Longevity: Start by practicing the ruthless way

Chapter 163 Old Monster (Part 1)

"Hey, why is there no one?"

It was pitch black inside the Locking Heart Hall. They spread their spiritual sense and carefully explored every corner, but found nothing.

"No, this ancient palace seems to be divided into several floors." Gu Chi was the first to see the clue and guessed that the person should be in the innermost floor.

They were not in a hurry to leave. Since they had already entered, it didn't matter how fast or slow they went.

The Heart Locking Hall can not only lock people's souls and serve as a cage for imprisoning prisoners, but it also has a set of time laws that are completely isolated from the outside world and operate independently. It has a great relationship with the Taoist patterns carved here.

Gu Chi wanted to copy it and study it slowly after leaving.

"I sensed it, Sister Gu Chi! There is indeed an extremely powerful Taoist pattern engraved here, which has drawn upon a trace of the power of heaven and earth for my own use!" Lao Hei suddenly said excitedly.

Gu Chi hurriedly asked: "Can you sense where the source is?"

Lao Hei closed his eyes and carefully sensed for a long time before opening them again and saying, "It's in the center of the hall!"

A man and a dog carried a black gold coffin on their heads and quickly came to the center of the hall. The floor here was covered with spiritual stones, and each spiritual stone was engraved with various patterns of birds, fish, insects, beasts, etc.

Gu Chi tapped his fingers on the floor and exclaimed in surprise, "It's empty underneath!"

They lifted up a piece of floor, and a pitch-black hole immediately appeared before their eyes.

"Where does this cave entrance lead to? The second main hall?"

Faintly, there were sounds of flowing water coming from below, accompanied by waves of dark air rising up.

"Could this be connected to the underworld?" Lao Hei shuddered.

Gu Chi continued, "Don't tell me, maybe it's really possible. It's reasonable to use the netherworld's dark energy to reverse the passage of time here."

Suddenly, the yin energy below was like a knife, sweeping up coldly and strangling, and a little light emerged, dispelling some of the darkness.

Gu Chi and Lao Hei were horrified. They quickly opened the lid of the black gold coffin, turned over and hid inside the coffin, and looked out through a narrow gap.

"crash"

The sound of water was like the sound of metal and stone, and seemed very heavy. When it flowed, there were bursts of clanging sounds, and a great light diffused from the cave.

"What it is?"

Gu Chi's expression froze. In the hazy light, he vaguely saw a long shadow.

"It looks like a coffin." Lao Hei was extremely surprised.

"There's such a strong smell of death. I wonder who is buried inside." Gu Chi looked solemn.

The commotion here did not last long. All the light retreated back into the ancient cave like a tide, and the man and the dog returned to the edge of the cave entrance.

"Old Hei, look, are those Taoist patterns?" Gu Chi saw some mysterious lines on the stone wall of the ancient cave.

"That should be correct." Lao Hei nodded and silently engraved those mysterious Taoist patterns in his mind.

Afterwards, they entered four halls in succession and found that there was an ancient cave in the center of each hall, leading deep into the ground.

Complex and mysterious Taoist patterns are engraved on the stone walls of each cave entrance, reversing the rules of heaven and earth and changing the flow of time here.

Lao Hei studied it carefully for a long time, but still couldn't understand how this was done.

When they entered the last major hall, they saw a bright light.

This doesn't look like a palace at all, it's more like a small world.

I’m afraid that the four previous palaces combined are not as vast as this small world.

Looking around, there are ancient trees in the forest, colorful flowers everywhere, and various branches winding towards the sky like dragons.

The stream gurgles, and a pebbled path winds along the stream towards the distant mountains. Along the way, there are ancient pavilions, evergreen pines and cypresses, and green bamboos.

This is a pure land full of light and vitality, completely different from the previous halls where it was pitch dark and lifeless.

"This isn't a prison, it's clearly a place for cultivation. Could Ying Shili be mistaken?"

Gu Chi was surprised and used his spiritual sense to scan the surroundings, looking for the personal maid that Ying Shili mentioned.

"There!" Lao Hei's eyes lit up and he looked towards the woods.

There is an altar in the ancient forest ahead, hidden by towering ancient trees. A beautiful young woman is sitting cross-legged quietly on it, with many fallen leaves on her body, and it seems that she has not moved for a long time.

She looked to be only about twenty years old, wearing a long gauze dress, her graceful and seductive body half hidden and half revealed.

Her snow-white skin was covered with dark purple, almost black lines, which looked a little weird.

As if she had sensed the arrival of an outsider, the girl sitting cross-legged on the altar suddenly opened her eyes, her eyes were as cold as lightning, and she was filled with murderous intent.

Gu Chi quickly pulled Lao Hei and flew backwards. The girl gave her a feeling of extreme danger.

"Your name is Yuyao, right? Princess Shili called us here..."

Before he could finish his words, the girl on the altar raised her hand and slashed out a cold and sharp light, slashing towards them in the waist.

With a "clang", Lao Hei turned over the black gold coffin and stood it upright in front, like an indestructible city wall, blocking the cold light in front.

"Hey! Ying Shili asked us to come in and rescue you. Did you hear that clearly?!"

"Listen carefully, so you all have to die here." The girl on the altar moved her red lips slightly, but the voice that came out was a man's voice.

"..."

Gu Chi and Lao Hei looked at each other in confusion. Is this a sex change?

"No! There should be two souls in this body. The person who controls this body now is not the Yuyao we are looking for!" Gu Chi made a quick judgment. Without any hesitation, he directly pulled out the wrong jade knife and shouted at Lao Hei: "Lao Hei, get him!"

"Ouch——"

Lao Hei let out a long howl, shaking the small world.

"Chi", "Chi", "Chi"...

Hundreds of large flags were thrown out to block the woods and prevent the enemy from escaping.

"Humph!"

A heavy cold snort was heard, and the beautiful woman on the altar stared at Gu Chi with cold eyes and said coldly: "A mere junior in the early stage of the Golden Core Realm dares to meddle in my affairs!"

"Who are you?" Gu Chi shouted coldly.

"I am the Yuyao you are looking for. Am I not standing right in front of you alive now?"

The young woman on the altar was like an elf under the forest, but she had obviously changed. Her snow-white skin was covered with dark purple lines, and she exuded a terrifying aura from head to toe.

"A grown man occupying a woman's body, and you don't feel ashamed!" Gu Chi pointed his finger at the spiritual platform between his eyebrows, and the powerful spiritual power condensed into a golden sword, which slashed out in an instant.

It was as if a vertical eye opened between Lao Hei's eyebrows, and the powerful spiritual power turned into a black long sword with a shining black light.