Two treasure maps

The capital of Xiu State is prosperous, but the number of people practicing Taoism is not that large.

Although cultivating immortals is extremely attractive to many people, in the capital city where power and interests are intertwined, more people still choose to pursue power and wealth.

Cultivating immortals requires a lot of time and energy, and not everyone has the qualifications and opportunities to do so. Therefore, in the capital, there are not many people who can truly embark on the path of cultivating immortals.

Almost all immortal cultivators are controlled by the Emperor of Cultivation. No matter whether they are generals who can command a region or various demon cultivators, they all need to obtain cultivation resources from the Emperor of Cultivation and naturally can only obey him.

Of course, this is what Xiu Huang himself thinks. After all, the immortal cultivators he controls are all men. In his worldview, women are not suitable for immortal cultivation due to their physical structure, and are even less suitable for bloody battles and killing.

However, at the moment, he encountered an unprecedented problem. The golden-eyed spirit snake Chang Tianlong had been asking for seven years, but he still couldn't figure out which of the twins in the former Mu Enbo's mansion was the daughter who suffered heaven's punishment. If there were a female cultivator, this problem would definitely be solved.

Why is it called the former Mu Enbo? That's because this Mu Enbo Guo Yun didn't know how to be grateful. He actually expelled Guo Lin, the most important son to his family, and said that he would let his eldest son Guo Ying inherit the title and become the prince. How is that possible? If there was no Guo Lin, he wouldn't even give him the position of Mu Enbo.

When it comes to Guo Lin, the most important son to their family, he gets a headache. The son of the Jade Emperor came down to earth to experience trials and tribulations. Why did he have to go to his Xiu Kingdom?

The son of the Jade Emperor is also a troublesome person. It would be fine if he married a commoner who was not suitable for him, but he actually wanted to have her as his only wife. Madam Mu Enbo is also a troublemaker. She insisted on using the position of crown prince as an excuse. Guo Lin simply submitted a petition to the Jade Emperor, stating that he would only have her as his wife in this life, and hoped that the Jade Emperor would approve it.

Even if he, the emperor of the mortal world, wanted to fight the Jade Emperor secretly, he could not openly pretend that the Jade Emperor did not exist. Everything was decided by him, the emperor of the mortal world. He had no choice but to temporarily suspend the position of the prince of Mu Enbo Mansion in the name of complying with the will of heaven.

Who would have known that four years ago, Mu Enbo Guo Yun, for some unknown reason, actually expelled Guo Lin's family from the capital and forced them to rebuild their family, under the pretext that Guo Lin's family voluntarily embarked on the path of cultivating immortals.

Cultivating immortals is bitter and cold, unlike the prosperous capital. Besides, if the son of the Jade Emperor really cultivates, won't he snatch immortal cultivation resources from him? Is he going to give up the immortal cultivation power that he has finally controlled? If the idea of ​​pursuing power and interests that he has instilled in everyone for so many years is shaken and everyone goes to cultivate immortals, the whole country will be even more difficult to control.

Sure enough, after Guo Lin and his family settled at the Red Dragon Pond in Panshan Mountain for a year, the mysterious Red Dragon Pond was completely closed. He thought that this might be a punishment from the Jade Emperor. After all, it was his son who went through the tribulation, so it was okay to turn a big thing into a small thing. Who said that the spiritual energy of the Red Dragon Pond came from Guo Lin?

He still clearly remembered the second day of the Chinese New Year forty-three years ago. It was a cold winter day, and according to common sense, the Red Dragon Pond should be covered with a thick layer of ice, like a sleeping frozen heart.

However, on that day, miraculously, the Red Dragon Pond seemed to feel the warmth of the spring sun. The ice began to melt slowly, accompanied by the gentle sound of water, as if telling a dusty past.

The ice on the water surface gradually retreated, revealing the deep red color of the water, like a huge ruby ​​embedded in the earth.

Rumor has it that a sinful dragon is hidden in the Red Dragon Pond. It is chained and sealed at the bottom of the pond, unable to move, and no spiritual energy can leak out. But on that day, the chain suddenly cracked.

At the moment when Guo Lin was born, spiritual energy was everywhere, as if the entire Panshan Fairyland was awakened by this power. Since then, there has been no more severe winter in Panshan Fairyland, only the warmth of spring all year round.

As Guo Lin grew up, the spiritual energy above the Red Dragon Pond became more and more dense like morning dew, and every wisp seemed to contain mysterious power. When he was twelve years old, a strange thing happened in the Red Dragon Pond that shocked everyone - it opened a secret realm that lasted for five days.

This secret realm is like a space independent of the real world, filled with rare spiritual herbs and animals. The spiritual herbs emit a faint glow, and each one seems to contain the essence of heaven and earth. Their existence makes the entire secret realm full of vitality and vigor. The spiritual animals are either agile or smart. They run and play freely on this land, forming a harmonious natural picture with the spiritual herbs.

Emperor Xiu Guo Xiu knew the value of the Red Dragon Pool. If he wanted to master this secret place, he had to take into account the situation of Guo Lin, the son of the Jade Emperor, who had experienced the tribulation. So he gave Guo Lin's father the national surname Guo and promoted him to Mu Enbo, which gave Guo Lin all the honors and favors in his family.

Since their honor and favor came from Guo Lin and the Red Dragon Pond Secret Realm, then the Red Dragon Pond Secret Realm was closed and the spiritual energy was dissipating, why did Guo Yun still hold the position of Mu Enbo? Not only did he make him lose the position of Mu Enbo and become the former Mu Enbo, he also sent their clan to accompany Guo Lin's family, using the same excuse as they gave, hoping that they could reflect on themselves.

However, he had escorted Guo Yun's family to the Red Dragon Pond for three years under the pretext that they had voluntarily given up the title of Earl Mu'en and devoted themselves to cultivating immortals. He felt that the heavenly punishment should have passed, so he went to the Red Dragon Pond in person in the name of seclusion to take a look.

Xiu Huang stood in the air, overlooking the Red Dragon Pool, which was like a bright star about to go out. The spiritual energy contained in it was slowly dissipating, and the once surging spiritual power was now like a trickle. The pool water gradually dimmed from its original bright red to a deep blue, and was gradually turning black. Wisps of dissipating spiritual energy floated on the water surface, like lifeless gossamer threads, dancing feebly in the air.

For the future of Panshan Fairyland, he could no longer sit idly by and watch the fire from the other side. He was concentrating on checking the reason why the spiritual energy of the Red Dragon Pool was dissipating. The moment he fell towards the Red Dragon Pool, suddenly, a powerful suction force suddenly hit him. His originally majestic figure now looked embarrassed.

He was secretly shocked: What's going on? His magic power was firmly locked by an invisible force in the Red Dragon Pool. His powerful magic power that could normally turn clouds and rain with a flip of his hand was difficult to maintain even the most basic flying.

When Emperor Xiu Guo Xiu's mind moved, he felt his body sink and he was sucked into the pool. The water around him instantly wrapped him up. He calmed his mind and began to mobilize the heaven and earth energy formation in his body. His heaven and earth energy formation was a magical formation. As long as there was a trace of spiritual power in the outside world, he could mobilize the spiritual power for his own use.

Unexpectedly, he was horrified to find that the formation in his body was also locked by an invisible force and could not be operated. What made him even more unbelievable was that his face began to change. His once handsome and majestic face now became hideous and terrifying, as if it had been disfigured.

This feeling of powerlessness and despair reminded Xiu Huang of his former inner demons. The fear and pain that he had buried deep in his heart seemed to have become reality at this moment.

As he struggled in the water, he wondered, was this the punishment for his secret attempt to sabotage the Jade Emperor's plan? How long had it been since he had a mental disorder? Not to mention a physical disfigurement?

He tried to break free from the bondage and escape from his current predicament, but it was all in vain.

"Why am I so unlucky!"

The feeling of suffocation came over him wave after wave, and he finally gave up struggling. He sneered in his heart, "I don't believe you dare to drown me!" He let his body and mind fall into endless darkness.

He was not drowned, but was pulled to the edge of the pool by a mysterious force.