Date: September 21

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  The waves on the ruthless sea gradually calmed down, but the horror in peoples hearts did not decrease in the slightest. The huge body of the Black Water Mystic Snake coiled in front of them, standing upright like a demon from ancient times.

  And the snake head of this huge creature slightly swayed, seemingly also not expecting to encounter a living persons breath in this spiritual abyss, looked at everyone for a few more eyes, and for a moment did not have any action.

  Lu Xueqi was calm and reacted first, turning her head to see Zhang Xiaofan still staring blankly at the Black Water Mystic Snake. She gently pulled on his sleeve. Zhang Xiaofans body shook, and he turned around, Lu Xueqi softly saying: "Lets retreat."

  Zhang Xiaofan immediately came to his senses, nodded repeatedly, and supported Lu Xueqi as they retreated backwards. The masked woman standing beside Bi Yao in the back caught a glimpse of them out of the corner of her eye and whispered: "Dont move..."

  Zhang Xiaofan and Lu Xueqi were both stunned, but in the blink of an eye, a green light burst out from the giant eyes of the Black Water Mystic Snake, as if it had been startled by something. It let out a deafening roar that shook the heavens and earth, causing everyone present to cover their ears with their hands, yet they still felt a buzzing sound in their ears.

  Zhang Xiaofan was shocked, and when he turned his eyes, the black water snakes body moved, and its huge tail, which had been soaking in the sea water, swept across, instantly raising a wall of water that was several meters high and tens of meters wide, covering the sky and coming towards him. In the splashing water, there were also black snakes tails mixed in, bringing boundless energy to charge forward.

  The water was still several meters away, but the strong wind had already hit them in the face, making it hard to stand firm. If they were really hit by that wall of water like a tsunami and crashed into the giant snakes tail, they would probably be smashed to pieces. Zhang Xiaofan didnt have time to think about that, he hugged Lu Xueqi with his right arm and activated the Burning Fire Poker, flying backwards with all his might.

  But the water wall was like a strong wind, faster than any movement. Zhang Xiaofan had not flown out for one zhang yet when he was caught up by this water wall. The sound of the water was like thunder and was almost beside his ear. Zhang Xiaofans whole body tensed up, and there were almost no thoughts left in his mind. At the moment of life and death, Zhang Xiaofan let out a loud cry and flew upwards with all his might, but he only flew more than one zhang above the ground before he felt a chill throughout his entire body.

  Rumble!

  He was involuntarily swept into the giant wave, and in an instant his whole body was soaked. He also heard Lu Xueqis voiceless scream beside him, and when he loosened his hand, under this irresistible force, he and Lu Xueqi were actually torn apart.

  Zhang Xiaofan was shocked and lost his color, just as he was struggling to grab Lu Xueqi, but this huge wave was so powerful that in an instant the two were already separated by several meters.

  Watching the towering waves surge forward, Lu Xueqi, who was just beside him, suddenly disappeared into the turbulent darkness. Zhang Xiaofans whole body trembled, his mind in a mess, and he was pushed by the huge wave, tumbling forward in the spray.

  Just as the thunderous sound shook the sky, Zhang Xiaofan felt that Zhous body was being squeezed by an enormous force to the point of almost bursting apart. Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of a black shadow flashing amidst the waves, and with a loud rumble, the gigantic black water snakes tail, as large as a mountain, charged towards them.

  Wherever the black shadow passed, the water splashed violently, and from time to time, there were even huge rocks flying around, with an unstoppable momentum. Zhang Xiaofan wouldnt have believed that he could still be alive after being hit by this massive tail.

  At this moment of life and death, Zhang Xiaofan mustered up his remaining strength, and somehow a surge of energy emerged from within him. Amidst the waves, a dark blue glow reappeared, and Zhang Xiaofan attached himself to it, fleeing for his life, bursting into the air, and incredibly, he broke through the towering waves by over ten feet.

  He was secretly delighted, but suddenly felt an overwhelming surge of power sweeping past from under his body. In an instant, his whole body shook violently, and even though he was only grazed by the residual force, everything before his eyes turned black, and he almost fainted. If it werent for him knowing that this was a life-or-death moment, and forcing himself to stay awake, he would have almost lost his life right there.

  Even so, the force of Hei Shui Xuan Snakes snake tail sweep was so powerful that Zhang Xiao Fans entire body shook violently, his bones aching and almost splitting apart. In this massive wave, he had no strength left to resist, and was sent flying far away by this enormous force.

  Others in the air, involuntarily flew straight forward into the endless darkness. As his body flipped over and looked down, he only saw huge waves like mountains and that giant snake tail swallowing Bi Yao and those people in an instant. The yellow-clad men scattered, but were immediately knocked down by the huge waves.

  The woman in green rose up, her hands gestured, and a white light burst forth. The white flower in her hand was raised before her, and in an instant, six strange flowers appeared, surrounding the central flower. Each flower had a pure white glow connected to it, forming a white light wheel shape.

  She saw Bai Yaos face turn pale, but his eyes seemed calm and unruffled. As soon as the white light wheel formed, it quickly rose up and shone brightly against the massive waves in the sky. It actually managed to hold back the giant wave for a moment, and in an instant, the wave piled up like a mountain, with a deafening roar that was almost terrifying.

  Taking advantage of this momentary gasp, Bi Yao flew up, but at this time, the loud noise in the huge waves suddenly grew louder, and the huge black snake tail was sweeping over at this moment.

  In an instant, the white light wheel dissipated, unable to withstand even a moment. The flower-like young woman was about to be struck by the giant tail when suddenly, amidst the waves, the masked woman appeared out of nowhere. A soft, pale yellow circular object in her hand flashed briefly in mid-air before rushing forward like lightning, arriving just ahead of the giant tail and supporting Bi Yao from below.

  Bixiao barely avoided the deadly object, but was still hit by its residual force. Her entire body felt light, and she floated far away into the darkness behind her. In the next moment, the figure of the masked woman was once again engulfed by the massive waves.

  The Black Water Mystic Snakes tail swept across with a force that was unimaginably powerful. Zhang Xiaofan was suspended in mid-air, but he felt the wind rushing past his ears, whistling as it went by, and his entire body flew backward.

  If he were to suddenly crash into something, such as a hard stone wall, he would likely break every bone in his body. But knowing was one thing, and Zhang Xiaofan had no strength left to control himself. His entire body was beyond his control, and all he could do was resign himself to fate.

  Who would have thought that this spiritual vortex was incredibly large, and after flying for a while, he still hadnt hit anything. Even Zhang Xiaofan himself felt that the speed had gradually slowed down, and slowly fell downwards, it seemed that his remaining strength was dissipating.

  Although its not pleasant to fall to the ground, being covered in dust is still much better than crashing into a wall. Just as Zhang Xiaofan was feeling relieved, he suddenly felt that the darkness in front of him had solidified like a mountain and was pressing down on his head.

  A steep cliff rose up before him like a mountain. Zhang Xiaofan covered his head and charged forward with all his might.

  Bang!

  Rubble flew sideways, golden stars danced, Zhang Xiaofans whole body shook violently, and with a "wow" sound, he spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, splashing it on his collar. Only in this brief moment, he felt as if his whole body had scattered, and if not for the protection of the two true methods of Buddhism within him, he would have lost his life at that time.

  Even so, he still didnt feel good, the whole person stopped on this precipice for a moment, and then fell powerlessly, his body also hit the hard stone wall several times during the fall, with a "bang" sound, his whole body was in severe pain, and he didnt know how many bones were broken, anyway, he just felt that there wasnt a single intact place on his whole body.

  After falling for a while, and another impact, Zhang Xiaofan flipped outwards. At this moment, he had almost given up hope, but as he turned over, the weak light from the fire pit on his chest illuminated something below - not far away was a dark shadow, resembling an old tree growing on the precipice.

  At this critical moment, he didnt think that in the dead spirit abyss, on the hard stone wall, there would be trees growing, and instinctively stretched out his hand to grab the old tree.

  The wind howled rapidly, and he fell faster, but ultimately managed to grab onto that old tree at the critical moment.

  In an instant, the tree trunk didnt feel as cold as the absolute stone wall, but instead had a warm feeling. However, the force of the fall was enormous, and the old tree seemed to be rooted unstably. Zhang Xiaofan grabbed onto the tree trunk, but it shook violently, with soil and rocks falling down, shaking several times, and amidst the rumbling sound, both the tree and person fell down together.

  At the moment of falling, Zhang Xiaofan only felt a heavy heart, as if his heart had fallen into an endless abyss. In the midst of shock, his body continued to fall downwards, but after this pause, the speed slowed down somewhat. All he heard was a loud thud, and he heavily crashed onto the ground, losing consciousness from then on.

  It was unknown how long had passed when Zhang Xiaofan slowly came to, his eyes still unopened. He felt a severe pain all over his body, as if he had been torn apart. However, with the pain, it seemed that he still had a life, and his heart wasnt entirely filled with despair.

  He opened his eyes and stared at what was in front of him, but couldnt help being stunned for a moment.

  At this moment, he is in a closed and damp place, which looks like a stone cave. The top of the cave is about two people high, but both sides are only three feet wide, extremely narrow. The edges of the cave are all icy hard stones, looking exactly the same as those on the cliff earlier. Its likely that he is not inside this cliff, but near it.

  However, the stones in this cave seem to contain something that glows, not very large but numerous, emitting soft light one by one, making the cave quite bright.

  Zhang Xiaofan carefully observed the situation in the cave and felt that it seemed to be on a passage, one end was a pile of rubble, blocking the road tightly, and the other end extended inward, but soon turned a corner, unable to see the situation inside.

  He was stunned on the ground for a moment, then suddenly got up, but as soon as he moved his body, his left hand supported the ground for a moment, and suddenly his whole body was in severe pain, and he cried out loudly. "Ah!" His body trembled for a moment, especially his left hand, which hurt even more severely.

  A cold hum, suddenly came from the depths of this cave, Zhang Xiaofan was startled, turned his head to look, but only saw a woman turning around at the corner, wearing a water-green dress, beautiful and lovely, who else could it be if not that little demon girl from the Devils Sect?

  The two of them were just confronting each other, but at this moment Zhang Xiaofan suddenly saw the demonic sect member and instinctively raised his fire poker, concentrating on being vigilant, for a time even forgetting the pain all over his body.

  Unexpectedly, the girl named Biyao glared at him, without any intention of taking action. She looked strange and lost, as if she couldnt muster up the energy to do anything. Irritated, she said: "Alright, alright, looking at your foolish appearance, with seven or eight broken bones, you still have so much spirit!"

  Zhang Xiaofan furrowed his brow, but saw that Bi Yao seemed to have no intention of taking action. Although it was strange, he slowly put down the fire poker. Just as he relaxed, the pain immediately spread over, and he couldnt help but let out another cry.

  Biyao looked at the straight and honest young mans strange appearance with his teeth clenched and lips pursed, and couldnt help but burst out laughing "pfft" , the atmosphere suddenly relaxed, but after the laughter, she let out a long sigh, full of sadness.

  Zhang Xiaofan hummed and his temper flared up, feeling embarrassed by the young womans laughter. He slightly angrily asked: "What are you laughing at?"

  Bi Yao looked at him and said, "I was laughing at you."

  Zhang Xiaofan heard her being so direct, without leaving any face, and was even more furious, saying: "Whats so funny, lets see how you feel when youre hit?"

  Bi Yaos face changed color, looking at her expression as if she was about to take action to teach this ignorant little brat a lesson. But just as she moved her hand, suddenly it was as if she had lost all enthusiasm, and sighed: "Were both not long for this world, whats the point of struggling with you?"

  Zhang Xiaofan was just about to be on guard when he suddenly heard the woman say such words, and he couldnt help but stare blankly, exclaiming: "What did you say?"

  Bi Yao looked at him and said, "This is a cave, cant you see that?"

  Zhang Xiaofan said: "Yes! What about it?"

  Bi Yao hummed and pointed to the pile of rocks in front, saying: "Thats the only exit, now its being pressed down by a mountain-like boulder. If you have the ability, then go ahead and move the mountain and break out!"

  Zhang Xiaofan opened his mouth wide and took a glance at the chaotic rocks, only to see that the entrance was blocked by huge boulders, without leaving any gaps. He knew his own strengths and weaknesses, if he were to fight against others, his fire poker and Taoist skills would still be of some use, but if used to move mountains and dig earth like Yu Gong, they would truly be useless.

  He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly thought of something important, turned his head and said: "I remember I hit the cliff and fell to the ground, how did I end up in this cave?"

  "It was I who brought you in."

  "What?" Zhang Xiaofan was furious.

  Bi Yao looked at him and said, "I was just a short distance away from where you were unconscious. I happened to see you, and at that moment the black water snake was chasing us again. I looked up and saw that the old tree you pulled down was actually a cave, and there was even light shining out of it. The entrance wasnt big, so I hid inside. Before leaving, I took pity on you and pulled you in too, silly!"

  Zhang Xiaofan furrowed his brow and said, "Then why was the entrance to the cave buried?"

  Bi Yao shrugged, with a hapless expression, saying: "The Black Water Snake couldnt get in, and in its great anger, it swept its tail against the cliff face. As a result, half of the mountain came crashing down, burying this place, and us, alive."

  Zhang Xiaofan looked at her for a while and said half-believingly: "Really?"

  Bi Yaos face showed a hint of anger, and she casually picked up a stone the size of her palm and threw it over, "I deceived you? I should have let you die!"

  Zhang Xiaofan dodged and weaved, but was too late to avoid it, so he could only use his hand to protect his head. Unexpectedly, the stone hit his left hand, causing a sharp pain that shot through his heart, and his vision went black as he almost fainted again.

  Bi Yao saw Zhang Xiao Fans face suddenly turn white from a distance, clutching his left hand in pain after being hit by the stone, and his heart skipped a beat. He then coldly said: "Dont pretend to be dead, heh heh, Ive seen people like you many times before."

  Zhang Xiaofan didnt have the energy to care about what she was saying "play dead", he just felt that he was really going to be tortured to death, his entire hand had lost all sensation from the pain.

  Bi Yao looked at him for a while, seeing that he didnt seem to be pretending, walked up a few steps and came to Zhang Xiao Fans side, took a look, also ignored Zhang Xiao Fans face, stretched out his hand and pinched several times on Zhang Xiao Fans arm.

  Zhang Xiaofan suddenly felt a sharp pain and broke out in cold sweat, angrily shouting: "What are you doing?"

  Bi Yao didnt get angry, instead a hint of apology appeared on her face as she said: "Your hand is broken."

  Zhang Xiaofan hummed, but his temper was stubborn and he said straightforwardly: "This is my business with the Black Water Python Snake, it has nothing to do with you. Youd better leave quickly."

  Bi Yao looked at him again, snorted, and unexpectedly didnt say anything else. She walked away, stood aside, and coldly watched with a look of enjoying the show.

  Zhang Xiaofan was originally in extreme pain, but at this moment, no matter what, he couldnt lose face in front of this demoness. He gritted his teeth and stood up, inspecting himself, only to find that although there were many scrapes on his body, most of them were external injuries, with the exception of a broken bone in his left hand, which could be considered an unfortunate stroke of luck.

  However, even so, this pain of a broken bone was unbearable. He moved like this several times, pulling on the injured area, and cold sweat broke out again.

  Zhang Xiaofan gritted his teeth and used the healing technique he had learned from Qingyun Mountains Dazhu Peak to try and fix his arm. However, after searching all around, he found that there were only strange-shaped rocks everywhere, not a single straight branch to be seen to immobilize his arm, which left him greatly worried.

  Bi Yao stood aside and suddenly said: "That stick of yours."

  Zhang Xiaofan was taken aback, then came to his senses. The firewood was just the right size, about a foot long. He glanced at the girl and wanted to say something in gratitude, but saw that she looked down on him with disdain. His words stuck in his throat, and he forced himself to say, "I had already thought of it, no need for you to say more."

  Bi Yaos lips pursed, and she said, "Then what are you searching for on the ground?"

  Zhang Xiaofan angrily said: "Cant I find a way out? If I dont find a way out, will I really be trapped here for the rest of my life?" As he spoke, he suddenly remembered something and his body shook. He turned to Bi Yao and asked: "Right, did you see that senior sister of mine?"

  Biyao looked at him anxiously, hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said: "At that time, everyones life was at stake, who would still notice anything else?"

  Zhang Xiaofan was silent, and in his heart, he was really worried. Lu Xueqi had not yet cleared the poison from her body, and now she had encountered this great disaster, fearing that her life was in danger. Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh and lowered his head.

  Bi Yaos face relaxed as she looked at the young man, who was lowering his head to tie up his injured arm with that ugly firewood stick. She couldnt help but ask: "Are you and your senior sister getting along well?"

  Zhang Xiaofan was taken aback, shaking his head and saying, "No, but after all she is... why should I tell you!" He snorted, suddenly coming to his senses, Zhang Xiaofan ignored her, tore open the clothes on his body, and used his mouth to help his right hand bind his left hand firmly. After looking at the pile of rubble at the entrance, he finally sighed and turned around to walk into the cave.

  Watching Zhang Xiaofan walk in, Bi Yao couldnt help but ask: "Where are you going?"

  Zhang Xiaofan said as he walked: "Ive been buried alive here, I have to see whats going on inside!"

  Bi Yao hummed a sound, but somehow, in this gloomy cave, she still followed him up, as if the two of them being together made her less anxious.

  As he turned the corner, what appeared before Zhang Xiaofan was a long corridor similar to where he had just been, but slightly wider. The stone walls on both sides still emitted light, illuminating this place quite brightly, but the dust underfoot was extremely thick, and stepping on it left clear footprints.

  There was a footprint in the middle of the road leading forward, apparently left by Bi Yao when she came to investigate earlier.

  After walking for a while, this long corridor finally came to an end, but ahead was another turn, and the sound of water faintly came.

  At this time, Bi Yao, who was walking behind him, suddenly called out: "Zhang Xiaofan."

  "What?" Zhang Xiaofan subconsciously responded with a sentence, but immediately turned back and asked: "How did you know my name?"

  Bi Yao burst out laughing and said: "You told me that in He Yang City!"

  Zhang Xiaofan suddenly remembered and felt embarrassed. He turned his head and walked forward, saying: "How can there be the sound of water ahead?"

  Bi Yao said in a bad mood: "Thats at the end of this passage, there is a small waterfall, and there is no other way out. Alas! I didnt expect to die in this place."

  Zhang Xiaofan ignored her and walked forward. After a while, the sound of water grew louder and louder, "gurgling" sounded. Not long after, sure enough, at the end of the passage in front, from the top of the cave, a waterfall hung down, splashing water flowers, crystal clear and beautiful, finally falling into a small pool at the end of the passage. If it werent for being in this desolate land, it wouldnt be bad as a scenic spot.

  But at this moment, no matter who it is, they wouldnt be in a good mood to appreciate the scenery. Zhang Xiaofan walked up to the waterfall and examined it carefully, his heart sinking.

  Behind the waterfall is a hard stone wall, no different from the stones on both sides of the passageway. The small pool is clear and visible to the bottom, and there is no sign of water flowing out anywhere. Its just a small place that might be seeping into the ground. And above, where the water drips, its just a stone wall with holes in the top, covered with water droplets, constantly dripping down, but where is the exit?

  Zhang Xiaofan turned around and met Bi Yaos gaze. The two looked at each other for a moment, then fell silent.

  The cave fell into a dead silence for a moment.

  Zhang Xiaofan felt his heart in a mess, seeing himself in a desperate situation, and worrying about the missing Lu Xueqi. His mind was troubled, not to mention that the wound on his left hand, whether it was due to improper treatment or something else, was throbbing with pain, making him feel extremely uncomfortable.

  Biqiao looked at him and felt a pang of sympathy in her heart, saying softly: "You sit down and rest for a while! Well think of a way to get out slowly."

  In this desperate situation, Zhang Xiaofans original hostility towards her also seemed to have dissipated. If they were in the outside world, he would naturally not coexist with this demonic cult woman, but at this time and place, both of them were about to die together, where could they still care about sectarian views?

  Zhang Xiaofan sat down quietly, staring blankly around him, finally looking at the stone wall on the edge of the water droplet. In his heart, he thought: I didnt expect that my first time going down the mountain would be met with so many setbacks, and now Im in a desperate situation. If Master finds out, Im afraid Ill get scolded again for being an unworthy disciple! And if Linger Shizi knows about it, who knows what she...

  Bi Yao looked over and saw that Zhang Xiao Fans expression had suddenly become somewhat strange. She couldnt help but ask, "What are you thinking about?"

  Zhang Xiaofan woke up with a start, his face flushing red, but he didnt dare to tell the truth. He glanced around and quickly changed the subject: "This Dead Spirit Abyss is full of strange things. Look at the stone wall on the top of the cave, there are several red spots, where the water droplets flow through, they look like blood..."

  Bi Yao suddenly jumped up, her eyes wide open, her expression tense, and she hastily asked: "What did you say?" This chapter is published by net book friend ww.

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