Heavenly Palace, but there may be immortals. If you can see clearly, Master Immortal, then this immortal can only be a Heavenly Palace Patriarch who became an immortal and attained immortality.

Ji Dao scratched his scalp and gave the answer.

Then go up and have a look.

Zheng Yun turned around and walked towards the stone road. Regardless of whether he became an immortal or not, since it was only the Patriarch of Tiangong who could survive to this day, then there was nothing to be afraid of. The Patriarch of Tiangong was not one of his own.

To be honest.

Zheng Yun wished that the Patriarch of Tiangong would survive in the world. All the Patriarchs of Tiangong were all masters of Taoism. As long as one of them was alive, it would be a huge good thing for the Immortal Supervisor.

I'm afraid it's just an illusion.

It was all in vain in the end.

good.

Ji Dao frowned and followed closely.

The two of them walked up the stone road, walking among the woods of ice branches and snow leaves, heading towards the Yiguan Hall at the end.

This journey is not very long.

After more than ten minutes, the two of them passed through the light curtain of snow and stepped onto the last stone steps. Across a wide open space of gray bricks, they saw with their own eyes the entirety of the Yiguan Hall.

Zheng Yun looked at the ground first.

If there was really someone just now, then the other party was standing at the edge of the open space, which is where they are at this moment, and there must be some footprints or other traces left behind.

Master Xian, look over there.

Before Zheng Yun had finished scanning, Ji Dao suddenly sounded anxious and lowered his voice to exclaim to Zheng Yun.

Zheng Yun looked up.

Ji Dao pointed at Yiguan Hall.

Following his finger, the first floor of the Igguan Hall was made of gray bricks, and the second and third floors were made of wooden attics. At this moment, there was a bright red on the gray wall.

It seemed to be blood.

This blood stain was splashed to the middle of the wall, drawing a three-meter-long arc from left to right, and the dots were like pieces of red plum falling on the wall, set against the silver-covered snow scene.

Zheng Yun also felt a chill in his scalp.

This place is similar to a Taoist lecture hall. No one has been there for a hundred years. There are stone platforms sitting in six directions of the open space. Three of the stone platforms have collapsed long ago, and there is a smell of vicissitudes of life.

This is especially true for Yiguandian.

A huge plaque with the three characters Yiguan Palace written on it is hung under the eaves of the attic. The characters Stern are hidden in the dark corner. The cold light is like a thorn and is intimidating, as if the characters can kill people.

The door of the first floor hall is open.

The stone road under their feet passed through the door, passed by a small courtyard, and then continued to extend to the top of the mountain amid the snow.

Be patient and don't be impatient.

Zheng Yun took a deep breath. This place was so weird that it made people feel chills in their tailbones, but things had to be investigated step by step.

The presence of blood doesn't mean anything.

The heavenly palace is full of monsters, and the cranes are eaten by monster birds in a miserable state. If a monster bird picks up a prey at random, and tears it in the open space, it will create blood stains all over the wall.

Moreover, the confusion comes from the main island. The confusion is also useful for monsters and makes them crazy and fight each other, so this blood is most likely the blood splashed by the monsters.

Master Immortal, I mean there is actually a talisman on the wall. Jidao spoke again, his finger still pointing at the blood stain.

The two looked at each other again.

There is an abnormality in the lower left corner of the blood stain, as if a painting has been left imprinted, and a dark red talisman is painted on the gray wall.

The talisman is winding and narrow in shape, estimated to be more than fifty centimeters in length. There is a treasure hijab on the top, and a walking path below. In the middle are small characters such as gold, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Have you never seen this talisman?

Zheng Yun asked quickly because he had seen this talisman before. Last time Ji Dao went to steal eggs alone, he, Zhang Ergou and others were searching along the mountain road and saw this talisman halfway.

At that time, I thought it was painted by Ji Dao. Later Ji Dao said it was not, but he did not pursue the matter further.

I know this kind of talisman, but I have never seen this talisman. This kind of talisman is a talisman with a lot of information. I have to go back and look it up to know the exact meaning. Ji Dao shook his head.

Is it possible that it was painted by your ancestor? Zheng Yun took a deep breath and asked again. If this talisman was just painted recently, there would be a big problem in Tiantian Palace.

Except them.

There may be something else in this heavenly palace.

But this thing has never entered the Heavenly Palace from the west gate, but only wandered outside the western territory, which is really incredible.

Is it because the west gate of the Heavenly Palace is built in the rift valley and is indestructible, so this object cannot enter the west gate of the Heavenly Palace?

Then this thing is not a person.

As long as you are human, you cannot be blocked by the west gate of the Tiangong. You can climb in even if you climb up the city wall.

Maybe it was painted by my master.

Jidao took out his tablet and took a photo of the talisman, and then said to Zheng Yun: Master Xian, we'd better get the smoker and leave as soon as possible. There's something very wrong with this place.

Where's the smoker?

Zheng Yun raised his head and looked at Yiguandian.

Looking at the mechanism map, it says it should be on the second floor, but I can't tell now. I might have to go in and look for it.

Ji Dao pulled out the machine diagram and looked at it.

It doesn't matter, let's retreat first and let others make full preparations before we come back. Zheng Yun took a deep breath and turned around to leave.

Be more decisive at this time.

Since something feels wrong, they should just withdraw. This place is very close to the domain. When they look back, they can see the mountains in the domain and even the Xianmen Palace on the top of the Immortal Burial Valley.

They can walk back and forth in half an hour.

If that's the case, then why bother fighting here? If you should invite the Han Immortal, invite the Han Immortal, and let the Yin soldiers explore the road if you should. All drones and modern equipment can be used.

Originally, he planned to get along with this fairy island that was suspected to be built by Jianxian Si as a descendant of ordinary people.

It seems that this is no longer possible.

This place is probably also a dangerous place. It's time to change your mind and pay a visit as the head of the Immortal Supervisor.