Qeng Ho Mage

Chapter 241 Xingyao Palace
"The Ghost King Xuetan?"

Fang Dushu is no stranger to this name.

He remembered when he was in Prince You's Mansion.

The ghost master Xueji mentioned the demon king Xuetan many times, and she expected to be the same Nascent Soul-level figure as the Xuetan ghost king Gu Zunchan talked about.

Fang Dushu asked: "What exactly is in Xuetan Ghost King's lair?"

He already had the answer in his heart.

Gu Zunchan made it very clear that Xuetan Ghost King's lair is located in Xueshi Gorge, and under the Xueshi Gorge is Youwang Mansion. In this relic mansion, there is a temple that connects the Youhe River to the gods and saves disasters, and a Nascent Soul level Quiet water oven.

Other than that, there is nothing else.

Fang Dushu guessed in his heart that the pass that Gu Zunchan sold must be a Youshui oven.

as predicted.

Gu Zunchan said: "Second Senior Brother, there is actually a Youshui oven hidden in Xuetan Ghost King's lair! The most annoying thing is that this oven is the culprit that caused the long river to flow back. The reason why the Hexi Immortal Cultivation Realm has reached its current level is entirely thanks to the old ghost Xuetan!"

The old ghost Xuetan had discovered the trace of the oven a hundred years ago and managed to seal it. She tried to prevent the reflow of the Tongyou River.

Fang Dushu was a little embarrassed, thinking that the real 'culprit' seemed to be me.

But Fang Dushu let Qingqing unblock the Youshui oven at that time, it was entirely out of self-preservation, he didn't know the consequences of unblocking, and he would even attract the Gouye people from Tianjuemo, which directly led to a storm that spread all over Hexi. The battle of the fairy world.

He asked Gu Zunchan: "Shizun left Xueqi City, did he go to the Xueshi Gorge that leads to the long river?"

"There is only one secluded water oven in the Xueshi Gorge, so it's not worth the effort. This time, the master went to the snowfield for another reason."

As Gu Zunchan was talking, he had already led Fang Dushu back to the residence of the Zhenwen School.

Song Mozhu didn't continue to accompany her, she was going to Zhang Luo's banquet and invited Fang Dushu later.

After she leaves.

Gu Zunchan and Fang Dushu entered the conference hall, and after opening the restriction, they will talk separately.

"Why? What is the reason?"

Fang Dushu asked about the topic earlier.

"Actually, it's still related to the Youshui oven."

Gu Zunchan began to explain the reason in detail: "This oven was first discovered by the old ghost Xuetan. The patriarchs of various schools believed that this oven should have been unsealed by the old ghost Xuetan unintentionally. '? Because the old ghost Xuetan made a remedy afterwards, she moved her lair near the oven, and tried to seal the oven again to prevent the reflow of the long river, but it failed!"

This was actually promoted by Fang Dushu.

Back then when he was in Prince You's Mansion, Ghost Master Xue Ji, Cailu Nu, Mrs. Huagu and Old Man Shiba, four Golden Core stage monks all died in the mansion.

After the great battle, Fang Dushu once considered the aftermath of Prince You's Mansion.

Because the Youshui Oven itself was sealed by the Ghost King Xuetan, once the seal was broken, Fang Dushu believed that the Ghost King Xuetan would not sit idly by, and would most likely rush to Youwang’s Mansion to block the news and cover up the reflow of the long river leading to You.

Fang Dushu felt that Ghost King Xuetan possessed Yuanying-level cultivation, and if she handled the aftermath herself, it should be able to wipe out the troubles of Youshui Oven.

Who would have known that even though Ghost King Xuetan went to Prince You's Mansion to clean up the mess as Fang Dushu expected, the consequences of this incident were too great, beyond the control of Ghost King Xuetan, she couldn't handle it.

When Ghost King Xuetan arrived at Prince You's mansion, he did his best to try to seal the Youshui oven again, but failed in the end. She just cast a spell to cover the flow of the Youshui River.

Because the Tongyou Long River is too magnificent, the momentum of the water after the reflow is earth-shattering, even with the ghost king Xuetan's Nascent Soul mana, it has only been covered for a few years, and it can no longer be restrained.

The torrential water of the long river was finally exposed on the snow field. After being informed by the cultivators passing by, the news spread throughout the Hexi Immortal Cultivation World, which aroused the fear of war among the various factions in Hexi, and all members began to prepare for battle.

That's how the whole thing came about.

However, Fang Dushu still couldn't understand one thing. After the news of the reflow of Tongyou Changhe was exposed, there was no need for Xuetan Ghost King to continue to stay in Youwang Mansion, and he could leave the snowfield for refuge.

Why does she still want to set up her lair in Prince You's Mansion?After the cataclysmic changes in the Tongyou River, the ancestors of the schools in Hexi will definitely go to the river to check in person. Now she is being targeted by the Fengming Patriarch Xiaoyue. This is clearly asking for disaster.

This question did not linger in Fang Dushu's mind for too long.

Gu Zunchan quickly solved his doubts: "Thousands of years ago, there was a kingdom of demons reaching the sky above the snowy field. You must have heard about this past, second senior brother. This country was once powerful and had accumulated countless treasures. , but with the drying up of the Tongyou River, the Tongtian Demon Kingdom was also declared destroyed. It is rumored that the last ruler of this country, before his death, sealed the Xingyao Palace, which housed the country's treasures, in Tongyou after it dried up. Under the canyon!"

"Xingyao Palace?" Fang Dushu shook his head: "I've heard of Tongtian Demon Kingdom many times, but this is the first time I've heard of Xingyao Palace. Is this palace a legend, or does it really exist?"

"It must be the real palace!" Gu Zunchan immediately said, "It's buried under the canyon."

"Thousands of years have passed since the demon country was destroyed. Generations of demon clans in the snowfield have been wandering in Tongyou Canyon one after another. Didn't they find Xingyao Palace?" Fang Dushu was curious about this.

"What is the monster clan? Before they became monsters, they were all beasts! They drink blood like hair! They don't know how to record history at all, and they don't have any inheritance!"

Gu Zunchan wasn't belittling the Yaozu's origin, but pointing out the fact that the Yaozu didn't have any concept of any relics on the snowfield.

Gu Zunchan continued: "Except for a few demon kings with a long lifespan, the rest of the demon clan have no interest in Tongtian Demon Kingdom and Xingyao Palace. It is true that they occupy Tongyou Canyon all the year round, but they are just inhabiting Survive, hunt prey, they will never hunt for treasure as often as human Xiu."

Although the Snowfield Monster Clan used to live in the ruins of the Tongtian Monster Kingdom deep underground, these ruins were often inadvertently intruded by them in order to avoid human cultivation.

They don't know how to study ancient history, and they don't deliberately search for the treasures of the demon country. This has also caused the Xingyao Palace to be dusty under the canyon for thousands of years, and it has never been seen again.

"Fourth, is the Xingyao Palace alive?" Fang Dushu heard that Gu Zunchan had been talking about the palace, so he probably found clues to the palace.

"It hasn't completely appeared in the world yet, but we have found the entrance to the palace." Gu Zunchan said mysteriously: "The seal of this palace was originally very hidden, and the restriction was quite strong. Even Yuanying monks couldn't detect it. With the reflow of the river, the imperial palace restraint was slowly loosened under the continuous erosion of the river force."

"Where is the entrance to the imperial palace hidden?" Fang Dushu suddenly became worried, wondering if this imperial palace could be the palace of the demon king that the shepherd girl mentioned?
Back then, the Shepherd Lady sealed the location of the Demon King's Palace in the Shadow Transmission Stone. Fang Dushu had figured out the location a long time ago, and it happened to be at the bottom of the Tongyou Canyon.

If the two positions coincide, then Fang Dushu went to Lishan to exchange the 'Four Seas Whale Armor', and then rushed to the snowy field, it would be a futile effort.

The reason why he was looking for the Demon King's Remains Palace was not for any treasure, but purely to find a hidden stronghold on the snowy field, so as to find a way out for the upcoming war.

But if the location of the Demon King's Palace has been exposed, then there is no need for him to continue exploring.

"The location? The location is near the Xueshi Gorge!" Gu Zunchan said: "The old ghost Xuetan stayed in the Xueshi Gorge just to infiltrate the palace and search for the treasures left behind in the Tongtian Demon Kingdom! She secretly hunted for treasure alone. I thought there was no one to notice, but I was detected by Fengming Patriarch Xiaoyue, and found the entrance of Xingyao Palace by following the clues!"

"Oh, so it is!" Hearing this, Fang Dushu finally understood the reason why Ghost King Xuetan didn't want to leave the snowfield for refuge, it must be for the great treasure of the palace.

The worry in Fang Dushu's heart disappeared immediately.

The location of the Demon King's Relic Palace left by the Shepherd Girl is hundreds of miles away from the Blood Stone Gorge, so it is not expected to be the same palace.

"By the way, second senior brother, what are you going to come to Xueqi City for?" Gu Zunchan said cracklingly for over an hour.

Only then did he remember to ask Fang Dushu why he came: "Little brother received the news that the patriarch asked you to stay in the main altar to form alchemy, why did you leave the sect?"

Fang Dushu had already thought of a reason: "More than ten years ago, I met a senior Shepherd Ying on the snowy field, and she entrusted me to handle an urgent errand on the snowy field. Fate, I can't refuse, I will go back to the main altar to retreat after finishing what she told me."

This is a perfect cover. Many Jindan stage monks in the Dayong Kingdom's sect know about the Shepherd Girl, and they also know that the Shepherd Girl often lives in the snowy plains. As long as Fang Dushu is friendly, it is reasonable for Fang Dushu to run errands for her. Nothing wrong.

Gu Zunchan is a bit unfamiliar with Shepherd Girl: "Senior Shepherd Eagle? Is this senior a snowfield demon cultivator, or we from Hexi?"

Fang Dushu replied: "She was originally a disciple of the Feixia Sect, but she was exiled to the snowy plain for some reason. At that time, Senior Tie of the Dayong Fengming Sect, Senior Fei of the Baoling Sect, Senior He Lan of the Xueying Sect, and a member of the Gumai Sect... Senior Qu, let's go to the snowy field to fight against birds and demons, and he is the guide of Senior Muying."

Gu Zunchan's face showed seriousness: "It's such a big deal! Then second senior brother, you really can't refuse her, even if you take a risk, you must complete her assignment!"

He asked again: "This errand is difficult or not, do you need my little brother's help?"

Fang Dushu waved his hand at him: "It's not difficult, the key is personal affairs. Senior Mu Ying is used to being alone, so I will be assigned to do everything by myself. I guess it can be done in half a month at most."

Once Gu Zunchan heard it, he stopped joining in the fun.

He finally warned Fang Dushu: "Second senior brother, when you enter the snowy field, you must be careful, especially when passing near the Tongyou Changhe, you must take precautions."

Fang Dushu wondered: "Why is this? In the past few years, I frequently traveled to Tongyou Canyon, and there was not much danger."

Gu Zunchan sighed softly: "One moment and another moment! Ever since our Hexi sect started to prepare for the battle, casual cultivators in the territory have gone out to hide, and the snowfield has become their hiding place, especially the Tongyou long river after reflowing. It is most suitable for a family to practice, these casual cultivators only seek self-interest, have no morals, and do all kinds of evil things, second senior brother, you have to be on guard against them."

"I see."

Fang Dushu couldn't help thinking of the Demon King's Palace of the Shepherd Lady. Will the banks of the river be occupied by casual cultivators?

This trip to the snowfield seemed to be full of difficulties.

But Fang Dushu didn't show any signs of dismay.

If the location of the Demon King's Remains Palace is exposed and cannot be used as a refuge, Fang Dushu will place the clansmen in the eagle's nest of the Shepherd Girl.

The Eagle's Nest is very remote and far away from the Tongyou River, so it is also suitable for settlement.

Thinking of this, Fang Dushu felt relieved.

That night, he attended Song Mozhu Zhang Luo's banquet, rested in the city for one night, and left for the snowfield the next day.

After entering the snowfield again after more than ten years, he found that the environment in most areas has not changed, and it is still icy and snowy.

But when he approached the Tongyou River, the scene between the heaven and the earth changed suddenly, and the green mountains and green waters appeared.

The large river channel with a width of more than ten miles, rushing dark green river waves, not only dispelled the cold air on both sides of the river channel, but also endowed the land on both sides with vitality.

Fang Dushu floated in the air, overlooking the magnificent river, and saw the green scenery on both sides of the river, and was stunned for a moment.

He thought to himself: "At present, the water level of Tongyou Long River has only accumulated half, and it has already caused several kilometers of ice on both sides of the river. When the water level is completely filled, I am afraid that dozens of miles along the shore will become a spiritual practice treasure."

Although many areas on both sides of the river are plains, and there are few sections of the river where Lingshan Lingfeng stands tall, any of them can be compared to the Zongtanxia Mountain of the various sects of the Li Kingdom.

The section of the river that Fang Dushu is overlooking at the moment is a gorge area called 'Yuhu Gorge'. The mountains stretch for dozens of miles. Hence the name.

The location of the Demon King's Remains Palace that the Shepherd Girl sealed in the Shadow Transmission Stone is located at the bottom of the canyon of Yuhu Gorge.

When the shepherd girl explored the ruined palace, the channel leading to the long river was still dry, and the difficulty of the expedition was relatively low. Now that the river channel has re-flowed, the entire canyon has been completely submerged by the river.

Fang Dushu wanted to find out the entrance of the ruined palace, he had to dive deep into the bottom of the river and search slowly.

He couldn't help thinking: "Senior Shepherd Eagle placed a restriction at the entrance of the palace, but after several years of river erosion, the restriction must have collapsed. If the entrance is shaken from its original position by the river force, it will be difficult to find it. So easy."

The key is whether there are casual cultivators settled in Yuhu Gorge?Did these casual cultivators find the location of the ruined palace?

He was planning to go deep into the gorge and mountains and check it carefully.

Suddenly, I heard an old man's voice behind me: "Huh? Your Excellency looks familiar. I seem to have met you at the Lishan Fa Conference. Are you Fang Daoyou from the Wen School of Dali Town?"

Fang Dushu looked back and saw the figure of an old man in common clothes among the clouds more than ten miles away.

This person rides a sheep mount. The wool contains special power and can blend with the clouds, so that the mount and its owner are all hidden in the clouds, making the journey safer.

(End of this chapter)