Mysterious mirror hanging high

"Thank you Master Ye for the talisman." Jing Yu treasured the talisman and put it away, then went to find Xiao Beiyue to discuss the matter of entering the immortal cave.

Yun Xuance looked curious. "Xingyun, I've never heard you mention this [Amulet for Attracting Good Luck and Avoiding Evil] before? Did you really spend a lot of money to make it?"

"That's just nice talk." Ye Xingyun rolled his eyes. "This talisman is just something I carry with me every day. It's just stained with a little bit of the [Avoiding Misfortune and Attracting Good Fortune] that has overflowed from me. If you want it, I have a dozen more."

"It does have some magical properties that can help one avoid misfortune and bring good luck, but it's certainly incomparable to my fate. I can only say that it slightly improves my luck, which is better than nothing."

"But the Xuanjing is different."

Ye Xingyun said mysteriously, "In the hundreds of years that I have been cultivating, I have seen many fortune-tellers of all shapes and sizes, and I have come to a conclusion."

"What conclusion?" Yun Xuance asked.

"Anyone who is on good terms with me, after spending time with me, will be able to absorb some of my fortune, which will invisibly magnify their destiny..."

"For example, a person who was originally destined to stop at the Golden Core stage, with the blessing of my good fortune, may have a chance of advancing to the Nascent Soul stage..."

Yun Xuance sighed, "This is the 'One person attains enlightenment, and everyone around them rises to heaven'... This immortal item 'Avoiding Evil and Attracting Fortune' is truly extraordinary. If a divine item like 'Avoiding Evil and Attracting Fortune' truly existed in this world, I wonder what the world would be like."

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At this time, Jing Yu had already returned to the stone seat of the arena. Seeing Xiao Beiyue extending his hand to greet him, he stood respectfully beside him, treating him like a junior. When the five of them had gathered, Xiao Beiyue said, "Have you all said your goodbyes? Then let's set off!"

He immediately turned to look at Qi Liyan, the True Lord of the Central Mountain, and said, "Brother Qi, you are bringing two Dao disciples with you."

After Qi Liyan nodded, he looked at the Sword Pavilion Master Lu Boxiu who was standing beside him and said, "Master Lu, please take Chu Jingsheng with you."

Finally, Xiao Beiyue looked at Jing Yu and Xu Baiwei and said, "I will take care of you two. The old rules apply. Don't resist when you are escaping into the void, lest you get lost in it."

After Jing Yu and Xu Baiwei responded respectfully, Xiao Beiyue grabbed each person's shoulder with both hands, and the next moment he tore through the void and escaped.

When Jing Yu opened his eyes again, they had already reached a small hill with a low slope.

"Where is this..." Jing Yu asked in confusion.

"This is the center of Zhongzhou, [Penglai Mountain]."

Xiao Beiyue sighed, "This place is quite close to the gate of [Jiang Pavilion], so I also asked Pavilion Master Lu to come and escort us."

Jing Yu looked at the small hill in front of him with a look of doubt on his face. "Is this [Penglai Mountain]? This mountain is far inferior to the strange and dangerous peaks like Songfeng Five Mountains, and even compared to the lowest [Renpan Peak] of Xuan Ce Sect, it is far inferior. How could it be the mountain gate of [Penglai Holy Land], the number one power in Zhongzhou?"

As if seeing through Jing Yu's doubts, Xiao Beiyue patiently explained, "This [Penglai Mountain] may appear low, but in reality, there's a whole other world within it. Calling it a [cave heaven] isn't quite accurate, as it's still within the mortal world. It's just that the Divine Transformation cultivators in the [Penglai Holy Land] have used their great magical powers to isolate the inside and outside, sealing off the mountain's gates. That's why no one can discern any clues."

The Nanyue Peak Master had a far-reaching gaze, and sighed, "The Penglai Holy Land has been closed for a thousand years. I wonder what happened?"

Lu Boxiu, who was standing by, said, "Master Xiao Feng, it's getting late. It's time to send the younger generation into the cave."

"Exactly!"

Xiao Beiyue said: "Follow me!"

The few of them no longer cared about the [Penglai Mountain] not far away. They used the escape technique to travel for a while and came to a huge crack.

The crack stretched for thousands of miles, with no end in sight on either side, almost dividing the entire earth into two. A cold wind was howling in the depths of the crack, and it seemed that some living creature was whimpering in it, which was chilling.

"This is the entrance to [Xuanyuan Yuhuatian], [Xuyuan]."

"It's rumored that this place is bottomless, connected to the Nine Netherworlds. Many ghosts live there, even some at the Nascent Soul stage... If you don't have a cultivation level above the middle Nascent Soul stage, it's impossible to survive after entering."

Xiao Beiyue said, "It is rumored that more than 20,000 years ago, when [Penglai Heavenly Monarch] Xiao Buyi was still a Jindan cultivator, he was hunted by a True Monarch. By chance, he escaped into [Xuanyuan] and unexpectedly found the location of [Xuanyuan Yuhuatian]. He obtained the opportunity to become an immortal and soared into the sky..."

Three Nascent Soul cultivators, along with five Golden Core cultivators, entered the Abyss. As they descended, Jing Yu felt the faint suction coming from the Abyss. A chilling thought struck him: "The deeper we go into the Abyss, the stronger the suction becomes. If we go deep enough, even Nascent Soul cultivators might find it difficult to resist..."

Several people went down to tens of thousands of miles below the [Xuyuan]. After many twists and turns, they found an inconspicuous mechanism in a hidden valley. After Xiao Beiyue opened the mechanism with a secret method, a cave entrance appeared in front of them.

After entering the cave and passing through a long corridor and several forked roads, they finally reached the end and came to a space that looked like a natural cave.

At the innermost part of the cave, there is a small stone door. In front of the stone door, there is a figure in a black robe sitting with disheveled hair, and his face cannot be seen clearly. When several people approached, a pure yin energy rushed towards them, accompanied by an extremely oppressive spiritual pressure, which made several Jindan cultivators change their faces at the same time.

"Late Nascent Soul stage!" Jing Yu was surprised: "This person is actually a Great True Lord in the late Nascent Soul stage!"

"And looking at the pure Yin energy emanating from him, could this Great True Lord also be a ghost cultivator?"

As expected, Xiao Beiyue looked respectful as he bowed to the monk who was sitting there with nothing to do. "Senior Yin Ze, can you please activate Xuan Yuan Yu Hua Tian now?"

The cultivator named Yin Ze raised his head, revealing a face as pale as a corpse, covered in wrinkles. He spoke in a hoarse voice, "Two hundred years have passed again? How come you, the Three Pavilions of Zhongzhou, are still... Is Penglai Mountain still closed?"

"That's right! The Penglai Holy Land has not yet been born..." Xiao Beiyue whispered.

"More than a thousand years..."

Yin Ze Zhenjun sighed and said quietly, "Seven days ago, Xuan Yuan Yu Hua Tian was fully charged and can be entered again... Due to the changes in the earth veins, only five people can enter this time. Are they these five young people?"

"Before entering [Xuanyuan Yuhuatian], I, Old Ghost, have a few words to tell you. You must listen carefully... Otherwise, if you miss any opportunities in this immortal cave, it will have nothing to do with me..."