Avenue Stowaway

"You two have been acting strangely for a while now. What happened?" Li Zixiong asked with a frown.

Muthong also looked at the two of them strangely.

Ji Chuchu and the black monk cursed in their hearts. They had a powerful master, but Li Zixiong and the others refused to let him in and asked them what was wrong. With the current strength of the four of them, it was unlikely that they could get through the dark passage.

Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk both smiled reluctantly. The black-robed monk said, "It's nothing serious. We just saw that we couldn't get through the dark passage many times, so we wanted to find more people to work together."

"I thought it was something else!" Li Zixiong couldn't help but chuckle, and then glanced at Kong Fang with disdain. At this time, Zhong Luo and the other two had already walked in front of Kong Fang and were talking to him.

"Zhong Luo is too rigid. If we let him join us, the five of us will have a much better chance of getting through the dark passage. But he insisted on bringing those two burdens with him. In the dark passage full of dangers, we must form a whole to face the constant dangers. Letting two burdens join in will only affect our performance. When we encounter danger, we have to help them resist. Do you think we can get through the dark passage under this circumstance?"

Li Zixiong withdrew his gaze from Kong Fang and looked at Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk in front of him.

Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk were speechless. They didn't want to bring two burdens with them, but the newcomer was stronger than any of them. In his eyes, they might be the real burden.

However, in order to save the reputation of Li Zixiong and Mo Tong, Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk could only keep these words in their hearts. They forced a smile on their faces, and Ji Chuchu smiled and said, "Daoyou Li is right. Having another burden will not help us, but will affect us."

The black-robed monk felt annoyed, but he had to smile and nod in agreement.

"Well, let's go!" Li Zixiong waved his hand, appearing very heroic, but before turning around he glanced at Kong Fang with some contempt, "Zhong Luo, Zhong Luo. You are too ungrateful. You rejected our kindness, but would rather stay with three burdens. The more burdens like that you want, the more difficult it will be to move forward. You just stay with them in this hall until the trial is over." With a sneer in his heart, Li Zixiong quickly turned around and walked towards the dark passage ahead.

Muthong followed Li Zixiong closely with a stern face.

Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk who fell behind looked at each other. The black-robed monk shook his head helplessly at Ji Chuchu and whispered, "Let's not say anything now. If we follow them, we at least have a chance to get out. But if we go over there and they don't accept us, then we can only wait until the trial is over and we are rescued."

The black monk had to worry whether Kong Fang would agree to let them stay, after all, they were competitors before. Ji Chuchu had framed Kong Fang before, so she was naturally more worried.

"Then... let's go!" Ji Chuchu sighed in her heart. Before leaving, she couldn't help but glance at Kong Fang's situation again. She found that Kong Fang was talking to Zhong Luo. It seemed that the two of them were talking very well.

Feeling the gazes from this side, Kong Fang couldn't help but turn his head to look at Ji Chuchu and the others. Ji Chuchu had already turned around and walked towards the dark passage with the black-robed monk.

"That dark passage is indeed as Daoist friend said. Even those of us in the Spiritual Transformation Realm cannot see anything when we enter it." Kong Fang exclaimed with a smile. Looking at the dark passage, Kong Fang couldn't help but think of the Black Absolute Land in the Qingtian Divine Realm. "These two places are somewhat similar. I wonder if there is any connection?"

Suddenly, Kong Fang's heart trembled. "The Black Absolute Land is also a place to train cultivators, similar to this place. Maybe there is some kind of connection between them." Kong Fang recalled the things recorded in the jade slip that Xi Donglin gave him. This trial land was opened up by an ancient family. After the ancient family moved away, this trial land became available to the small forces around.

Over the years, those small forces have grown and become powerful. You must know that in the Qi Sect, the monks in the Transformation Realm are all elders. They are the pillars of the sect, but here, the monks in the Transformation Realm are still just disciples, and they need to participate in trials to continue to grow.

The forces that occupied the trial grounds had much more formidable foundations than the Weapon Sect. In their eyes, only those who had reached the Mingshen Realm could be considered to have truly entered the ranks of the powerful.

"Having a blessed land in a cave has a great impact on the overall strength of the sect." Kong Fang sighed in his heart. If there is any good place around the Qi Sect, it is only the secret house built by Master Cangye. But the secret house can only provide some resources for cultivation, such as cultivation techniques, soul refining methods, treasures, etc. It is impossible to train disciples like the trial ground.

From this point, we can see the heritage of an ancient family, which is incomparable to Cang Ye, who was once a butterfly-transforming being. Of course, the secret house was built before Cang Ye's death. If it had been built when Cang Ye was at his peak, it would definitely be more perfect in all aspects and its value would be higher.

Watching Ji Chuchu and the others disappear in the thick darkness, Kong Fang retracted his gaze and looked at Zhong Luo in front of him, smiling, "Thank you for telling me these things, otherwise I might have to get hurt before I could understand some of the situation."

"You are too polite, Brother Kong." Zhong Luo was a cultivator at the peak of the Spiritual Transformation Realm, but at this moment he did not have the airs of a 'senior' at all and seemed very easy-going.

"Fellow Daoist, your realm is the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm, the same as my two junior brothers. Li Zixiong and the others will most likely not let you join them, so why not join us?" Zhong Luo suddenly invited.

Zhong Luo's words were actually very tactful and polite. The real situation was that even if Kong Fang took the initiative to join, Li Zixiong would not accept Kong Fang, let alone Li Zixiong taking the initiative to invite him.

Zhong Luo himself is a cultivator at the peak of the Spirit Transformation Realm, but just because he insisted on bringing his two junior brothers along, Li Zixiong excluded him. This shows how much Li Zixiong doesn't want a cultivator at the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm to join the team.

Kong Fang naturally saw something about the situation of Li Zixiong and the other three. Ji Chuchu and the black-robed monk should have wanted to invite him, but for some reason, neither of them took action in the end. But Kong Fang didn't care.

Kong Fang was thinking about something, but Zhong Luo saw that he was hesitant. Zhong Luo couldn't help but persuade him again: "Although we are weak, we may not be able to get through the dark passage and leave the Three Tombs Underground Palace. But with more people, our safety is always easier to guarantee. At worst, we can wait until the trial is over and let someone come to rescue us."

A fellow apprentice behind Zhong Luo also spoke up: "Although this hall looks safe, no one knows whether the danger in the dark passage will spread here. It will be easier for you to protect yourself if you join us."

The three Zhongluo brothers completely regarded Kong Fang as an ordinary cultivator in the late stage of the Spirit Transformation Realm.

"Thank you very much for your appreciation, fellow Taoists." The other party was very humble, so Kong Fang naturally gave him face.

"But I have a question. I wonder if it is appropriate to ask you fellow Taoists?" Kong Fang looked around at the three of them.

"Huh? What's the problem?" Zhong Luo and the other two looked at Kong Fang in surprise.

"This underground palace of the Three Tombs is famous for being easy to enter but difficult to exit. How did the three of you get in here?" Kong Fang was very curious about this question.